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⋯ JAHA LEE x READER | to call a dog back home

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The only thing predictable about Jaha's life is its unpredictability, and it is this precise lack of predictability which has placed Jaha in this particular predicament.

Tell Mongrang to say that three times fast.

Everyone shivers as an angry gust of frigid air blows through their squad. That's something about the wind during this time of year, especially this far out, it blows right through you, cold and cruel like icy knives cutting into your very soul. Jaha had missed the snow during summer, but now he's not so sure. It's midday but the sun is already threatening to set, making it even colder. This far into the snow fields, death could come for anyone at any moment.

Jaha had tasked himself with leading a team through the dregs of the country's badlands to retrieve something that should've never gotten this far in the first place. What sort of old coot decided to hide his most treasured sword in such a place was beyond him, and honestly, forming a grudge against him didn't seem too far-fetched at the moment.

To think that the geezer also did it while on his deathbed was absurd to Jaha. If you're going to die, then spend your last moments in comfort and warmth and save future generations the trips to icy wastelands.

But alas, what's done is done.

"Alright, it's official, we're lost," said one of their team members, Bitgaram, when they passed the fourth identical snow drift in a row, shaking snow from his hat. Fractured snowflakes collected on his hair and he futilely attempted to brush them away.

"Bitgaram, do you have anything useful to share or are you interested in losing your tongue today?" A raspy, cruel voice floated from somewhere behind Jaha and — ah, and there's the other thing. He's not the only one going after the treasure.

Usually, Jaha wouldn't mind too much (more carnage), even though he doesn't really get along with most other sword masters. But there is a particular brand of animosity between the two of them that Jaha finds a bit exciting, but also exhausting. They don't get along and neither plan to rectify that any time soon.

[Y/N] has spent their entire 3-day freezing expedition insulting him just to make sure of that fact.

"Apologies, miss [Y/N]," Bitgaram seemed a bit nonplussed, a short stocky kind of man with a wiry moustache, he is one of [Y/N]'s because anyone under anyone else would surely piss themselves. The woman's soldiers held a healthy dose of fear for her, but throughout this outing, Jaha has come to understand that they also have a bit of a suicidal streak. You can only be threatened with bodily harm and mortal peril by your commanding officer so many times before you just stop giving a shit.

The fight itself had been pretty simple, just a group of unlucky swordsmen that'd gotten a little too cocky and refused to hand over the treasure. Jaha had retrieved the sword with some other trinkets from the big box of treasures, and [Y/N] had, well– massacred them.

She'd made quick work of the swordsmen, pushing furious waves of power through the snow.

Their own ranks were fine. Jaha's brothers had taken position above the field, hidden in the tree branches. Jaha's own skills kept him safe and all of [Y/N]'s soldiers were issued rubber soles after an unfortunate mass casualty incident.

The swordsmen, on the other hand, weren't so lucky.

Embarrassingly enough, the woman's shit personality and proclivity for violence was kind of doing it for Jaha, it always has. He supposes that this was a natural progression of his thoughts.

Earlier when they had surveyed the battlefield post-fight, the one [Y/N] had littered with mangled corpses, Jaha would be remiss if he didn't admit that it sparked something hot and heady in the pit of his stomach.

He pushes those thoughts from his mind, letting the icy wind take them away. Well, he makes his best attempt to. He's probably just getting brain damage from the cold. There cannot possibly be another reason that he doesn't want to wring her neck.

To be fair, he's always been a bit intrigued by her, sue him. She'd be right up Jaha's alley if it weren't for the fact they utterly despised each other.

Her tactics on the battlefield were impressive and her bias for extreme violence was just to Jaha's taste. She was also hot, objectively, in a purely work-appropriate observational way.

And then there was, of course, the avalanche.

"Miss [Y/N]!" Officer Occupational Hazard Bitgaram yelled as they trudged through the Northern mountains.

Everyone tensed as the woman swung around to see who exactly had sealed their fate, walking far faster than she should've been through knee-high snow before there was a deep rumbling from somewhere above.

"Take cover!" An angry avalanche set course for them.

Thick sheets of ice and snow threatened to sweep them away and consume them. The team dove to take cover behind trees, hands over their heads to make pockets in the snow in an attempt to save their lives.

Without thinking Jaha had grabbed the person closest to him and dragged them under an outcrop, watching as furious snow passed them by.

A smaller body pressed against him and Jaha subconsciously pulled them closer, burying their face in his chest. Whoever it is is freezing, all hard muscle, and smells good. A fraction of a second later, he realized that they were also tiny, and all of his hair was standing up from static electricity.

Oh shit. He tensed. He's dead.

In an attempt to pull away, his foot slid on a patch of covered ice and a twinge in his ankle made him stumble. Travelling in a group meant less time for his usual morning training.

That was fine, Jaha thought. With a sound that felt a little too much like a yelp, he channelled his qi. Not the full thing, not all the way. It was too abrupt for him to do that. But it was enough to get blood to his muscles better.

Of course, that didn't make travelling within an avalanche any more pleasant. But at least it kept him from dying.

Ha. A mountain blizzard was a staggeringly vicious thing. He hadn't given that old coot enough credit. This was hard. But he supposes that's what the old man was striving for, to leave behind a legacy. To be remembered for generations to come.

To have been something.

It wasn't all bad, to exist for a purpose. A fixed point to move towards, the surroundings happily out of focus. Jaha had always known that.

Or at least he did now.

"You'd have crawled into my lap back there if I'd let you, wouldn't you, Master Jaha?” The sounds of the party had been muted from wherever [Y/N] had pulled them to. Some abandoned corner of the building. It was huge, and there were a lot of those. This one had big curtains and wood that were obviously not installed with drunk sword masters in mind.

There was a hand up his shirt and one down his pants. Jaha swore. They were pressed close. Damp wood against his back. Whatever the woman was doing with her hands was making words form slowly, and even then only in fragments.

Gods, he was sloshed. Seongtae had picked out a deadly slew of liquor for their victory lap.

"Drink a little too much?" [Y/N] asked.

Maybe. "Never."

He tried to coordinate his limbs to do something resembling reciprocity–he wanted to touch her, too–but he only ended up leaning his forehead against the other's hair. His vision swam as he watched his shirt be undone, hands tightening and loosening on black fabric.

"You're so easy."

"Look at how simple it is to make you fall apart," [Y/N] had a giddy sort of sneer on. Jaha should say something.

Was that true? Yeah, probably. A few drinks, a few murders. The music and food weren't half bad, and things were always so dull otherwise. Didn't he deserve this?

"Yes'ma'am," he hissed. He wasn't even sure what he'd chosen in reply, but that surprised laugh he got in response sounded mean and hot, so hot. God.

"Is this all I had to do to make you mind your manners? A drunk handjob?"

Jaha's hips jerked. Maybe. Okay, maybe.

"I prefer you like this," continued the woman, "Stay mindless next to me and maybe I'll keep you."

Jaha didn't want to be kept. That was not anything close to being in the script. This whole thing was just a stepping stone, conquer it and move on– oh, but he was close.

Kept. His dick certainly liked how [Y/N] had phrased it. Maybe he did want that, just a little? His brain was soft and the woman was smiling up at him with eyes that promised something. Like waiting to reward him if he just–

"Uh– fuck," his brain couldn't keep up with his mouth, "Yeah. I'm, agh–"

"Good dog."

He didn't notice he had fallen asleep until something nudged him awake. It had all felt the same: when he opened his eyes he saw white and when he closed them he saw a slightly duller white. The cold was always there. But now it was different. There was someone there, too, against the bleached sky.

"No one could actually be this stupid."

Jaha saw himself move rather than felt it, but he realized dully that [Y/N]'s boot on his chest was the reason, "Get up."

"[Y/N]?" asked Jaha. It hurt to blink, so he kept his eyes shut, "Hi. What're you doing here?"

"Hi yourself," the woman frowned down at him.

"How did you find me?" He had to be a mile or so from where he had left the others.

"The smell," she huffed, "I followed the smell of pure idiocy, and it led me here. Now get up," she repeated.

"Alright, yeah," said Jaha. It wasn't his idea to be hurled away by an avalanche and pass out, but at least it was [Y/N] who found him, and not the rest of the crew. It might be quicker this way, too.

"Did you not hear me?" came a sharp voice, "Jaha," it said sternly.

"What is it?"

"Stand up."

"...Am I not?"

He was not. It seemed he hadn't moved from the first time he had been instructed. Which was strange, because he definitely remembered doing so. But now that he was being hefted up, it struck him that this was completely different.

