#kingsmen twins

[lewvithur]

never have i found a song as toxic twinned coded as this

[2525inoma]

Arthur AUs

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[robozombii]

saw @lewvithur s doppleganger designs and immediately had to draw them to this. dunno anything about dead end paranormal park but a crossover au of some sorts would be interesting lol

also i think the dopplegangers would fit this meme as well. just trust me okay

[alphashley14]

One Of Us

A Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated/Mystery Skulls Crossover

Chapter Six

One of Us

When Arthur opened his eyes, he found himself lying on a cold, hard floor staring up at crimson covered walls. This dream again, huh? But when he sat up, he was shocked to find he wasn’t alone. And the three of them were so startled at the sight of each other that they jumped out of their skins. 

“Zoinks!” 

“What the-” 

“You?”

Sitting in a circle with him was none other than the man Arthur was possessing and (for some reason) Shaggy. 

They were back in the Sitting Room, sat in a circle on the floor. The space around them was tastefully furnished with lamps, marble statues, and black leather furniture. But all things considered, their primary focus was on each other.

“So, I take it you’re Ricky Owens? Mr. E?” Arthur asked nervously, sitting up properly and crossing his legs. 

“I am. And that must make you Arthur.” Ricky replied, doing the same.

“Yep. That’s me. Listen. I’m really sorry for possessing you. I swear I don’t know how this happened.”

Mr. E looked at him confused, so Shaggy cut in. 

“Like, sounds like you jumped to the same conclusion as Vivi at first.” Shaggy laughed. “You’re not possessing anyone, Arthur. We’ve been like, body-swapped! You were in Mr. E’s body, Mr. E was in mine, and like, I was in yours.” 

Arthur stared at Shaggy blankly for a moment before he clutched his heart and blurted out, “OH, THANK GOD! All this time I thought I was possessing your body and you were like, trapped in your own mind or something! Trust me, I’ve been there, and it’s horrible! I was so worried I was doing that to you! But uh, I’m so glad you’re not. Body-swapped, huh? I was wondering what you were doing here, Shaggy.”

“You were worried about me?” Mr. E said, flabbergasted. “You have no idea how concerned I’ve been about you!” 

“Well like, looks like we don’t have to worry about that anymore. Like, we’re back in our own bodies!” Shaggy said, delightedly patting himself down. 

“Thank God.” Ricky sighed, relieved. 

“Wait a minute. Maybe not.” Arthur frowned. “Something tells me we’re not in Crystal Cove anymore.” He said, looking around at their surroundings. “I had a dream about this place last night.” 

“I did, too.” 

“Like, so did I. And like, Scoob has been having some weird dreams about this place too. Like, this is going to sound like, totally nuts. But according to Scoob, a being from another world possessing Nova’s body told him about an evil entity trapped beneath Crystal Cove! And that, like, the cursed treasure needs to be destroyed or like, it’ll destroy the whole world!”

Ricky blinked at Shaggy for a few seconds, being the only one amongst them who didn’t know anything about an evil entity or about the curse being that powerful. “Uh… Excuse me. I beg your pardon… what?” 

“Not the craziest I’ve heard.” Arthur said thoughtfully. “Us Mystery Skulls knew about the curse, but I can’t say we knew anything about an entity being behind it. We definitely need to deal with that, but for now I’m afraid we need to shelve it. Guys, I’m not so sure we’re back in our own bodies.” 

“Like, what do you mean? Looks and feels like my own body to me.” Shaggy shrugged.

“I um… I don’t think our bodies were transported here. The last thing I remember is being in Mr. E’s rooms. I think I fell asleep. And now I’m here. What’s the last thing you guys remember?” Asked Arthur.

“It’s a little fuzzy. The Mystery Skulls and Mystery Inc are together. And being in Shaggy’s body, I’m with them too. We were on a hill, getting ready to barge into Destroido to rescue you. Mystery was saying something, I think. Then poof, I’m here.” Mr. E said.

“Like, yeah. I think I passed out.” Shaggy nodded.

Ignoring the warm feeling his friends coming to rescue him summoned, Arthur explained, “Assuming that this is like, another realm or something, it’s possible that just because we look like ourselves here doesn’t mean we’re not still in each others’ bodies back in our own plane. If this is our… soul? Essence? Consciousness? Whatever you want to call it? Then it only makes sense that we look like ourselves here.”

The cogs in Ricky’s head turned. If we might not be back in our own bodies- “Then… Arthur, I need you to listen to me! Stay put and keep your head down! Professor Pericles-” 

“I know.”

Those two little words ceased Ricky’s panicked ramble and sent his heart sinking into his guts. “...What?” 

“I know.” Arthur shrugged. His warm orange eyes looking at Ricky with such… empathy? Sympathy? Pity? “I know about the remote. I don’t know what he did to you, but I can’t blame you for continuing to help him. You didn’t have a choice. It hurts. It hurts a lot.” 

Ricky stared at Arthur, heart hammering out of his chest, eyes wide with horror. The worst had happened. And this innocent boy was paying the price for his mistakes. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. 

“Wait! You mean like-” Shaggy gulped, “What Mr. E said was the truth? He really is being- you really are being-” 

“Tortured? Enslaved?... Yeah.” Arthur half-laughed.

“I’m so sorry. Oh dear God, I’m so sorry!” Mr. E blurted out miserably, burying his head in his hands. “You didn’t deserve that. The only person who should pay for my mistakes is me! Arthur, I am so sorry!” 

“Hey.” Arthur said firmly, placing a comforting hand on the other man’s shoulder. “I don’t care what you’ve done. You didn’t deserve that either. No one does. And besides: if he did that to you for going against him, then what you’re really being punished for is trying to repent.” 

“How do you know that?” Ricky croaked. 

“I figured out a lot while looking around your place. Then from your… ex-friends while pretending to be you. You know, I don’t think they have the slightest clue yet that I’m not you. Which should say plenty about what kind of  'friends' they are.” Arthur said, sticking his nose up at the notion.

“Not even Professor Pericles?” 

“I don’t think so. I think he may have noticed I- 'you' were acting a little strange, but I don’t think he’s suspicious. Betrayal and grief can do some messed up shit to people. Believe me: I know.”

“Grief?” Mr. E asked, his ears turning red with embarrassment. “Then you know about-” 

“Cassidy? Yeah.” Arthur finished for him. “Did you really not know?” 

Ricky hung his head again before he shook it, no. “We agreed something needed to be done about her… God, I never meant- I didn’t want- I never would have hurt her. Not Cassidy. Not even at my darkest. I swear. I was such a blind damn fool. What did I think he was going to do?”

“Like, wait a minute! You like, didn’t know Angel- that she-” Shaggy stuttered, dumbfounded. 

“Not until last night.” Ricky said, in the tone of a man suffering from a freshly broken heart. He sat with his elbows resting on his knees, his head bent between them. “I got worried after I hadn’t seen nor heard from her for a while, so I started to use my resources to look for her. With no success. But then Brad and Judy came in last night, then Pericles-” He stopped and blinked a few times, refusing to cry in front of them. But Shaggy and Arthur could see the tears just behind the floodgates. “He told me. And I got so angry, I said some things that he 'punished me for'. Then I went back to my room, eventually fell asleep, had a really weird dream about this place, and when I woke up I was in Shaggy’s body.”