Jaha looked back over his shoulder, towards the top of the mountain, "What about the others?"

"The others–?" The woman seemed to remember all at once what Jaha was talking about, "Forget about them."

"Huh– why?"

"What do you mean why? Because you're barely conscious," [Y/N] snapped, "There's a cave up ahead. I'm bringing you there."

Jaha scowled. He wanted to argue, to protest, but the words wouldn't form right through the clacking of his teeth.

The maw of the cave was sizable and opened wide onto the white. This must be why there had been a cliff in the first place. The howling immediately stopped as they crossed the threshold. Temperature-wise, there was not much of a difference. Being out of the wind, however, did go a long way. Jaha felt like the boulder resting on his lungs had been downgraded to a large rock.

"Well," began [Y/N] with a sigh. Jaha had been aware in a vague, through-water sort of way that he had graduated from leaning on the other to being dragged by her, "You've really outdone yourself this time."

He was deposited onto the floor. His vision swam between the blinks of his watery eyes. It was as he pondered the ceiling of the cave, slanted and pockmarked, that Jaha came to the conclusion that he must be lying on his back. There was a tickle in his throat that he couldn't dislodge with coughing. Thoughts came slowly. Irritability lingered.

"That's an ugly face you're pulling towards the one who just saved your life," said [Y/N] from somewhere next to him.

The last cough left Jaha's chest like a growl. His head spun as if he were falling. Unable to get his bearings or discern where exactly [Y/N] was to glare at her, he rolled himself sideways and spoke with his cheek pressed to the pebble-laden floor.

This whole situation was too reminiscent of his past life.

"If you hadn't intervened, I would have been just fine," Jaha replied. Now that he was slowly regaining some small awareness of his body, he became aware of an acute pain in his temple. His knee was beginning to ache as well.

"Even for you, this is a new level of insanity," [Y/N] continued in a terse tone as if Jaha hadn't spoken. The ground crunched as she busied herself with something the man couldn't discern, "Be grateful that I deemed having you alive would be less work than dragging your dead body back to your subordinates."

There was a retort ready in Jaha's throat, but as footsteps approached, it became harder and harder to remember it. His field of view was overtaken by two boots, the snow on them melting. Then one disappeared from view, and there was a pressure on his chest as he was rolled over onto his back once more.

Many layers of clothes further numbed the sensations that were barely getting through to his body. Still, when [Y/N] threw a leg over him and sunk down to straddle Jaha's hips, he at least attempted to lift his head up.

There was no need. The back of his skull hit the ground immediately. His jaw was opened by one finger pressing into his canines, but then the other paused.

"You channelled your qi. Poorly, at that."

Jaha couldn't well answer with the way his mouth was being held open.

"You did. There are burst blood vessels in your eyes," [Y/N] sneered as she used her thumb to pull down at the bottom of Jaha's eye. The man wanted to ask why it mattered. Before he could, though, something was poured into his mouth.

"Don't make a scene. Swallow it."

His mouth was held shut. Jaha breathed hard through his nose, clenched his teeth, glared fucking daggers. The woman wore an expression that suggested she might have been reading a particularly uninteresting field report.

"Swallow," she repeated with an upward nod like it was only a matter of time before she got what she wanted. All Jaha's nerves seemed to come back online at once. He whined from behind closed lips.

It burned worse than Eastern alcohol on the way down.

He understood then that his body had been on pause, and now everything was back online all at once.

Feeling spread from his throat to his stomach and into his limbs. Now the threat of not freezing to death had passed, and every other pain sang to life in a horrible chorus.

He became aware that he was shivering– had he been so the entire time? Fatigue swept through him, worse than what he usually felt while training in his past life. His bones and teeth hurt.

Jaha cursed as he sat himself up, coughing. His lungs took in stinging cold air but he couldn't even catch his breath. He watched as the woman walked back over to her knapsack and slipped a small bottle back into one of the many pockets.

"What was that?" He wiped his chin.

"You're overreacting. It was a warming vial."

Jaha's addled mind spun for a bit before he put meaning to the words. The little glass bottles parents gave their kids when playing in the snow. They'd place them in their pockets to keep their hands warm. He never questioned what they were filled with.

"You're not supposed to drink those, last I checked."

'Doesn't matter," [Y/N] shrugged, "You just did."

Being horizontal was suddenly very unappealing. Groaning, the man slid himself over to lean against the wall of the cave, far from the entrance. His mood was sour and just about everything that could hurt in his body did. He didn't typically mind pain much– but miscalculation stung more when he'd had to be rescued as a result.

"What about the others?" asked Jaha, dimly.

"I told them to stay put."

"I hope we don't return to them frozen to death." He shifted his knee up and sucked in a pained breath.

"Oh please," huffed [Y/N] at Jaha's bellyaching, "You aren't dead just yet."

The snow whirled outside without stopping. He felt almost like a stupid kid again. Playing out in the snow too long, getting scolded by his grandfather. The neighbourhood kids that'd stuff rocks into snowballs. Those bruises always took forever to stop aching.

Jaha watched in silence as [Y/N] built up a small fire. She took materials from the knapsack by the wall. It was one of the ones their crew had packed before setting out; she must have grabbed it before she came to find Jaha.

"How do you even know about this place?" The man squinted, rubbing at his ribs.

"It might be your first time out here, but it isn't mine," replied the woman easily.

The fire, now lit, drew him in. Jaha shifted closer to be nearer, ignoring the way [Y/N] stopped to scoff. Even the sound of the wood popping under the heat felt good.

From a rock near the entrance, [Y/N] looked out at the storm, "We'll stay to wait out the worst of this. I doubt it'll last longer than the night," she paused for a moment, "And Master Jaha..."

Jaha groaned in acknowledgement. His eyes were closing.

"The next time you decide to face a natural disaster, be honest about your limits," her voice seemingly softened, but Jaha brushed it off as just him being tired and hearing things.

"I won't know them until I find them," mumbled the man, "And like you said, I'm not dead just yet."

"We don't happen to have some chicken noodle soup stuffed in that pack, do we?" groaned Jaha haplessly. Sometime between falling asleep and the sun setting, lying down had become appealing again. Sometime between lying down becoming appealing again and now, a ratty blanket had been placed underneath him.

"I've got another warming vial if you'd like," said [Y/N].

Jaha pursed his lips, sulking.

"Then stop complaining."

[Y/N] was still sitting where she had been when Jaha slipped out of consciousness, the only difference being now she was whittling something. Her hands moved slowly, but the tiny pile of wood shavings next to her suggested she'd been at it for some time. It was too small for Jaha to see from where he lay.

Next to him, the fire was still going, but growing weak. It left a stark desire for warmth in its embers. The woman had already informed him that there had only been enough materials for one in the pack. Once this was gone, he'd go back to devoting half of his thoughts to craving any sort of warmth.

"So you've been to this place before?" Jaha asked. Without waiting for an answer, he continued, "Did you mean the village near this place?"

[Y/N] hummed, along with a sigh, "Yes. It was part of my training growing up."

Training all the way out here while growing up? Suddenly, her attitude made sense to Jaha. After all, these mountains served as a place for outcasts to gather.

"This is the middle of nowhere," Jaha paused, "Do they have running water?

"I would hope so. There may be some rejects who forgo hygiene but I'd like to believe most are in the habit of bathing."

"A hot bath sounds good. Do you like baths?"

"Occasionally. Not for such juvenile purposes as relying on it to warm myself," she eyed Jaha in mock ridicule.

"Well, once we make it there, we can share one."

The small sound of scraping wood and the ever-present wind was all that could be heard for some time.

"You really don't feel cold?" Jaha said after a moment, turning his head slightly, "Not at all?"

"No," said [Y/N] to the blizzard, "Not at all."

The man blinked. The whirl behind [Y/N]'s silhouette seemed as if they were going to catch on her figure and swallow her. Like between this fluttering closure of his eyelids and the next, Jaha would find himself alone. He wondered why she had come. Responsibility as a teammate was the most sensible answer. But the martial masters didn't really rely on such routine ways of thinking. So why not just leave him to die in the snow?

Nothing [Y/N] did was without some sort of contradiction, Jaha had realized.

"I don't believe you."

At this, the woman turned. They held each other's gaze for a moment. Jaha's chest panged with how much he wished her closer. If the situation were different, he'd say some nonsense and suggest so. That worked about half the time if his math was correct.