“So that’s what happened last night.” Arthur exclaimed. “Your room and your body were in a bit of a state when I woke up in it.” Arthur said. Mr. E looked away, embarrassed, knowing exactly what Arthur was referring to. “Then the others kind of… implied something happened last night, but I had to be super cryptic with my words in order to not give away that I didn’t know what that was.”

“I have to admit,” Ricky half-laughed, “in that respect, I underestimated you. Dare I ask what you did to piss Pericles off if you didn’t give yourself away?”

“I was talking to Brad and Judy. Trying to keep my cover while probing for information. I kind of picked up that there were some bad vibes between you and Professor Pericles. So, trying to stay in character, I uh… insulted him. And didn’t realize he was perched right above us listening. He got me before I could even finish my sentence.” 

“You insulted him?” Ricky scoffed. “Now I have to know: what did you say?”

“Oh. Well, I uh…” Arthur looked over at Shaggy briefly, considering whether he should quote this in front of a minor, before he decided to just say it. Mr. E looked like he needed a laugh. 

“Okay. So Brad and Judy said something along the lines of: 'You wouldn’t want to disobey Professor Pericles, would you?' To which I retorted…” He cleared his throat, slightly embarrassed, and confessed. “'Professor Pericles can go stuff his cloaca with the large end of his own magnifying glass.'”

Mr. E couldn’t help it. He burst into a fit of laughter. “No, you didn’t!”

“I did.”

“That’s so specific!”

“The specificity makes it funnier.” Arthur shrugged.

“I don’t get it. Like, what’s a cloaca?” 

Shaggy’s question only made Ricky laugh harder. 

“Ask Velma.” Arthur said, red in the face with embarrassment. 

“Yes, please do ask Velma.” Ricky pleaded. “And make sure I’m standing next to you when you do!” 

“Well, I’m glad I made someone laugh. My audience at the time didn’t seem to see the humor.” Arthur said lightheartedly, trying to subtly direct the conversation back to the matter at hand. 

“I really am sorry, Arthur.” Ricky said, his chuckles ceasing. The laugh had lightened his mood, but he was still somber. “You shouldn’t be in my place. I know you say that I don’t deserve it either, but I do.” 

“For a long time, I thought the same thing about my pain.” Arthur said. “And I still struggle with those feelings, even now.” 

“What do you mean?” Ricky asked. 

“Like, do you mean your arm?” Shaggy asked. “I noticed it was starting to feel like, kinda sore.” 

“Oh, no. you’re in my body.” Arthur realized. “Ugh, God. I’m so sorry, Shaggy. My pain medication. It hasn’t been working as well or as long as it should for a while now and for my own stupid reasons, I’ve just been… bearing it. And I haven’t told my friends. It won’t be very long before it’s going to start hurting a lot more. You need to get my dosage adjusted or it’s going to be miserable for you until we swap back. Just… tell Vivi. She’ll know what to do.” Arthur explained, not looking forward to the chewing-out he was inevitably going to get when he was reunited with his friends.

“Pain medication? For what?” Ricky asked. 

“Uh… my arm didn’t exactly come off… cleanly .” Arthur said, anxiously rubbing his metal arm and shuddering at the memory of Mystery’s teeth. “From our research so far, we know that The Mystery Skulls have lasted a lot longer than most of the other Mystery Incorporated groups. But that doesn’t mean that we haven’t had forces that have tried to tear us apart. For your Mystery Incorporated,” Arthur said, gesturing to Ricky, “it was betrayal and the Freak of Crystal Cove. For yours,” he gestured to Shaggy, “it was when your group fell apart after catching the Freak and finding out that Fred’s whole life had been a lie. But in spite of everything pulling each of you away from the others, you managed to pull yourselves back together again… and so did we.” 

Arthur took a deep breath and continued. “What happened to the Mystery Skulls was extremely traumatizing for all of us. I won’t go into details, and I ask that you not probe for them. When Vivi, Lewis, Mystery, and I decide to tell other people about… us. About this, we’re always together and have unanimously agreed to share it. But you need to know, so I’ll only tell you slightly more than what’s public knowledge (if you know where to look). Three years ago, we were relatively new in our careers as investigators and weren’t nearly as powerful, knowledgeable, or renowned as we are today. We went to investigate a cave system where the animals in and around it were reported to behave… strangely. Supposedly it was haunted. We arrived, split up, and there was… an accident.” 

“Like, yeah. We heard about that when we looked you up.” Shaggy said. 

“I read about it in my research about you, too.” Mr. E confirmed. “One of your members died, and another was seriously hurt. The latter was you, wasn’t it?” 

Arthur nodded sadly. “It was my fault. Vivi, Lewis, and Mystery tell me it’s not and they don’t blame me for it. And logically, I know they’re right. But there’s still a huge part of me that still blames myself for it. So… yeah. Not having my meds adjusted like a responsible adult is stupid, and it puts me in a lot of pain. But somehow I find punishing myself like that… comforting? Because I feel like I deserve it. I shouldn’t do it, it isn’t healthy, and I probably need another few sessions in therapy - as if I haven’t already had a million of them.” Arthur scoffed. “But I do it anyway and I don’t tell my friends about it because I don’t want them to worry.” 

“That’s like, awful, dude.” Shaggy cried. “But like, why are you telling us this? And how do you know so much about us?” 

“That, Shaggy, is a bit of a long story. And not entirely mine to tell. But still, you deserve to know. As allies- as friends , this shouldn’t be kept from you: It’s no accident the Mystery Skulls came to Crystal Cove. We have an informant. Someone found us, and summoned us here. They saw what we could do and believed that we stood a chance against Professor Pericles, and that we could help you and your friends save this town and everyone in it. So they told us everything they knew and sent us here. They’re staying with my Uncle for now, but are supposed to rejoin us in Crystal Cove soon.” 

“An informant? Who?” Asked Ricky. 

Arthur considered it for a moment, then replied, “I don’t think now is the best time to tell you. Not because I want to keep it secret, but because there are more important matters at hand. When you two wake up with the others, tell Vivi that Arthur says it’s time to bring in our informant, and she’ll either tell you or call for them and let it be a surprise when they arrive.” And as he said this, he was giving Mr. E a look that neither Ricky nor Shaggy would be able to make heads or tails of until later. 

“Like, okay. I can understand that. But like, that doesn’t answer my other question: like, why are you telling us all this?” Shaggy asked again.

“I’m telling you this for two reasons. The first, Ricky, is because of you.” 

“Me?”

“You take comfort in your own suffering because you think you deserve it. It makes you feel as if some wrong is being righted, when it’s not. And you’re only getting angry about it now because it’s someone else in your position, and you think you’re the only one who deserves it. I've been dealing with that exact thing for years. So... I couldn't know what I do about you without telling you about my own experiences. We may have literally just met, and I know this is going to sound stupid, cheesey, and probably cliche, but when I look at you, I see myself.”

Ricky didn’t argue. Because when he looked at Arthur, he saw the exact same thing: a reflection of his own broken soul staring right back. A young man who had known much of the same pain Ricky had - the only person in the world who understood. It was comforting, yet terrifying all at once.

“And…” Arthur added, a little embarrassed by himself, “I dunno. I guess I just… wish that back then, three years ago, I had someone to tell me that.”

There was a moment of silence between the three of them, each unsure how to proceed from here, before Ricky finally broke it. “And… what’s the other reason?” 

“Because I trust you.” Arthur said simply.  “The Mystery Skulls’ plan from the beginning has been to eventually join forces with Mystery Incorporated to help break the curse. But we haven’t because we’ve been doing our own research and testing the waters, first. We needed to learn the nature of this curse, how deeply rooted it was, and who we could trust to not be corrupted by it. I wasn’t sure before, but I am now. And me telling you all this will force Vivi, Lewis, and Mystery to tell you the rest of our secrets when we wake up. The biggest ones, anyway. Shaggy, you and your friends have earned my faith. And Ricky, I’m literally in your shoes right now. I don’t know if you’re on our side or not but I doubt you’re on theirs. Because I believe you’ve broken free of the curse’s influence. But, even after taking all that into account, after all the questions I’ve answered, I think it’s time I asked you a question, ‘Mr. E’.”

“Oh? And what’s that?” Ricky asked, slightly defensive.

“Whose side are you on?” Arthur asked. “You aren’t one of them. So are you one of us?... Are you one of us?”

Then, as if the Sitting Room itself was asking the question too, the very song Arthur was quoting began to play quietly, seemingly from nowhere. 

“I said, even if I told ya,

They’ve been looking for you, we’re onto you.

Darkness is my signal. 

So what do you to me, and what do me to you?

“Are you one of us?

(Oooooh)

Are you one of us?

Tell me, are you one of us?

(Oooooh-Oooooooh!)

Said, are you one of us?”

“I am.” Ricky replied, with firm certainty. “I’m not one of them anymore, and haven’t been for a while now. I’m a former member of the original Mystery Incorporated. I don’t know where I belong now, but know that I am on your side. Arthur, Shaggy. I am one of you.” 

“Good.” Arthur said, pleased. “ I believe you. But you’ve got a lot of work to do to prove that to the others.” 

“Like, yeah. I didn’t believe you at first, but now that Arthur’s corroborated your story, I know you were telling the truth. That and like, just listening to you talk, you sound like, really sincere. But like, that doesn’t mean the others will think the same.”

“I know.” Ricky sighed. “I don’t want their forgiveness, because I don’t deserve it. But at the very least… for myself, and for Cassidy… I have to make things right.” 

“Also…” Arthur said uncomfortably, looking up at the infinite curtains for wherever that music was coming from, “This… is one of our songs, and I was quoting it a moment ago, but I swear to god I have absolutely no idea where that music is coming from.” 

“I figured.” Ricky said, trying to pretend that all of this wasn’t completely weird .

“Like, yeah. That’s kinda concerning.” Shaggy gulped. “So like, um… what now?” 

“Now… we wake up, and we team up, I guess.” Arthur shrugged. “The time has finally come.” 

“Arthur is correct. The time has come.”

The three of them turned around to see that three figures had entered the room. The first, only Shaggy and Ricky recognized at first: an apparition of a younger Ricky, back in his 'meddling kid' days. The second, an odd yet vaguely familiar little man in a red suit. And the third, a very familiar cocker spaniel. 

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Things were not quite so civil in the waking world. 

While inside Destroido, the original Mystery Incorporated remained none the wiser about Ricky (And Arthur’s) contact with the outside world, atop a hill overlooking the facility was a different story. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Scooby, Vivi, Lewis, and Mystery had all seen the exact moment Mr. E and Shaggy had simultaneously passed out, but given their differences there was quite a bit of tension on how to react to it. 

“For the last time, move out of the way!” Fred shouted angrily. 

But the Mystery Skulls refused to budge. For the past few minutes, Mystery Incorporated had been trying to get by them to check on Shaggy. But the Mystery Skulls, who knew how unstable the supernatural could be, adamantly refused to let either of them be touched.

“They could be sick. Given all the toxins around here, they could have inhaled something! They may need a hospital!” Velma argued, trying once again to rationalize what was going on.

“Velma, if that was the case, someone else here would have also fainted by now.” Vivi told her, trying to appeal to her reason. 

“I’m telling you-” 

“We’re telling you!” Lewis interjected. “Whatever made them go down probably has something to do with whatever caused them to switch bodies in the first place. For all we know, they’re swapping back!” 

“I’ve seen what happens when something interrupts a spell before.” Vivi insisted. “You have to believe us. If it’s a certain kind of magic at work and we move them when we shouldn’t, it could be extremely dangerous. Especially for them.”

“I know you’re worried about Shaggy,” Mystery insisted, “but if you care about him, you need to back down.” 

After a moment, Fred sighed and eased the tension from his shoulders. “They’re right, gang.” He sighed. 

“Fred-” Velma tried to argue, but Daphne shut her down. 

“Freddy’s right, Velma.” She said. “We don’t have the first clue about any of this, but they do. What if we touch them and end up hurting Shaggy? I wouldn’t be able to live with that!” 

“Reah.” Scooby agreed, whimpering anxiously. 

“I think they’re okay.” Mystery said, from where he was quietly observing the two unconscious figures. 

“What do you see, Mystery?” Vivi asked, sensing that the kitsune was onto something. 

“They’re… dreaming. I think. But not exactly. Their minds are elsewhere. And every now and then I see their lips move…”

“What does that mean?” Daphne asked. 

“Where are they, Mystery? Can you tell? And what are they doing?” 

Mystery scrunched his snout in concentration, listening, thinking, watching the energy move.

“Talking.” He finally replied. “I think they’re talking.”

And now you know where the fic's title comes from! 😃 As much as I love writing angst and hurt, I think I love writing the wholesome and the comfort even more. Honestly, Mr. E and Arthur have so much in common that I'm shocked I'm the first to write them meeting. These are just two characters who are absolutely perfect to help each other and it makes me so happy writing them. 😊

Chapters 1 through 10 of One of Us are currently posted on Archive of Our Own.

[lauritanaomystery]

The "little "cute" skulls" are celebrating their birthday:

The Kingsmen-Yukino twins: Takeo, the older twin brother is born on December 24. while his younger brother Tetsuya is born on December 25, and Harmony Pepper-Inti is born on December 26!!!

It turns out that Harmony's gift was lost while the gifts were being distributed around the neighborhood, and the little gang ones are on a search, a Christmas adventure!!!✨

[laurasanchez36]

MSA X Piggy AU Crossover Chapter Book 1: Chapter 6: The Scary Mrs. Claire and Mrs. Polly's ragdoll house/They search the exit/It's The Scary Mrs. Claire and Mrs. Polly!/Fauna and Elisa with The Daycare-keeper Animatronic Twins are coming to rescue/Escapes

Maisy Pepper: How odd, this must be The Scary Mrs. Claire and Mrs. Polly's ragdoll house, but The Scary Mrs. Claire and Mrs. Polly's ragdoll house reminds me about my ragdoll, mabel had a ragdoll's ragdoll-house

Me/Laura: Yeah

Sarah/You: Indeed, let's find the exit

**mystery teams and girls' clue club team with officer doggy, zizzy, pony and willow are enters the scary mrs. claire and mrs. polly's ragdoll house, then they are in the ragdoll house**

Maisy Pepper: Alfis, do you know exit is?