[Y/N] did make to move, though not towards Jaha. She placed down what she had in her hands and stood, slowly.

"My subordinates would hardly hold me in their high graces if something like the cold could deter me from my goals."

Jaha wondered, was that a jab at him?

She worked at the neckline of her cloak for a moment. Jaha didn't understand what she was attempting to do until suddenly her cloak dropped to the ground and she stood in clothes unsuited for the temperature.

Jaha's heart jogged in his chest as if on instinct. His head still pounded, but he knew how it felt to touch that body and his palms itched.

"What're you…"

"You're cold, aren't you?" She asked as she bent over to pull off her boots, "The fire's almost died out, after all."

Jaha kept quiet, tracing her movements with his eyes.

His mannerisms made her scoff, "Stop gawking. As if this is something I haven't shown you before."

As if there were anywhere else to look.

Thumbs hooked over the waistband, pulling her pants off. She pushed both it and her underwear down in one motion, before tossing them to the side carelessly. Then she stood there, watching Jaha watch her. All of her. Every piece. There was a mild amusement in her eyes.

Jaha stared directly at that form, but it was like trying to focus on an aftereffect. Everything was reflected through that hue. The hair that ghosted the base of her neck, the dip of her shoulders, her breasts, her tummy, the ever so slight flare of hips, the curve of the back of her legs.

It was true, Jaha had seen her body before. But had always been denied the opportunity to take it in. Always so rough and fast and hard. Frantic. Now, there was quiet. Not calm, but something like a perversion of it. And [Y/N] looked, against the cragged rockface really, truly, exactly like a deity.

"Something you want to say?" [Y/N]'s eyes stayed locked onto Jaha's. At that, he couldn't hold it, and looked away, earning an amused scoff.

"You're a real petty piece of work, you know?" Jaha said tersely, mostly to distract himself from how he could feel his dick stirring. Even looking away, the thoughts flowed into his brain like sewage.

"Hmm?" Her lips quirked up into something that resembled a smirk, "Here I was hoping you'd be grateful."

Jaha scoffed quietly, observing as she approached him.

"I wonder," said Jaha. [Y/N] was kneeling in front of him before moving to straddle him, looking vaguely interested, but not really, "Will the others really be alright?"

"They'll figure something out," [Y/N] replied, "They can huddle for warmth if anything."

Warmth. Pressed up against a solid, beating thing. Images had washed over his mind in that instant. The woman was like a conduit for heat. It always began cold whenever they slept together and slid into something warmer.

He must have been staring because [Y/N] had a strange expression on her face.

"What?" asked she.

"No, it's nothing."

There was a slight pressure on his cheek. He felt soft, malleable. He realized [Y/N] had his face cupped in one hand, "Not getting ideas, are we, Master Jaha?"

He had been until this touch had stopped everything short.

"Not at all."

"Don't lie to me."

The promise of being done with this terrible feeling, even for a moment, was too strong. He knew he was going to lose this fight.

"[Y/N]," he began. The only thing he could hear was his own harsh breathing.

"What?"

There had been words he wanted to say. Something to articulate. But all that he managed was, "M'cold."

"I know," there was a small pleasure in it, "That's why I'm here."

Jaha's eyes looked her up and down.

"What do you need?"

He felt like he was stuck underneath a frozen lake. Losing without putting up a fight. She wouldn't tell anyone, would she?

"You."

The hand holding Jaha's face dropped away, "But I can't keep you warm for long."

He understood what was going on. That he was being baited. But if he did as he was told and laid a hand on the bare body before him now…

…he could slip his hands to lay on either side of [Y/N]'s neck. He might slide them lower then, down her shoulders, to her elbows. Press at her ribcage, and move back up. Jaha may squeeze at that chest.

And yet...

[Y/N] raised her eyebrows. A small tilt of her head, "No? You're getting cold feet now?"

"I can't tell if this is what you want," Jaha managed to reply, his mouth fuzzy, “My head… kind of hurts."

"Then you don't have to think. Isn't that what you've always done, anyway?"

Heedless instances and red flashes and split-second decisions. Impulse and action were what made him up. Yeah, it was what he had always done.

"Go on. Lead with your hands," said she, "Lean towards what you think will warm you up."

Jaha reached out. It felt like it took years for the gap between their bodies to end in a small point of contact. Just the flat of Jaha's hand on the base of [Y/N]'s neck. Thumb at the corner of her jaw.

As if it were the easiest thing in the world, the woman shifted in Jaha's lap. So little work for so much reward. The pressure of her body was proof that sensations other than cold existed. Bare legs on either side of his hips, [Y/N] sat for a spell, watching. That hand was still resting on his neck. She narrowed her eyes and nudged it.

"Is this all you want to touch, Master Jaha?"

His cheeks burned, though he didn't know why. They'd done this before, and every time Jaha was always overeager.

"I've already given you permission," said [Y/N] complacently, "Do whatever you want to me," She grabbed Jaha's hand and brought it to squeeze her breast, "After all, you're a stupid dog. You can't help yourself."

His dick jumped. More bait, he thought dully, but pride was much harder to touch than [Y/N]'s skin. And shame couldn't be all that bad if it set his nerves alight like this. Jaha kissed the last bit of his senses away.

It wasn't all that difficult afterwards to pull her closer. He panted against that tongue and whimpered at the bites on his lips. Hands rested on his shoulders, bunching in the fur of his collar. With nothing of his own to hang on to, Jaha held tight to the skin on the back of [Y/N]'s upper arm, the base of her spine, her hips. His hands felt clumsy, without purchase.

"Tell me what you're thinking."

[Y/N]'s hand in his hair tightened into a fist and settled Jaha's head back against the wall. He was trying to breathe through his nose so that the air wouldn't feel as cold.

"I– I–" Fuck. His mind was slipping into those soft, easy places. He wanted the simple shame badly. Sit. Stay. Roll over.

"I need you to tell me I'm a good boy."

It should be something admitted through clenched teeth, a bitten-off confession wrenched from him by force. But Jaha knew how good it could feel, and he also knew [Y/N]'s bored eyes would grow that much sharper at how ineptly it tumbled from his tongue.

Fingers were at his neck. They rested just below his jawline and sprouted a fire there, like everywhere else that [Y/N] touched. Those hands weren't hot, or even warm, so there must really be something wrong with Jaha's head. A thumb trailed up to press into the hollow beneath his bottom lip while the other fingers curled beneath his chin. Jaha's mouth hung open in small breaths.

"And are you?"

"Yeah."

[Y/N] cupped him through his pants, "You are? You're not a mutt with nothing in his brain but when he can next get his dick wet?"

He winced but managed to hold their eye contact. He wanted to earn this, "No— I'll be your good boy. Really good for you. Please."

"Haha," [Y/N] sat back, "Haha! Is there anything you won't do? Would you splay your stomach for me?"

Jaha nodded until he was sure he'd pulled something in his neck.

"Show me just how good you can be," breathed the woman. She released her hold on Jaha and sat back, "Get yourself off."

If there was still such a thing as shame in this little world they'd trapped themselves in, then maybe Jaha would have hesitated before fumbling out of his pants.

[Y/N] seemed to remember something, and only deigned to move from her position in the man's lap to root through the knapsack again. She threw a small vial at Jaha before sitting right back down.

Regular oil. [Y/N] had used it to wet the tinder for the fire earlier.

He unfastened his pants and slid them down his thighs just enough to free his dick. He then tipped the oil into his palm and started to stroke himself.

It hurt, his hands shook, but the friction felt good. The impulse to shutter his eyes nearly won out–but he wanted to be seen. To perform well and do as he was told bore the risk of reward. If the woman was feeling generous.

There was a chance Jaha would be delegated to finishing in his own hand with nothing so much as another touch from [Y/N]. Just a bored look and a mildly amused, pitying expression; Jaha had seen it before. It didn't matter, not really. There was heat in being the subject of such strict attention.

"Is this how you treat yourself when you think of me?"

"Yes," Jaha was distantly surprised at how desperate his voice sounded.

"Go on, keep talking. You wouldn't want me to lose interest."

"I think of our fights, the way you hit me."

"A dog who likes being disciplined."

"It's so hard to find someone who's able to keep up," Jaha twisted his wrist. He swore he saw real contempt pass over [Y/N]'s features, "You fight me like you really– hah –want to kill me.

"But I also," Jaha swallowed, "I really like when I can throw you off balance. And you give me that look like you're impressed with me."

"How honest."

"Ha… a nice break from all the treachery at Gangho, right?"