Alfis: **sounds gator** (Yes, follow me)

**mystery teams and girls' clue club team with officer doggy, zizzy, pony and willow are following at alfis, then they founds the exit**

Arthur Kingsmen: I didn't know, she likes caring some animals like alfis

Cera Pepper: Well, muffet's mother loves to taking care of creatures like him

**walking noises, it's The Scary Mrs. Claire and Mrs. Polly**

All: Yikes!

**then Fauna and Elisa with The Daycare-keeper Animatronic Twins are here to the rescue and defeats The Scary Mrs. Claire and Mrs. Polly, they are running to the exit with Fauna and Elisa with The Daycare-keeper Animatronic Twins**

For @sfcabanasstarcgs and @mysteryideasgroup

Her msa ocs sonas and her new msa ocs sonas belongs to @mysteryideasgroup and @sfcabanasstarcgs

My msa ocs sonas and my new msa ocs sonas belongs to Me

Mystery Skulls Animated MSA belongs to Ben and MysteryBen27 of YouTube YT Series

Piggy Roblox Horror Games belongs to Roblox Horror Games 

[mysteryideasgroup]

Sarah gets two Hamsters for Arthur X Vivi's Sons of One of Twins and Younger Brother

Sarah: Hmm... what I got ideas... Oh, I want to get two Hamsters.

Sarah went to the Pet Store and I looked to find Hamsters. I noticed Hamsters in the glass of the cage.

Sarah: I got it. I think Arthur loves Galahad, and Arther loves his pet, Gill. Now two sons of Arthur and Vivi, one of the twins and younger brother.

Sarah looks at two hamsters that look like Galahad but they have different colours of fur and markings backs.

Sarah: Hey, I want two Hamsters for two kids, please?

Worker: Oh, right. I got two hamsters for them.

Sarah: Thanks.

Sarah got a blanket over the cage of two Hamsters. She gets foods of Hamsters. I went to find Arthur and Vivi's Home.

Sarah: I’m going on?

Arthur: Right, come in.

Sarah goes inside Arthur and Vivi's Home. She noticed three Kids.

Sarah: Heys, kids.

Takeo: Auntie Sarah.

Tetsuya: ? (Noticed that blanket covered in a cage) Hey, what are you got to?

Hector: ? Sarah. You have got?

Sarah is confused, remember. She put blanket covered cage.

Sarah: Right, I brought two Hamsters to give them. See it.

Sarah gets the blanket out to reveal two Hamsters.

Sarah: Ta-Da. Good better, now owner to your new pet owner.

Sapphire and Samantha are smiling at Sarah giving Takeo and Hector new pets Hamsters.

One Hamster hugs Takeo

Takeo: Aw! Thanks, Sarah.

One Hamster hugs Hector

Hector: Love it! Thanks, Sarah.

Sarah: Soy bienvenido.

Tetsuya: Eng: I'm welcome.

Sarah: Si, thanks.

Sarah hugs Takeo, Tetsuya, and Hector.

Arthur noticed new pets owners of Takeo and Hector; Hamsters. Remind me of my beloved Galahad.

Arthur: Sayas, Thanks. You gave my sons new pets Hamsters.

Sarah: Welcome.

Sapphire: Hehe. Better love.

Samantha is smile.

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For @lauritanaomystery

Sarah Cabanas belongs to my msa style oc sona

Arthur Kingsmen and Vivi Yukino belongs to Ben and MysteryBen27

Takeo and Tetsuya (Twins) and Hector of Arthur X Vivi belongs to her msa ocs sonas next gen Family

[irisarchborn]

Not sure I'll finish the full bodies in time, but here’s my entry for @far-side-skies monthly art challenge. This merry mouth we got the Ardennaise Chicken, and I choose to re-design another SH OC of mine with it’s wonderful colors X3.

🐔Info🐔

Full Name: Cassin Kingsmen Nickname: Cass

Terra Admirari Name: Ms. Hatter   Age: 35

Height: 5.7

Job: School Teacher

Crush: Edgar Skies (waiting for him to say something first XD)

Sexuality: Straight Birth Terra: Terra Rex (family immigrated there when she was little)

Current Terra:  Terra Admirari

Alliance: Free Admirari/ Atmos

Race: Atmosian (human)

Squadron: The Flying Dodo’s Rank: Sky Knight Weapons: Staff, Deck of playing cards 

Abilities: Crystal Mage 

🐔Story🐔  Cass and her family are originally from a French terra, but after their home/winery was burned down in a cyclonian air raid, they packed up what was left (which wasn’t much) and Immigrated to terra rex.

Growing up in the poorer part of the terra wasn’t easy for Cass as she was always teased and picked on by more well off children; not one to be easily swayed by them, cass continued to be positive and pushed herself to study have a good future for her family. Upon entering her teenaged years Cass had a part time job of tutoring younger children, which slowly led her to becoming a teacher later on as a young adult.

Two years later she bumped into a young man who was in training to be a skyknight for the terra rex guardians, His name was Flinn and the two fell in love a short while afterword then married at the age of 24.

The new life agistment took Cass some time to get use too, but it wasn’t easy as her husbands younger (by two years) brother, Harrier wasn’t such a big fan of her and would often voice this to her and rather then tell her husband Cass kept quiet about it so as to start anything; one evening Flinn overheard his brother belittling her and this lead to a fight between the brothers, Flinn being the oldest had the upper hand and ending up banning Harrier from his and Cass’s home until a proper apology was given. (I just imagine Harrier as a total stuck up asshole in his younger years, no hate on the guy though he does see the error of his attitude in the show) 

One year later the happy couple announced that they were excepting a baby, which later was discovered to be twins, news that both families were overjoyed to hear.

Course with each wave of joy and good fortune, a wave of darkness must come to even things out...This being the first battle between Atmos and Cycloina. Flinn and his squadron signed on with Lighting strike and the rest of the Storm Hawks. During the fight The Dark Ace killed the Storm Hawks and a few others, Harrier was almost on that list...Flinn had throw himself in front of his brother and traded his life for him.

News of losing her husband was a hard pill for Cass to swallow, being three months pregnant at time didn’t make easier, but of course they say death comes in threes.. a month later she miscarried and lost both her babies. After the funeral Cass fall into a deeper depression, no husband to hold and love and no babies to look forward she packed a small bag and left Terra Rex on her late husband’s skimmer. Flying in a heavy rain storm isn’t the smartest but cass didn’t care and she flew through the shivering cold rain that punched her numb skin, Eventually a bolt of lighting hit her skimmer which sent her to crash land on an unknown terra, she hit her head pretty hard and had a nasty gash too, as she blacked out cass prayed for death to take her and reunite her with Flinn and their babies.

Waking up from an Pneumonia /Head injury induced coma, Cass discovered the wonderland she’d landed on but had mistaken it for heaven at first, Only to see that she was still very much alive and this new terra was her new home now. Having no memory of who she was or where she’d even come from Cass was given the name Hatter by the red queen rather then being death at the chopping block.

Ten years later Ms. Hatter is teaching and gotten use to terra Admirari and her wounds had long since her crash had healed, only a few scares staying behind, she’d also adopted an orphaned Cheshire Cat child who Hatter had nicknamed Ches, made three wonderful friends who helped get her settled in down in the Clover District. Her old memories hadn’t really come back but once in awhile she’ll get real bad headaches, some so bad to the point where she will pass out from the pain they cause.