"Yes, but a mind as empty as yours can't contain shame. A mindless, pretty, obedient boy."

Jaha's hand stuttered for a moment on the upstroke. He pressed a thumb into the head of his cock to keep from coming right then.

"Maybe I'll reward you," the woman hummed for a moment. Her eyes raked over Jaha's body. He was the one with all his clothes on, but he felt seen through.

His wrist was swatted away as the woman took Jaha's cock into her own hand. And unlike Jaha, she set a much faster pace.

He didn't know how often they'd fucked. There were too many instances of a fight becoming something more, or an ill-advised dare between them, to count it properly. Still, they hadn't been at this all that long. And yet [Y/N] knew exactly what touches shook Jaha out of his mind with pleasure. His brain went white like the storm outside.

"Stay," instructed she. Jaha's hands bunched in the blanket underneath him.

He had to be good. He had to be good because if he wasn't, then [Y/N] would stop, leave him here. No use for a defunct weapon, a disobedient dog. He felt like he could cry. The brief brush of a nail against the underside of his cock, the way the heel of the woman's hand pressed into the head.

"God, [Y/N], Please, please, please–"

The touch vanished. Jaha buckled forward with a strangled sound. His hands flew to [Y/N]'s shoulders, his head rested against her neck. His shaking arms wrapped around her. His chest heaved.

"You can show discipline when you want to," a pitying hand carded through the hair at the nape of his neck, "Or is it only just for me?"

Yes, for you. Jaha wanted to say. No one else has ever been able to do this to me. I'm stuck with you.

"Please," Jaha swallowed, "Please."

"I don't know what you're begging for," said [Y/N], nonchalantly, "Tell me what you want, dog."

"I want to be inside you. Where it's warm."

"I've already given you my whole body. You still want more?"

He didn't know how he'd ever stop wanting more.

"Yes."

"Hm. And you'll be good?"

"Yeah. Promise."

[Y/N] pushed him back. With efficiency, she splayed herself out on the blanket, leaving Jaha to do his best to situate himself. The woman waited as Jaha stumbled out of his pants. Then he shifted until he was on top of her. His cloak covered most of their bodies. It gave the whole thing a bit of modesty, and even though there was no one but them, Jaha didn't want anyone to see how she let herself be touched by him.

He brought a shaking hand down [Y/N]'s stomach, down to between her legs.

"You're wet," Jaha realized happily.

"Yeah," [Y/N]'s eyes lidded, "And I can see your tail wagging."

Jaha had wanted to be asked, to be guided through, but he didn't need to be asked twice. He lifted up [Y/N]'s hips to position himself. He spread her legs apart, and the woman just allowed him to, limp and expectant. Jaha let one leg rest just over his shoulder.

And then he couldn't wait anymore. He pushed himself inside with a sigh. Perfect and tight and warm.

"Not just anyone would do this for you, you know," said [Y/N] from under him.

"I know," Jaha nodded as he began to move. Nothing, not the fire, or the draught or anything had felt as good as this.

He dipped his head and kissed the woman's neck. As he sped up it became sloppier until he was panting open-mouthed against the skin. There was so much sensation after hours of nothing. [Y/N] safe underneath him and Jaha safe in her hands. Everything else seemed small in the light of these facts. Being of service. Doing what he was told.

"How does it feel?" asked [Y/N]. As tight as Jaha was holding her, she didn't cling back. It wasn't uncommon to spot this detached look in her eyes, though Jaha never knew exactly what to do with it.

He settled for being earnest. It pushed its way past what little else was in his mind, "So good, thank you–"

There was a pressure building near the base of his spine, his stomach. Jaha was well aware he was close. But if he finished now, then she would move away again. He'd be without anything to grasp. And then what? Worse, getting himself off first felt selfish. He should take care of [Y/N] first, shouldn't he?

It must have shown on his face because [Y/N] spoke.

"Slow down."

Jaha whined. He wanted to. Only it was impossible, it had to be. But that's what he'd been told. Commanded. Somehow, his hips slowed and stopped.

A hand came to rest at his jaw. [Y/N] looked so composed, and Jaha felt ruined. But the woman's eyes were so pretty. They narrowed in a small laugh.

"Good boy, Jaha."

His heart skipped. His hips moved on their own.

"Sorry–"

"Oh, you do like it. No one calls you that anymore, do they?" He was being teased, but there seemed to be something more behind the words. Like she was happy to have this knowledge. And Jaha knew, somehow, that she'd hold it safe.

"Do you miss it?" A thumb over his cheek, "Does it make you feel whole again?"

"Yes," Everything felt raw and real. His heart was flayed and pumping hot blood. He wanted to move, needed to move.

[Y/N] did so first. She rolled her hips down and before long Jaha was meeting her. They found a rhythm easier than usual. The usual was claws and teeth and grasping onto whatever they could. Here, Jaha had given up the reins. Heat swelled up between them.

It was so soft and so warm. Jaha drove himself over and over and over into that heat, watching the way the skin of the woman's stomach buckled and moved.

He looked up, perhaps meaning to say something, but was distracted by the look he found on [Y/N]'s face. How empty it appeared at that moment. Their eyes met, but the woman only blinked.

Jaha wanted to bury himself inside. Would that draw out a reaction? Not just fucking, or fighting, but to live underneath that skin. There, he'd never be cold again, he was sure. How could he be, with someone to guide him from the storm?

Small hands went to grab the back of Jaha's arm, and that was all the warning he received before [Y/N] tightened around him. The minute movements in her expression, the clenching of her jaw, the too-fast blink of her eyelids. Jaha watched it all. The woman looked, for the first time since she had stripped herself, vulnerable.

He should stop. Jaha knew well how [Y/N] must feel right now, oversensitive and spent. But there it was; the urge to gorge himself on it. [Y/N]'s ankle behind his back pulled him closer. If he didn't stop at this moment, he knew he was not going to be able to.

"I–"

"Go on."

He thought he heard a sob, and then realized it must have been his own voice. A shudder wracked his body as he came–but shuddering from something other than cold felt so good.

It hurt dully when he collapsed to the side. The blanket really was not very thick at all. As if on impulse, he gathered her up in his arms and pressed her bare body close. Jaha worried for a moment that it was going to earn him a smack, but it was only the cloak being pulled over both of them. The sounds of the blizzard filtered back to the forefront. Then there was oblivion inside, as there was outside.

The other team members were fine, only nearly cried when they saw the two of them return safe and sound. Whatever paperwork it would have been for [Y/N] if a few of them died under her watch, it would've probably been leagues worse if she and Jaha had died instead.

The village, when they finally reached it, was more elaborate than Jaha had expected. They had only lost half a day to travel, and with a clear weather report for the next few days, they should be able to make it on time.

That night, Jaha knocked on the door to [Y/N]'s suite. A maid opened it. Her forearms were damp and she had a wood bucket in her hand. She dismissed herself with a bow.

"So," Jaha said, taking a seat on the bed, "About that bath offer."

[Y/N] didn't look up. She was in front of the bathroom sink, undressing. Jaha walked up behind her and untucked her shirt.

"It was you who offered if I recall correctly," [Y/N] said to the mirror.

"Yeah, but your bathroom's bigger. Perks of being a little more renowned than me."

"A little?"

The shirt fell to the tiled floor. [Y/N] turned to face him. Around her neck, she wore a necklace.

"Is this new?" He touched it with one hand, "I've never seen you wear it before."

It was long and wooden. He could see the lines of precise carvings on it.

"Yeah," [Y/N] brought it to her lips, "Want to hear it?"

The sound was faint, high-pitched. It was made to echo off trees and call well-trained pups back home.

A dog whistle.

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Digimon Adventure 01x50 - A Woman's Fight! LadyDevimon / Joe's Battle

Previously on Digimon Adventure: Hikari freed the slaves from Mugendramon's undercity and then consumed them all for a power boost.

...hang on, did the English title really change 女の戦い on'na no tatakai to "Joe's Battle"? Women can't have anything in America, I fucking swear.

In any case, only one Dark Master left to go. Taichi made a promise last episode and he intends to keep it. Piemon, you're next.

We open on Mimi's crew. Since last we saw her, she's added Meramon and Yukidarumon to her ranks. They stand at the edge of Piemon's territory, watching the city stripe recede from Spiral Mountain.