Not everything on wonderland terra is sunshine and rainbows, no it’s much worse and Hatter formed a squadron with her new friends and daughter to liberate Admirari and free it from the red queen’s madness. - End, hope you enjoyed that folks X3

[lost-kingsmen]

Updated some worldbuilding NPCs to help flesh out this blog's setting, GO!:

Laird Aether:

The mayor of Sigil City and humansona of secret Sigil City seelie court ruler Lord Aetherius.

Oddly enthusiastic about every day things such as getting stuck in traffic and riding in an elevator with strangers.

Always accompanied by two identical assistants who appear to be twins but never refer to each other as siblings in public.

Ivan Callahan:

Another Outsider-type ghost who still hangs around the hockey team he died playing for.

Often somewhere between 'ally' and 'rogue', as he possesses a fiery temper and incredible power but little knowledge on how to use it.

Occasionally gets summoned beyond Sigil City's limits by cultists and occult dabblers who believe him to be an ancient Finnish deity and needs a ride home every time.

Lance Kingsmen:

Gawain's uncle through his father who runs a small auto-repair shop in the small town of Tempo, Texas, on the outskirts of Sigil City.

Inherited a collection of family heirlooms after the death of an elder relative, but had nowhere to store them, and just threw them all in the attic - including the cursed suit that contained Gawain's soul.

Has a suspicious knowledge of ancient magical artifacts and family legends.

Arthur Kingsmen:

Fifteen year old mechanical genius, part-time magical dabbler who accidentally awoke Gawain from within the suit of armor.

Lost an arm in a car accident when he was eight but didn't like the prosthetic he was given, and has been prototyping replacements and upgrades since he was twelve.

Gawain's younger brother by eighteen years.

[jadedpuppet]

"Yeah that ass being a kid and even then you could lose. Keep your photos, they could be fake, twig."

       “Oh my god, you are infuriating. I AM strong! Ugh, whatever... if you don’t want to believe me, then fine.”

        “I can’t bring you down there because my Master might see you and mistaken you for food. And you’ve been doing all these nice things for me --- ” The arm with the new jacket draped over it pressed closer to his side. “ --- so I didn’t want you to get eaten. Stubborn idiot...”

[lewvithur]

and i don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation, oh no!

enjoy some 80s flavored toxic twinned au, courtesy of the wickedly talented @danicloth !

thanks again for the incredible commission, it was wonderful to see these beautiful bastards again

[2525inoma]

I bought some cute nails! ! It somehow reminded me of Toxic Arthur , so I drew it! !

By the way, this is my first time using nail polish.

[dark-myatery-skulls-87]

Practice doodle

Do u like it?

[alphashley14]

One of Us

A Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated/Mystery Skulls Crossover

Chapter Seven

Everything and More

“Arthur is correct. The time has come.”

Okay. So. This was weird. Even to Arthur’s standards. Which were already pretty fucking high, but had been raised slightly higher still as of this morning. 

Before them stood a small, cute, well-groomed talking dog. In an in-between dimension. Not that weird. Arthur had met talking animals. And been to other in-between dimensions. But to his knowledge, this dog was Scooby’s girlfriend. Who could not talk. And was in a coma. 

To the right of her stood a… vaguely familiar little man. Arthur was sure he’d seen that face before, he just couldn’t remember from where. But he knew it had something to do with his past experience with the paranormal.

And to the left of the dog stood the one who was quite possibly the strangest of the three. At least to Arthur. Truth be told, it hadn’t immediately clicked where he’d seen that face before. Then he’d just so happened to glance over at Mr. E, and he immediately realized two things. One: that Ricky had turned as white as a sheet, and was looking at the boy like he’d seen a ghost; and two: Mr. E’s shirt was the same yellow and white striped pattern as the teen’s. Then it clicked: Arthur had seen that face several times just this morning, looking through Ricky’s photo album. They were looking at a 17-year-old Ricky Owens. The same age he was when The Freak of Crystal Cove had forced him and the rest of the Original Mystery Incorporated to disappear.

So… yep. This was another new one. Just when Arthur was starting to think he at least mostly had this whole ‘paranormal expert’ thing figured out. What a fool he’d been to forget rule number one of being an expert in the paranormal: never assume you’re an expert in the paranormal. The paranormal will see that as a challenge, and it will find a way to surprise you. Often in a way less-than-pleasant. 

As Nova, the man in red, and Ricky’s younger self came closer, Arthur, Shaggy, and Ricky stood up, wary of the strange newcomers.

“Please tell me that you two also see Brad and Judy’s dog talking, a little man, and a younger me.” Ricky said shakily, in the voice of a man completely prepared to accept his own insanity. 

“Nope. Not just you.” And truth be told, Arthur was relieved it wasn’t just him seeing this, too. 

“Like, technically Nova isn’t their dog anymore. And according to Scoob, like, that’s not her.” Shaggy said with a nervous laugh. “But like, yeah… even so… this is freaky.”

“Shaggy is correct.” Not-Nova said. “I am not Nova. As I told Scooby Doo, I am of the Annunaki, a race of interdimensional beings who visit the planet Earth every thousand years at a time called Nibiru. The Annunaki have no physical form, and must inhabit the bodies of animals in order to remain in this world. And that is why I have borrowed Nova’s body - so that I may aid you in your quest to break the curse on Crystal Cove.”

Ricky and Shaggy gave her a blank stare that reflected the sheer bewilderment going on in their heads. Arthur on the other hand-

“The Annunaki," He echoed. “That word sounds familiar.” 

“To you, Arthur Kingsman, it would be. The Annunaki have a long history of helping humans. Whenever my kind visits Earth, we often leave part-animal descendants behind. So long as the tiniest trace of our genes remain, our descendants will retain a higher level of intelligence and the ability to talk. Each of you are intimately familiar with at least one of them. As rare as our descendants are, even rarer are our closest relatives, who in addition to sentience, often also retain some of our abnormalities and powers.” 

“That’s right," Arthur said. “Mystery told us about that.” 

“Like, you guys know about this, too?” Shaggy exclaimed. 

“It’s like we keep telling you: us Mystery Skulls are no strangers to the supernatural. And Nibiru is a pretty big deal. We’ve never met an Annunaki, but we’ve met quite a few beings old enough to remember the last time they were here. Some friends of ours possess a very special set of books with a whole chapter on Nibiru. Not to mention Nibiru is a big deal to the magical creatures of this world, and to the Neitherworld. From what I know of your people though, when you take hold of an animal’s body, you can usually tell visually. There are mutations and distortions. Sometimes you even make yourselves look part human. So… you haven’t taken complete possession of that dog, have you?” Arthur asked Not-Nova. 

“Correct. Her body is frail, her soul barely clinging to it. But if it can be saved, I have no intention of taking her life from her. And even if I wanted to, the time of Nibiru is not upon us just yet, which limits my powers in your world.”

“But not enough to stop you from switching our bodies.” Arthur said, slightly accusatory.

“Correct.” 

“So like, that dream we had was no coincidence. You did switch our bodies!” Shaggy cried. 

“But why?” Ricky asked, trying to avoid looking at his younger self. 

“A number of reasons.” The man in red said. 

“The main reason you three were chosen rather than a different trifecta is because yours is the only one that remains intact.” Nova told them.

“What does that even mean?” Ricky asked. 

“Heyo, I can answer that!” Ricky’s younger self said. Hearing that voice again after so many years made Ricky jump. It was disturbing, really. It was deeply, deeply disturbing. 

“So it’s like this: looking at each Mystery Incorporated, there are… I guess ‘roles’ that are filled in every group, and you can usually tell who is who just by looking at them and knowing a few things about them. When she says ‘trifecta’, she’s talking about three people existing within the same role in the three Mystery Inc. groups that presently exist. You- or I guess us three are in one. Brad, Fred, and Lewis are in another… you get the idea,” the Young Ricky explained. “But technically speaking, you- or rather, I guess us three are the only trifecta left that exists perfectly between all three groups. Arthur’s the only one who will understand why when I say this, but the other three members of the Mystery Skulls have…  abnormalities that make them not fit the pattern perfectly when compared to other groups.”

“Abnormalities? Like, I don’t see anything wrong with Lewis, Vivi, or Mystery.” Shaggy shrugged. 

“Uh… remember when I said we have secrets that the others will tell you when you wake up?” Arthur asked nervously. “He’s talking about that.”

“The second reason was to forge an alliance between the new Mystery Incorporated and the Mystery Skulls.” Not-Nova said, diverting the conversation before Mr. E or Shaggy could ask any more questions. “The Mystery Skulls began their story in Crystal Cove, but were led away for many years in order to protect them from the evil entity beneath the town. They have always been fated to return, more qualified to oppose this curse than any group that has come before them. The entity knew this, and has tried several times to destroy them before they could. But it failed. However, the Mystery Skulls returned later in the mystery than anticipated, and the alliance was failing to form timely. With the time of Nibiru fast approaching, drastic action had to be taken.”

“Drastic? You think?” Ricky exclaimed. 

“But like, if you were just trying to get us to work together,” Shaggy asked, pointing between himself and Arthur, “then like, why did you bring Mr. E into it? Like, no offense, man. But like, why not just switch the two of us?” 

“I can answer that, too!” Young-Ricky piped up, sounding positively ecstatic about it. “Over here! Follow me!” 

The three of them followed him as he walked over to one of the walls and drew the curtain back to reveal another room - an absolutely massive room absolutely filled with people. 

“Like, Zoinks! Mayor Jones… Ed Machine… Brad Chiles and Judy Reeves… The Darrow Family… Like, there’s so many of them!”

“Yeah. And they’re just… standing around like mannequins. Weird.” Arthur nervously clutched his metal arm.

“But why are they here?” Ricky asked.

“Only parts of them.” Ricky’s counterpart explained. “What you see before you are the best parts of all of us who have been trapped in-between worlds because of our corruption by the curse of Crystal Cove. The treasure, the entity. One way or another, all of us here have been messed up by it. We’re here as echoes of what we were, a sad reminder of what we could have become, and a beacon of hope for what we could be. I would know. I, myself, am one of them. Or at least I was, until recently.”

“I suppose that explains why you look like… well… that.” Ricky said sadly, referring to how young his better half looked.

“Hey, man! Don’t be so disheartened about it. I mean, I’m you. You think that I of all people don’t know what you’ve been through? Or what you’re thinking?” The other-him asked. “I don’t think you realize just how bright our future could be.” 

“What do you mean by that?” 

“That,” younger-Ricky said, “Is the reason we drew you into the fold. I mean- Look at me. And look at the others. I’m walking around and talking to you, and the others stand still. Why do you think that is?” 

Ricky looked around and thought for a moment. “You’re… see-through?” 

“Ding-dong Daddy-o!” His younger self exclaimed with excitement. “I ‘woke up’ that day you stood up to Professor Pericles for the first time, and I’ve only been getting less solid ever since.” 

“It’s because of me?” Ricky realized, horrified. “I’m hurting you? Am I doing something wrong?” 

“No! No. You’re not doing a single thing wrong! You’re perfect. ” The boy insisted, gently gripping Ricky’s arms. “This isn’t hurting me. Just the opposite! I want to disappear! Don’t you get it? I’m vanishing because I’m being set free . You’re finding me again! I’m on the verge of not being the best version of Ricky Owens anymore.”

The image of his best self flickered, and for just a moment, Ricky found himself staring at a mirror image of his present appearance instead of a memory. Then the form stabilized and there his younger self stood once again.

 “And it’s all thanks to you! You did what I could never do: you told Professor Pericles he was wrong! You stood up to him! Even back then, I’m sure you remember. Pericles had to be the smart one - the right one. He hated being wrong, and I never had the guts to correct him. But you did! You tried to do what was right, and you aspired to be the man Cassidy thinks we can be! We didn’t do anything wrong back then and what happened to us wasn’t our fault - we were just a kid! And you’re finally coming to terms with that and are moving on . I know you don’t see it yet - just how incredible that is. And I know what you think about yourself. But I think that’s amazing, and I’m so proud of you!” His other half exclaimed, breathless. “I just hope that one day, you can realize the same.”

Ricky’s eyes burned and his throat started to close. But he wiped his eyes with his sleeve and refrained from crying. Again. 

“Twenty years…” Ricky croaked. “Twenty years, all I’ve wanted was to be you again. Innocent. Loved. In love. With my friends. Solving mysteries. Happy. And all I thought was how disappointed in me you’d be if you could see your future self as I am now: flawed. Selfish. Spiteful. Broken piece-of-shit.”

From behind him, Arthur barked a laugh. “Broken? We’re all broken, dude. Whether you’re stuck in here or not. If there’s one thing my friends have taught me, it’s just a matter of finding people whose broken pieces fit with yours.”

“You weren’t here to experience the things I did, Arthur.” Ricky said. “What if… what if I can’t do it? What if the curse gets me again? Or my own greed and other shit ruins this? What if I go back to being that way? And you’re stuck here like this forever?”

“I have it in good faith that you won’t.” His younger self said. 

“It’s more difficult to manipulate someone who’s aware they’re being manipulated than someone who doesn’t. That’s true whether you’re talking about a person or a curse.” Arthur shrugged. 

“Yep. That’s right! But because I know it’ll bring you comfort, I’ll tell you this too: look around at the others. Who do you see here? Or uh… who don’t you see here?”

Ricky took a deep breath and observed. Everyone tainted by the curse is supposed to be here. Brad and Judy were here. And other members of the Mystery Inc. gangs that came before them. And others who had been involved with the curse, involved with them . Like the former Mayor… and Ed… But absent was-

“The kids.” Ricky finally said. “Mystery Incorporated. The Mystery Skulls… and Cassidy. They aren’t here.” 

“Again: Ding-dong Daddy-o!” His younger self exclaimed, pointing a pair of finger guns at him. “Cassidy always had the strongest spirit of our whole gang. She was just too stubborn and too good for the curse to mess her up. As for the others, the bond between Shaggy and his friends is too powerful to be broken apart by any curse. Every time it tries to do to them as it did to us, they always figure it out and find their way back to each other. Similarly goes for the Mystery Skulls. The Mystery Skulls, especially . They have an understanding of the supernatural - even a bond with it - that’s rare among humankind. You want to make sure you never fall prey to this curse again? Stick with them.”