Mimi: The city is disappearing! Jou: Taichi's group must have defeated another Dark Master. Gomamon: Agumon and the others are pushing through. Palmon: That makes three now, right? There's only one left. Ogremon: That last one is Piemon. The last Dark Master who governs the darkness. Yukidarumon: Rumor has it, he's the strongest of the Dark Masters. Jou: Okay, then. In any case, we should build up our nakama more before we meet back up with Taichi.

If you're wondering, yes, Gomamon's line was a ganbaru. We stan ganbaru around here. "頑張ってなアグモンたち Ganbatte na Agumon-tachi!" They are persevering through their hardships with gusto.

Meanwhile, Jou coming in with nakama, a tight-knit group of people united around a mutual activity or goal.

In the dub, Mimi starts narrating as soon as we see the city receding.

Mimi: Boy, just when you think it can't get any weirder! It's like the whole city is moving out of town! Joe: And I thought it was tough packing for camp! Gomamon: Tai must have defeated another Dark Master. Palmon: There can't be too many of them left. We're almost home free! Ogremon: You think so, huh? Well, the toughest one's still out there. Frigimon: Piedmon, the worst of the worst. Meramon: He's the darkest of the Dark Masters. Mimi: Well, like, rain on our parade, why don't you!? Joe: They're right. We'll need all the help we can get. I wonder if superheroes are listed in the phone book? ...let's find some friends, Mimi. Piedmon (V.O.): Kehehehehe! Round up as many as you want! The more, the merrier! It's nice having friends around to share your last moments with. UHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Not sure why Piedmon needed to butt in here. XD Guess they thought things weren't already tense enough. But it works. We know he's spent this entire arc spying on everyone through his impossible magic telescope and giggling to himself so this fits right in.

If Pinocchimon needed friends, then Piemon needs to get a life. QUIT PEEPING, IT'S CREEPY.

In any case, the quipping here seems pretty forced. Not the dub's best gags. But they still cover the key details: Tai's team defeated Machinedramon, the cities are receding, Piedmon is the strongest Dark Master, and Mimi's team intends to recruit more before joining back up.

From here, Mimi and Jou's nakama sets out. Though not without some friction.

Yukidarumon walks behind Ogremon, causing Ogremon to start shivering.

Ogremon: (shivering) Hey! Back off! You're too cold!

While foocused on yelling at Yukidarumon, Ogremon nearly walks right into Meramon. He flinches when he feels the heat, backing off and raising his club defensively.

Ogremon: ATATATAT!!! You're too hot! Ugh, what is wrong with the both of you!?

While Ogremon makes friends, Mimi becomes exhausted from all this walking and drops to her knees.

Mimi: So tired.... I can't walk anymore. I'm sleepy... and hungry.... Gekomon: The princ-- I mean, Mimi is hungry geko! Otamamon: Wait right here tama! We'll be right back with food tama! Mimi: Ah! I didn't say that because I wanted you to serve me! Gekomon: We know geko! Don't worry about it geko. Otamamon: We just want to make ourselves useful tama. One moment, please tama. Yukidarumon: Hey! I'll come with!

Gekomon, Otamamon, and Yukidarumon head off into the woods to forage.

In the dub, Gomamon kicks off the complaining.

Gomamon: Joe, why is it that we're always walking uphill? Ogremon: Yeah, yeah! It's freezing! (to Frigimon) Hey, do you mind!? I'm starting to get numb back there! Give me a little room, will ya!? (Ogremon almost walks into Meramon) Ogremon: You too, you walking barbecue! Joe: The walking uphill, I can deal with. But I sure could use a pair of earplugs. (Mimi drops to her knees) Mimi: I'm hungry. I'm tired! And my feet hurt! Joe: Mimi, I don't know what to do when you're like this! Gekomon: Did you hear? Princess Mimi just said that she was hungry! Otamamon: Don't worry, Princess! We'll be back with food before you know it! Mimi: Don't put yourself out. But if you're going, a chili dog with fries would be great. Gekomon: And, of course, the Princess will be wanting something to drink! Otamamon: That's right! Don't you worry about a thing, Princess Mimi. We'll be right back, okay? Joe: NO, WAIT!!! COME BACK!!! Frigimon: Not such a bad idea. I think I'll tag along.

We're climbing a mountain, Gomamon. How much downhill do you think there is in mountaineering? :P

Anyways. So. This sucks.

The original remembers that Mimi forbid Gekomon and Otamamon from treating her like royalty anymore. Not calling her Princess was specifically a condition of their admission into the nakama.

The dub has completely forgotten this detail. They pepper their dialogue with "Princess", which Mimi allows unquestioningly. In fact, Mimi is more than happy to take advantage of their subservience - offering only token resistance before placing a food order for her minions.

They are flat-out ignoring Mimi's character growth so they can portray her as a self-indulgent burden. This is driven home when Joe's given three lines of extra dialogue to sternly disapprove of everything that's happening in this scene. He didn't say a word in the original.

While Otamamon, Gekomon, and Yukidarumon set out, Mimi sits and ponders their kindness.

Mimi: Everyone's being so nice to me.... Palmon: It's because they're all fond of you, Mimi. Right?

Palmon's question embarrasses the shit out of the boys. Ogremon and Meramon both turn around, scratching their heads awkwardly and pointedly refusing to answer the question.

Meramon: It's still early; I should try to get a nap in. Ogremon: Yeah, me too. Gomamon: Jou... Your face is red. Jou: GYAGHANANA!!! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!? YOU MUST BE SEEING THINGS!!!

Jou's face is, indeed, beet red. His flailing overreaction gets both Mimi and Palmon laughing.

In the dub:

Mimi: Wow, everybody's being so nice! So sweet! Palmon: It must be because of your charming personality! (The guys stand around blinking, then Ogremon and Meramon turn away and scratch their heads) Ogremon: Something tells me we should just nod our heads and go along. Meramon: (sarcastic) Yeah, right. Gomamon: Come on, admit it, Joe! Say it! She's charming. Joe: SHE'S NOT CHARMING!!! I MEAN, SHE IS!!! I'M... NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION!!!

Yeah, they still can't resist shitting on Mimi even in a scene that's specifically about how much everyone adores her. Though they do keep Joe's ship-tease in there.

If anything, the dub version is shippier than the original. In the original, Palmon made all of the guys embarrassed about admitting affection, a thing that is generally considered unmasculine to do. Everybody here has a soft spot for Mimi but none of them want to fess up about being soft on her.

Swapping that out for her "being charming" feels a bit more romantic, at least to me. But moreover, singling out Joe as the only one who actually finds her charming when the other guys can't stand her makes the scene incredibly shippy.

The other version was shippy too, but this version is super shippy.

Before long, the foraging team returns with an incredible spread.

Gekomon: Mimi! Thank you for waiting geko!

Gekomon and Otamamon return with a feast's worth of packaged goods. They definitely raided an abandoned supermarket for that stuff. Though, given the way the Digital World works, they might have just stumbled upon a random Convenience Fridge that had more than eggs in it this time.

Either way, Otamamon and Gekomon are way better at foraging than the Chosen Children have ever been.

Digging through their collection of picnic goods, Mimi holds up the soda bottle.

Mimi: OH MY GOSH!!! THERE'S EVEN COLA!!! (sudden disappointment) Oh... It isn't cold. Yukidarumon: One moment, please.

Yukidarumon takes the bottle, presses it against his body, and chills it for her.

Yukidarumon: There you go. (hands the bottle back)

This moment is a callback to the original Monzaemon episode way back when. Back then, when everyone was sharing what they wanted to do when they got home, Mimi's desire was simply to have an ice-cold Cola.

Meramon returns from his "nap" with two roast fish.

Meramon: FWOOSH! These are nice and roasted. (Ogremon glances back and forth from Meramon to Yukidarumon) Ogremon: Isn't begging a little much?

Yes, Meramon makes sound effects with his mouth to indicate he cooked the fish. His line starts with meramera, the onomatopoeia for which he's named, which is the sound of a roaring fire.

Not 100% on the translation for Ogremon's line, but I think he's accusing Meramon and Yukidarumon of trying to show off for Mimi's attention.

In the dub:

Gekomon: YOO-HOO!!! WE'RE BAAAAAACK!!! (Picnic) Mimi: I don't believe it! Wow! (finds the Cola) HEY!!! MY FAVORITE--Oh. (disappointed) This root beer's warm. Frigimon: Not for long! (Frigimon chills the bottle) Frigimon: How's that? Meramon: There we go! Come on, get it while it's hot! Ogremon: Okay, okay. I'll admit it. Guess you guys are kinda handy.