“Indeed.” Nova said, entering the doorway behind them. “This was the other reason we swapped all three of you: to put you, Ricky Owens, back where you belong. And to give you a chance to save yourself. Our time is beginning to grow short. So I must tell you the final reason we swapped you the way we did.” 

Nova led them back into the sitting room and they sat down on the black furniture to listen to her. 

“Ricky Owens,” she said, “As you know, back in your own body, you were in great danger - trapped in a situation from which you could not escape.” 

Ricky nodded, ashamed. 

“But although you lacked the abilities and allies to save yourself from those you once called friends, I knew there was another who did.” And with that, the cocker spaniel turned her head to stare directly at Arthur. It took a couple of seconds for it to click. 

“Me? ” Arthur cried. 

“Yes. You.” Said the man in red. 

“There’s no version of Ricky Owens that could ever hope to best Professor Pericles. Not yet , anyway. And definitely not alone.” Ricky’s better part looked down at Ricky with an expression of sadness and understanding. “Let’s face it: he’s known us since we were small - for almost as long as we can remember. There was even a time when he was our only friend. Our entire world. We told him everything, and he watched us grow up. Heck, Dad was hardly around after Mom died, so he practically raised us . He was so much older and smarter than we were… he watched over us, nurtured us, taught us. Most of the tricks, craftiness, and cunning we have, we learned from him. He knows us inside and out and knows exactly what to say to either lure us in, or completely destroy us. There’s not much we could come up with that could take him by surprise, we can’t outsmart him technologically, and we have like only one ally on the inside who we could both trust to not be bribed by Pericles and who has the skills to be of any help. But just her isn’t enough.”

“Arthur Kingsmen however, does possess those things.” Not-Nova explained. “Like you, Ricky Owens, he possesses cunning, intelligence, and patience. But with no history between him and Professor Pericles, the bird’s manipulations and predictions will be completely ineffective. To Pericles, he will be completely unpredictable - a wolf in sheep’s clothing. His intellect in many categories rivals that of his enemy, and he has a powerful set of friends to aid him. You two may not have had the opportunity to observe him and the other Mystery Skulls in action just yet, but I can assure you that Arthur is extremely intelligent, driven, and strong-willed. With quite the stubborn streak when it comes to those closest to him, might I add.” She said fondly. “Not to mention that he has an incredibly high tolerance for pain. Taking all of this and more into account, there may not be a soul in the entire world with as much chance of not only escaping, but also leaving his enemies in ruin on the way out.” Nova explained. 

The whole time the Annunaki spoke, singing Arthur’s praises, Arthur’s blush had become increasingly obvious. By the time she was done he was as red as a tomato. Arthur stammered for a moment, thinking it rude to tell the literal deity that she was mistaken and he wasn’t all that, before he finally stuttered out, “You r-really think so, huh?”

“I won’t doubt Arthur’s abilities.” Mr. E said. “The Mystery Skulls’ reputation speaks for itself. But there’s no way I’m allowing this. You’re saying- what? That we just throw him to the lions to deal with my shit? No way!” He protested, rising to his feet. 

“Like, yeah! That’s totally dangerous and like, it’s not fair to put that much pressure on Arthur!” Shaggy agreed with him. 

“Uh, guys?” 

“The kids already have a plan to get Arthur out. It’s risky, but doable. And we don’t have much other choice. It’s certainly better than what you’re suggesting!” 

“Like, yeah! And like you said, the Mystery Skulls are strong. At the very least we know what Vivi’s capable of. Like, Pericles won’t know what hit him!”

“I want to do it!”

Arthur had to raise his voice to get their attention, so Shaggy and Ricky were honestly startled by the sound of his voice. 

“Sorry for yelling.” Arthur said sheepishly. “I uh… I don’t think I’m quite as good as you seem to think I am, Ma’am. But you do make some good points. And something tells me you’re only going to switch us back when you decide it’s best to, anyway. So… yeah. I want to try.”

There was another pause, broken by Ricky’s rebuttal. 

“No. No way.” He said firmly. “Arthur, if you’re caught, you could be killed . Then I don’t know if you’ll be dead or I’ll be dead, but I don’t want either of us to be dead! And even if you aren’t found out, if you’re caught as me- or even if you so much as make him mad again, he could lock you up. He’ll torture you and he’ll enjoy it.” 

“Lewis will have my back. Trust me. I can’t explain how, but he will. When my friends reveal their secrets, you’ll understand. And if he hits me with the button again… I’ll be fine. I think it was only so bad the first time because I wasn’t expecting it and had never experienced it before. But looking back… I’ve been in far worse pain. Really . It’s not so bad.” Arthur realized what he’d just said and quickly backpedaled before he hurt Ricky’s feelings. “Wait- n-not that I’m saying you’re weak or anything! I’m not denying how painful it is or trying to undermine what you went through in any way, but… let’s just say pain and I are old friends. It’s like I told you guys, I’ve been in chronic pain for years since the accident. And the pain I felt the day I lost my arm was a lot worse than the pain from the cobra venom. So this is like… just- I can take it. I want to take it. I feel useless all the time , but if I can do this, then I want to. I need to do this, Ricky. I- I want to save you.” He said, with firm resolution.

“No.” Ricky said, glaring down at Arthur from where he stood. But Arthur wouldn’t be talked down. He stood, too. Looking Ricky stubbornly in the eye.

“Three days.” He said firmly. 

Ricky cocked an eyebrow at him. 

“Give me three days. I already have a few ideas. Tell me everything you know, give me information I can work with. And if I’m not back with you all in three days time - heck, starting now - then you guys can come in, guns blazing to get me out yourselves.”

Ricky pressed his lips together, then looked at Shaggy. 

“Like hey, don’t look at me, man. It’s your body and he’s stuck in it. So um. It’s really between you two. But like, if the inter-dimensional being thinks Arthur can do it, and Arthur wants to do it, then like… I really don’t have a valid argument for that. Sorry.” 

Ricky sighed and stared up at the ceiling. “Somehow I knew you were going to say that. Fine. I can’t come up with a good reason not to give you the opportunity. But I need to be sure you know what you’re getting into, Arthur. It’s going to take everything and more to beat Professor Pericles at his own game. Please , Arthur, be careful! And what do you expect us to tell your friends?”

“L-like, yeah.” Shaggy gulped. “I like, don’t know if you noticed. But Lewis has uh… quite the temper. And Vivi can be like… terrifying.” 

“Tell them I wanted to be brave, like Galaham.” 

Ricky cocked an eyebrow. “Uh. What?” 

“Galahad is my pet hamster’s name.” Arthur shrugged. “But we mostly call him Galaham. He’s really cute. He was born with a condition that left his lower half paralyzed, so one of my earliest prosthetic projects was making him a tiny set of wheels so he can zoom around. My friends will know there’s no reason you’d know that unless you actually talked to me.”

“Okay, like first of all, that’s adorable.” Shaggy said. “Second of all, like, what if your friends don’t allow it?” 

“Maybe they won’t. But I like to think they have faith in me, so I’m willing to bet they will.”

That was when there came a truly frightening sound: an echoing roar from some other distant part of the sitting room. 

“Oh, great. It got out.” Younger-Ricky gulped. 

“Like, hoh boy. What got out?” Shaggy asked shakily. 

“A threat that isn’t to be dealt with today.” Not-Nova said. And the three residents of the sitting room walked past Arthur, Shaggy, and Ricky to the doorway from whence they had come. 

Arthur looked after them, confused. “A threat?”

“A creature born of shame who has threatened this place for a long time, now.” The Annunaki said. “We have isolated this far corner of the Sitting Room so that you three may use this plane to converse and collaborate until the time comes when you don’t need it to do so.” 

“Time is short, trifecta.” The man in red said. 

“We’ll buy you as much time as we possibly can to collaborate. You need to tell Arthur absolutely anything and everything he could possibly use.” Ricky’s better half told him.”

“But what about you?” Ricky asked. 

“Help me by helping yourself. Live, never give up, put in the effort to amend your mistakes, and set us both free.” 

“For now, we have given you all the tools you need to succeed.” The Annunaki said. “From here, it’s up to you.”

And just like that, they were gone. And the three of them were alone once again. 

There was a moment of pause as the conversation sank in for the three of them, before Arthur turned to Ricky. “Alright, Mr. E. Let’s talk.” 

“I don’t even know where to begin.” Ricky said. 

“I already have a few ideas about how I can go about this. I’ll talk you through them, and you tell me whether or not they’ll work and what else I need to know as we go. But first: The other you mentioned that you have an ally on the inside. That’s something we can use. Who is it?” 

Ricky thought back for a moment. It had only been mentioned, so it took a second for Ricky to remember what Arthur was talking about. “I’m not sure.” Ricky said. “Any of my employees could- wait . Yes. I see! I know exactly who he was talking about.” 

“Well, who is it? Who’s your friend?” 

“She’s not exactly my friend. And when I was working with Pericles willingly I didn’t completely trust her because she’s betrayed us at least twice now. But we are still working together and if you can prove to her that you’re not me and that I’ve swapped sides, she could be the only person in all of Destroido who you can trust. Because when it counts, blackmail and monetary gain hasn’t exactly worked all that well in controlling her up until now. And I know for a fact she doesn’t like the Original Mystery Incorporated. But she’s close with Velma, which makes her an ally of the new Mystery Inc. Shaggy, I’m sure you may have worked out who I’m talking about by now.”

“Like, wait! You mean-”

“Yep. Her . Arthur, when you wake up, the first thing you need to do is arrange a meeting with a girl named Marcie Fleach. She’s also known as Hot Dog Water. ”

Their conversation from there seemed to last hours. But when Arthur groggily opened his eyes back in Mr. E’s body, back in Mr. E’s rooms, he found that hardly an hour had passed. That was good. He needed every second he could get. 

This time, when Arthur left Mr. E's rooms, he did so with Mr. E’s keytar around his neck and a sense of purpose . He supposed he shouldn’t feel so invigorated , given his situation. But he had a job to do, and people who were counting on him . And dammit, he wasn’t going to let them down!

Arthur approached Mr. E’s island of monitors with a bit of caution, mindful to look up for a certain parrot this time. But Pericles, Brad, and Judy were nowhere to be found. Perfect . 

The system was locked this time when Arthur tried to get in, but that was fine. After all, Mr. E himself had given Arthur detailed instructions of exactly how to get in and how to use it. Arthur had a lot to do, but he needed to be smart about it, he needed to do them in a certain order, and he needed to have patience. So he first pulled up the tabs about Cassidy, letting a reel of photos fade in and out in front of him. Then quickly, and in the tiniest window possible so prying eyes might not notice him do it, Arthur sent an email to Marcie Fleach, asking to meet with her in a certain hallway in a few hours’ time. As soon as the message was sent, Arthur closed the window and erased the history showing he’d opened it. Pericles would be able to uncover it if he tried, obviously. But a quick surface look at Mr. E’s history wouldn’t show it. Then Arthur sat back in Mr. E’s chair, keytar in hand, and began to play a slower version of a familiar song in a key Ricky had told him he favored - as solemn as a funeral march. And quietly, he began to sing. 

From the expression on his face and the tempo and key in which he played, an unknowing outsider would think he was mourning. But a mind reader would tell you that the man in the chair wasn’t dirging for Cassidy Williams. No - he was looking more at his own reflection than the images of Angel Dynamite. And his song was meant for another. 

“What if I could bring you back to life?

What if I could be your guiding light?

I would be your pathway

I won't let your spirit die…” 

༻˚⁺･⚉｡○✼༓☾⦾♫෴♡💛♡෴♫⦾☽༓✼○｡⚉･⁺˚༺

When Shaggy and Ricky came to, they found themselves lying on the ground where they’d fallen, with Mystery Incorporated and the Mystery Skulls gathered around them. 

“Hey guys! They’re waking up!” 

“See, Velma? We told ya.” 

“Are you okay, Shaggy?”

“And… Arthur?” 

Arthur’s body sat up. “Like, nope. Still Shaggy.” 

Shaggy’s body rolled over onto his back. “Sorry to disappoint you all, but this is still Mr. E.” Ricky reminded himself not to be hurt by the physical deflation that the entire circle of people experienced when they realized he was still there. 

“So then? What happened?” Lewis asked. 

“Well like, there’s good news and bad news…” 

The explanation that ensued took several minutes and went rather well, all things considered… Then they got to the part about Arthur’s plan. 

Lewis Pepper’s thundering boom echoed off of the hills and shook the trees, sending mutated birds scattering from their perches. 

“ABSOLUTELY NOT!”

This was yet another chapter I absolutely LOVED writing!!! :D My favorite part is Ricky's interactions with his younger self.

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I hate this day, for my Ghost!!!!

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The Dark Spirit of The Black Charro My NEW MSA X Danny Phantom: Reign Storm Enemy, later Reformed OC

Full Name: The Dark Spirit of The Black Charro

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Age: 12 (in the past), 35 (deceased)

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Species: Human, later Ghost/Human/Demon

Friends: His demon-ghost minions and Parian King (Former), Sophie Kingsmen, Monty, Elise, Juleka, Danny Phantom, Vlad Plasmius, Dan Turner, Diesel, Girls' Clue Club Team, Mystery Teams, All the ghosts and others (All Current)

Enemies: Sophie Kingsmen, Monty, Elise, Juleka, Danny Phantom, Vlad Plasmius, Dan Turner, Diesel, Girls' Clue Club Team, Mystery Teams, All the ghosts and others (All Former), Parian King (Current)

Alignment: Bad/Neutral, later Good

Likes: Ruby Gem (in the past) Ruby gem and Pariah King giving him some dark powers, Possessing and Mind Controling Muffet/Maisy Pepper with his Ruby gem (briefly), Muffet/Maisy Pepper was freeding from getting Possessing and Mind Controling about his Ruby gem (current), getting revenge on Dash Baxter, Eveline and Jerry, getting his ruby gem back, Being a halloween jumpscarer prank

Dislikes: Trapped in the cave, Being stuck and trapped in the cave (in the past), vlad plasmius or juleka or diesel takes his ruby gem away from him, Muffet/Maisy Pepper was freeding from getting Possessing and Mind Controling about his Ruby gem (former), muffet pepper gets possessed, Not being a halloween jumpscarer prank

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@sfcabanasstarcgs and @mysteryideasgroup

This one sounds likes Spirit of El Bandito (from Be Cool, Scooby Doo) and El Charro Negro (from Las Leyendas/Legend Quest)