The main difference between the two versions is that dub Mimi has better taste YES I SAID IT

Following dinner, Mimi's crew settle in for a rest.

Resting against a tree, Jou flashes back on the conversation he had with his brother Shin, back when they were inspecting the ensorcelled adults together.

Shin: Jou... You don't have to force yourself to become a doctor. Jou: But... I want to be like Dad.... Shin: Dad is Dad. You have to find your own path for yourself.

I've dinged the dub multiple times for flashbacks that do not shore up with the original lines from what they said back then. I'd be remiss not to ding the original for it here, too. Shin and Jou never had this conversation.

What Shin had said was that Jou doesn't have to live the life his parents want him to live, and also that Jou is ill-suited to be a doctor because he can't handle blood.

Additionally, Jou's motives have subtly shifted here. Originally, he was trying to become a doctor under pressure from his father. But in order to fit in with the "Find my own path" thing that's happening with Mimi and Yamato, Jou instead indicates that he wants to follow in his dad's footsteps, so Shin can tell him otherwise.

The vibe is nonetheless similar to their original conversation. But they never said these lines. Though the fact that Jou's dreaming can probably excuse both the inaccurate flashback and the subtle context shift to be more relevant to Jou's current troubles.

Jou: (wakes up) A dream....

Jou notices Ogremon standing watch and approaches him.

Jou: Um, Ogremon? Ogremon: Huh? Jou: Are you on watch? We can switch. Ogremon: With you? You think you can handle watch duty? Jou: (offended) Yes, even I can handle it! Ogremon: You sure? Okay, all yours.

Ogremon leaves Jou at the perimeter and heads off to get some sleep. Now alone, Jou thinks again about the conversation he and Shin, uh, didn't actually have.

Jou: Find my own path for myself? Yamato... Did you ever find it? Your own path....

In the dub:

(Flashback) Jim: You know, Joe, let me tell you something. You don't have to be a doctor if you don't want to be. Joe: Easy for you to say. Try telling that to Dad! Jim: It's your life, bro. You have to live it. You have to follow your own path! (Joe wakes up) Joe: ... (Joe approaches Ogremon) Ogremon: (muttering) Two plus two is four... four plus four is seven.... Joe: Hey, Ogremon! Ogremon: (startled) BLEEGH!!! Joe: Take a rest. I'll stand guard for a while. Ogremon: YOU!?!? You, uh, sure you can handle it, little guy? Joe: (offended) WHAT DO YOU MEAN!?!? I CAN HANDLE IT FINE!!! Ogremon: You can't even handle combing your hair. But I could use a little break. (Joe thinks back on Jim again) Joe: Jim's right. I'm a doormat. Good for a laugh. A joke. Yeah, good ol' Joe; You can always rely on him to fall in the mud or off a cliff. Well, not anymore! It's time for a brand new Joe!

The stuff about following his own path gets brought up in the flashback, but then dropped at the end. Instead, an embittered Joe rages about his indignity, which does not connect at all to what the scene's about.

Ogremon secretly trying to learn arithmetic poorly was funny, though. XD

Probably goes without saying but the flashback in the dub was not accurate to the original conversation either.

Meanwhile, up at the summit of Spiral Mountain, Hikari and Takeru say farewell to the most recent casualties of this war.

Hikari: All of the Numemon-san.... We won't forget what you did for us. Takeru: We'll work hard and persevere (ganbaru) so that you can be reborn safely in the Village of Beginnings.

Just like Hikari said she wanted to do last episode.

The fact that Taichi's not throwing a fit over this shows either character growth since his argument with Mimi... or special favoritism towards Hikari. Either explanation is consistent with the episodes that have transpired since then.

In the dub, our first commercial break separates "brand new Joe" from the summit. Piedmon kicks this scene off, continuing to spy on everyone and giggle about what's happening.

Piedmon (V.O.): How delightfully entertaining this is! I always get so excited before tragedy strikes! Kari: Thank you, Numemon. We'll never forget you. You'll always be in our hearts and our memories. T.K.: And don't worry, we'll make sure that you get reborn at Primary Village.

Amazing how comfortable the dub is with death as long as the scene assures audiences that they're coming right back to life. Apart from Piedmon, this gravestone scene is 100% faithful.

While Hikari and Takeru are tending to the dead, the rest of the team climb a nearby hill, spying out Piemon's observatory in the distance.

Taichi: What is this place? Sora: Hey, look!

Sora points to the observatory in the distance. Changing perspectives, we see the children on Piemon's telescope monitor.

Piemon: Hmhmhmhehehehe.... How delightful to see the Chosen Children come so far. I should give them a nice reward for their efforts.

What is unmistakably the titular LadyDevimon emerges upside-down from the darkness above.

LadyDevimon: Piemon-sama, I could fill that role perfectly. Piemon: We wouldn't want to be rude. Treat them to the highest standard of our hospitality. LadyDevimon: As you wish. Ahahahahaha!

With that LadyDevimon heads out to roll out the red carpet. I wonder what their reward is going to be? Ooh, maybe she's bringing them advance copies of the Virus Busters V-Pet, which is based on the Chosen Children's lineup. It has Agumon, Gabumon, and Tailmon's evolution lines, plus Leomon and Angemon for good measure! And it's on sale next month, March of 2000! The kids are going to be so hap--

Oh, wait, no. It's death, isn't it?

(•̀⤙•́)

Nightmare Soldiers are mean Santas.

The dub opens with an echoed gag.

Sora: Ever notice how we're always walking uphill? Tai: Okay, nice view, but what are we looking for? Sora: THAT, OVER THERE!!! If that doesn't look like a bad guy's hangout, I don't know what does! (The DigiDestined see Piedmon's observatory, and Piedmon sees them) Piedmon: Hmph! (bitterly) Remarkable little specimens. I'm really rather embarrassed that they made it this far. LadyDevimon: Oh, please. Please, Lord Piedmon. Let me punish them. Piedmon: Very well. But try to make it quick and relatively painful.

Sora issuing the same complaint as Gomamon is funny, though I do wish her gripe was acknowledged by one of the other characters. They worked Gomamon's version in with the extra Joe lines, but Sora's remark goes without comment by the others.

Significant tonal difference in Piedmon and LadyDevimon's scene. The originals had an air of wicked geniality to them, playing things up like the Children were their "guests". Piemon sounded downright pleased to see them.

Piedmon is just mad that they're here and wants them dead. More direct and to the point.

(Still hasn't forgiven Tai for calling his script trash.)

Returning to Mimi's crew--holy shit, I know that lake.

It seems Mimi and the others took their picnic and sleepy time at what appears to be Seadramon's lake from File Island. Reshuffled to be part of the new Spiral Mountain geography, of course, but that is definitely it.

In any case, they're now up and moving.

Mimi: Now, then! We've had a very restful sleep and our bellies are unreasonably stuffed! TO A BRAND NEW DAY!!! Palmon: Hooray! Hooray! Mimi is cheerful again!

Unfortunately, Mimi may be revitalized, but Jou's still in a slump. His arms hang limply by his sides as he walks. It doesn't take long for his Partner to take notice.

Gomamon: Huh? Jou, what's wrong? You look pretty serious. Jou: N-No, it's... It's nothing.

In the dub:

Mimi: Okay, I'm rested and ready to work off that snack so let's GO GO GO!!! Palmon: You know, when Mimi's in a good mood, it's hard to be around her and not be happy too! Mimi: Oh, it's just my little gift to the world! Gomamon: Huh... You're awfully quiet, Joe. What's wrong? Joe: Nothing. Gomamon: I don't believe you.

They fit a Mimi Quip in there but nobody yells at her for it so I'll take it. The exchange is shallower, but doesn't feel mean-spirited.

Unfortunately, the mood is instantly soured as we come upon our destination.

Mimi: ...what... is this place...?

We pan over the familiar giant play block architecture of the Village of Beginnings, now turned to black.

Ogremon: This is the Village of Beginnings as it is now.

Mimi's team silently walks through the village. Everything is dull and lifeless. Silence reigns within the village, and the ground is littered with unmoving Digitama, never hatched.

Mimi: It's awful. Even the Digitama....

Suddenly, a sound rings out through the village. A harmonica playing a familiar tune.

Jou: Huh? Mimi: What's wrong, Jou-senpai? Jou: Just now, I thought I heard.... (Harmonica plays again) Jou: IT IS!!! (takes off running) Gomamon: HEY!!! JOU!!! (pursues) Mimi: Could that have been.... Palmon: Yamato... Mimi: LET'S GO!!!

Mimi takes off after Jou and Gomamon, with Palmon, Gekomon, and Otamamon trailing behind her. Elsewhere in the village, Ogremon, Meramon, and Yukidarumon suddenly notice the Chosen Children running off and chase after.

Ogremon: HEY!!! WHAT'S HAPPENING!?!?

Ogremon did warn them that the Village of Beginnings is dead. But it's another thing entirely to see it for themselves.

Piemon's stripe, the domain of darkness, seems to just be... Like. Death. Everything here is simply dead and destroyed. The Village of Beginnings got carved out for Piemon's territory, and so it sits in lifeless silence.

A stark contrast to the domains of the other Dark Masters, which lived in servitude to the dictator governing them but were still full of life. In Piemon's realm, there's only emptiness here.

In the dub, Mimi kicks this scene off by shrieking from offscreen, interrupting Joe and Gomamon's conversation. Solid segue.

Mimi: OH NO!!! JOE!!! THIS IS!!! AWFUL!!!

Though once the camera pans over and she's onscreen, the break in her lip flaps from asking "What... is this place...?" doesn't really work so well with different punctuation.

Joe: Looks like an old Twilight Zone episode. Ogremon: I told you not to expect too much. Mimi: The color is all missing! Joe: Pretty depressing, unless you're a big fan of charcoal. Mimi: I can't believe anybody would do such a terrible thing! Smashing all those poor, defenseless DigiEggs. It's terrible. (Harmonica) Joe: Huh? Mimi: What is it, Joe? Joe: I heard... something.... (Harmonica plays again) Joe: OVER THERE!!! (takes off running) Gomamon: JOE, WAIT!!! (pursues) Mimi: Was that a harmonica!? Palmon: You think it's...? Mimi: MATT!!! (Mimi's group chases after Joe) Ogremon: Where are they headed? HEY!!! WAIT FOR US!!!

Joe and Mimi burn some time commenting on the greyscale color scheme, but Piemon's whole stripe looks like this. It's the domain of darkness, it's nothing but black and gray and muted colors as far as the eye can see. You'd think they would have noticed by now, but at least someone's mentioning it.

Mimi also claims that the DigiEggs have been smashed, which... doesn't really hold up when we see intact DigiEggs as far as the eye can see. They aren't broken, just lifeless.

There is one shot of a DigiEgg which has what might be a crack in its side or might just be coloration, which may be where the dub team got the impression that the eggs were smashed.

Brutal imagery, though. Even darker than what we see onscreen.

Cutting back to the summit, Koushiro plugs his laptop into Andromon.

Koushiro: (plugs in the cable) Good to go. Taichi: Koushiro, what are you doing? Koushiro: By all means, have a look. If you would, please, Andromon? Andromon: Very well.

I guess Taichi was not paying attention when Koushiro and Andromon hammered this plan out offscreen. Maybe he was off fetching Hikari and Takeru from the gravesite.

Andromon presses his palms to the ground and begins to scan. A map of what's left of Spiral Mountain appears on Koushiro's screen.

Koromon: WHOA!!! Piyomon: It's Spiral Mountain! Tentomon: Yeah! Nothing less from Koushiro-han! Koushiro: And our current location is... Right here.

A blinking red light appears at the summit.

Taichi: Hey, that's.... Hikari: We're all the way up at the top! Takeru: Do you remember what Chuumon said? The Dark Masters live at the top of Spiral Mountain.

Taichi and Sora turn their attention to the observatory once more.

Sora: Then what we're seeing over there is.... Taichi: Where those jerks live.

Glad we confirmed that rather than strolling up and knocking at the door, but I'm surprised by how surprised everyone else is to be at the peak.

We left off last episode in the air, flying outside of Spiral Mountain. Did we not fly straight up to the top to get here? I assumed we flew straight up to the top.

In the dub:

Izzy: (plugs in the cable) That's it. We're ready. Tai: That's great, Izzy, but ready for what? Izzy: Hang on a second and you'll see. Okay, Andromon, show us your stuff! Andromon: Engage heat conduction!

It takes almost fifteen seconds of watching the kids silently watch Izzy's screen for the map to appear, so the dub fills this space with some silence-breaking dialogue. They give us a fair five seconds of silence and then Tai gets impatient and bridges the remaining ten.

Tai: I don't get what's happening. Izzy: It's really rather simple. Andromon acquires geothermal energy directly from the ground. Koromon: WAY COOL!!! Biyomon: Hey, that's Spiral Mountain, isn't it? Tentomon: This is like having our own portable microwave! Izzy: There, look. That's where we are right now. (Red light appears blinking at summit) Izzy: Right on top. Tai: That doesn't make sense! How did we get up there? Kari: I'm sure glad I can't see down. I don't like high places. T.K.: It's like Chuumon said; The most powerful Dark Masters live way on top of Spiral Mountain! Sora: See? I told you we were close. Tai: (sarcastic) We'll give you a medal later.

Dub Sora will remember this.

Honestly, I assumed Andromon was using the scanning abilities established last episode, but with the cable letting Koushiro's laptop visualize the scan.

Andromon "pulling geothermal energy from the ground" to create a map is... confusing? Either I'm too stupid to realize this is scientifically very clever, or Izzy's pseudointellectually making things up to look smart again. Either is completely plausible.

That Tentomon calls it a "portable microwave" only heightens the Huh? of it. Microwaves are not generally well-known for performing advanced cartography.

Though he goes ignored, Tai asks the real question here. If they didn't fly to the summit, which the original implies they did not, then... How did they reach the summit without realizing it? Seems like a very difficult rock climb from the bottom of the big heavenly platform to the the outer edge of the plateau. You'd have to be aware that you were doing that.

At least God's Temple in Dragon Ball has a ladder on the underside.

There's also a minor error. T.K. says "the most powerful Dark Masters," plural, live over there. I think they conflated the two ideas, "The Dark Masters live here" and "Piemon is the most powerful Dark Master".

Suddenly, Andromon detects something.

Andromon: Someone's coming. Be cautious! Taichi: Huh?

Thank you, that is much more useful than "Incoming."

Before they can say anymore, a classic noblewoman cackle echoes through the area and LadyDevimon ascends from behind a crater in front of them.

LadyDevimon: OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!! A warm welcome to you adorable little boys! Taichi & Koushiro: (startled gasps) Sora: (glare) I have a bad feeling about this Digimon. Hikari: (glare) What do you call this Digimon? Andromon: She's one of the Nightmare Soldiers. LadyDevimon. LadyDevimon: You must be tired! Why don't you lie down and rest... FOR ETERNITY!!!

(•̀⤙•́) Oh good, she's one of those. No, I don't mean, "A Nightmare Soldier". Put my frowny face right there next to Sora and Hikari.

In the dub, LadyDevimon's opening laugh is more of a standard evil villain laugh.

Andromon: Intruder Warning. Interloper detected. Izzy: Huh? LadyDevimon: Ehehehehehe WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You pile of recycled scrap metal, you spoiled my entrance! Tai: Huh? Sora: (glare) We should have known there'd be a welcoming committee. Kari: (glare) She looks like a witch. Andromon: She's worse! She's one of Piedmon's Nightmare Soldiers. LadyDevimon: No hellos? Well, I'm sure you're tired, you poor things. You need a rest. (menacing) A nice long rest!

The dub offers no explanation for why Sora and Kari look offended by this woman's very existence. Those are extremely grossed out faces. That is, however, an unavoidable consequence of having her not... (sigh) ...flirt with the prepubescent boys.

Digimon Adventure, why are you like this?

Also, they actually said it! The dub said the words "Nightmare Soldier"!

Provoked by LadyDevimon, Koromon lunges for her. He evolves in midair so he can hit her with his best shot.

It does not go well.

She doesn't even flinch when his point-blank Baby Flame hits her in the face. Tanks the hit and counters, slashing him across the face with her claws and sending him right back down to the ground.

Agumon lands on his back, bounces once, and flips over onto his front from the momentum.

Overconfident errors have been made. Time to start the fight for real.

Piyomon, Tentomon, and Patamon evolve to their Adult forms, while Tailmon becomes Angewomon. Together, they surround LadyDevimon.

LadyDevimon: Hahaha! Very well. I'll take good care of you! DARKNESS WAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!!

Twirling in place as if she were dancing, LadyDevimon releases a similar bat swarm to Vamdemon's Night Raid. And with that, we go to commercial.

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: Puhuhahaha! You just made my job a lot easier. DARKNESS WAVE!!!

Presumably, she means that by clustering around her, they've clumped together in proximity of her impending radial attack.

First they actually used the phrase Nightmare Soldiers, now they're keeping the original names of attacks? Color me shocked.

The dub usually lines its second commercial break up with the original's commercial, but they forego that here and keep the fight going.

Returning from commercial, LadyDevimon fires her Darkness Wave again.

Her bats hit everyone around her, pushing back all four Digimon. Down below, out of range, Andromon sends up his Spiral Sword; A crescent-shaped projectile launched from spinning his hand like a drill.

LadyDevimon slaps the projectile out of the air with her claw-like left hand.

Having recovered, Kabuterimon and Birdramon follow up with Mega Blaster and Meteor Wing, but she deflects those shots too.

LadyDevimon: Ahahahaha! So this is how it's going to be?

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: I'm sorry, are we just pretending? Let me know when you're ready.

Though unimpressed by these attacks, LadyDevimon seems to change her tune when the angels step in. Angemon fires his Heaven's Knuckle and for the first time, she dodges rather than trying to stop it.

She's not so lucky with Angewomon's Holy Arrow, which strikes a glancing blow across her midsection.

For some reason, in the dub, it makes a metallic echo sound on impact. I think they're trying to imply that it struck her chain or some sort of armor, because they also swap out the pained grunt she makes for an angry growl.

Enraged, LadyDevimon goes straight for Angewomon's throat.

Flying straight up at Angewomon, she swings her giant claw in an uppercutting slash. It honestly looks like a hit, the way Angewomon's head jerks back, but a wooshing effect clarifies that Angewomon narrowly evaded the swing.

Down below, Agumon's eager to get into the fight.

Agumon: Alright, I'm going in! Taichi: Wait, not yet!

Taichi slaps his hand onto Agumon's mouth to hold it shut.

(To stop him from saying "Agumon SHINKAAAAAA"? XD Does it actually work like that?)

Taichi: Agumon, hang back. Agumon: Why, Taichi? This scumbag can't compete with my Ultimate form! Taichi: Koushiro, can you look up her data? Koushiro: Y-Yes.

Again demonstrating his character growth, Taichi's trying to think tactically about this situation rather than running in headfirst.

LadyDevimon is a Perfect-stage Virus-type Fallen Angel Digimon. Like Angewomon, LadyDevimon is a stage above her male counterpart because, as everyone knows, becoming female gives you an immeasurable power boost. NOBODY let Vegeta know that he can surpass Goku with this ONE NEAT TRICK!

(From the existence of Holydramon, we can further conclude that women are the intermediary stage between men and dragons.)

As Andromon said, LadyDevimon comes from the Nightmare Soldiers lineup. She originated in the Sega Saturn's video game V-pet, right alongside Angewomon, before being worked into the 0.5 version of the Nightmare Soldiers. She replaced Vamdemon as Devimon and Bakemon Dokugumon's Perfect evolution.

We're not going to see a lot of Nightmare Soldiers in this arc, as I recall, because Vamdemon's arc already covered quite a lot of them. But here's at least one that he missed.

Narrator: LadyDevimon. A female-modelled Fallen Angel Digimon. She's Perfect-stage. Her special attack, Darkness Wave, releases countless bats that consume her opponents as if by fire. Taichi: (considering) Perfect level...?

Taichi mulls over this information, his eyes fixed on the other Chosen Children in his crew as he thinks over what to do with it.

Visceral description of how the Night Raid/Darkness Wave bats work, thank you. @_@

Interesting note that they don't call her a female Digimon, but rather "female-modelled". This is, of course, because Digimon gender is strictly aesthetic.

In the dub:

Agumon: It's my turn! Tai: No, wait! We'll keep you in reserve! Agumon: Let me Warp Digivolve and I can take care of this black-and-white nightmare! Tai: Izzy, what's your Digimon Analyzer say about her? Izzy: Let's see.... Izzy: (rundown) LadyDevimon. Programmed to be the ultimate fully-Digivolved fighting soldier, she serves as gatekeeper and bodyguard for the last Dark Master. Tai: Seriously nasty.

Izzy accidentally reads off LadyDevimon's plot synopsis rather than any interesting information regarding her background or attacks, but this is information that the kids didn't know since she just sorta ambushed them.

So it works; His rundown is certainly more interesting than "She is woman shaped and does that one attack we just saw."

That he calls her "fully Digivolved" again despite knowing goddamn well that there's a stage beyond Perfect/Ultimate makes me want to throw things, however.

Taichi considers his options, then forms a plan of attack.

Taichi: Sora and Takeru, you take Birdramon and Angemon to go bring Yamato and the others back here. Sora: Eh? But they're fighting right now. Taichi: No, our other Digimon should be able to defeat her. If worse comes to worse, we have WarGreymon as our trump card. Agumon: Hehehe... I'm a trump card! Taichi: More importantly, if this really is their home, then we're close to confronting the last Dark Master. Koushiro: Piemon. Taichi: Right. He should be in there. Unfortunately, we don't know when he'll come out. What we do know is that his strength is outrageous.

Taichi flashes back on the first Dark Master episode, when WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon tried to jump Piemon together only to be brutally outfought.

In the dub, Tai's tone of voice is different. Taichi gives these orders in a cold, methodical voice. He lays out his plan matter-of-factly, with no emotion in his voice.

The dub's interpretation gives Tai a lot of energy and gusto.

Tai: We've gotta do this right! Sora, you and T.K. take Angemon and Birdramon! Find Matt and bring him back! Sora: What!? You want us to leave right in the middle of a fight!? Tai: Go. We'll manage from here. We have no choice, and if worse comes to worse, we always have... our trump card, WarGreymon! Agumon: Oh! I'm a trump card, huh? Tai: The time's come to stop acting like a bunch of children! We're facing the last of the Dark Masters! Izzy: Piedmon. Tai: Right! We don't know where he'll strike... or when... but it will be somewhere close by... and soon. (Piemon fight flashback) Tai: And he's strong! We know that. Real strong. This won't be just another fight. This one's for keeps. We've got to be ready for him.

Fuck Joe and Mimi, I guess.

This one's... ambiguous. Taichi tells Sora to go find Yamato-tachi. The suffix 達 -tachi is a pluralizing term, meaning a group of people that includes the word I just said. This group, for instance, can be referred to as Taichi-tachi. And often is; "Taichi-tachi" is a term we've heard frequently throughout the anime.

It can also be used for other descriptors. The Chosen Children, for instance, are 選ばれし子供達 Erabareshi Kodomo-tachi. Chosen Child (group).

Why they chose a four syllable DigiDestined to replace a ten-syllable 選ばれし子供達 when they knew they were gonna have to match lip flaps is beyond me, but I digress.

In any case, it can be vague as to who the others in that pluralized group are. Taichi and Agumon together, for instance, are often referred to as Taichi-tachi.

Taichi here tells Sora to go get "Yamato-tachi". The group of people that includes Yamato. This could mean Yamato, Mimi, Jou, and their Digimon. Or he could mean Yamato and Gabumon specifically. It's unclear from the simple phrase Yamato-tachi what his intent is.

From here, Takeru clarifies the plan to make sure he understands.

Takeru: So before Piemon shows up, you want us to bring Onii-chan and the others back here, right? Koushiro: It's as Taichi-san says. I'm surprised he thought that far ahead. Sora: (surprised) Taichi.... Taichi: It's just like soccer. Sora: (faintly) Eh...? Taichi: I realized it after Yamato, Mimi-chan, and Jou left. It's no good to fight like Yamcha.

Wait. Hold on. That word was がむしゃら gamushara, not やむちゃ yamucha. But goddamn do they sound similar. Fucking startled me.

Taichi: It's no good to fight recklessly. We can't make any more sacrifices.

The camera lingers on the Numemon gravestone as he speaks.

Sora: (smiling) Taichi....

In the dub:

T.K.: So that's why you want us to go! To find my brother and bring him back before Piedmon shows up! Izzy: Yeah! Tai's looking at the big picture. It's not about this fight but the next one, you see? Sora: Sorta.... Tai: Bases loaded, two out, and we need a slam dunk! Sora: Huh!? Tai: All we've been doing is meeting each threat as it comes. Barely holding on. Now we've got to put it together as a team! That means Matt, Mimi, and Joe too! We've let enough Digimon sacrifice themselves for us; It's our turn now! Sora: You're right.

Tai is an athlete. He would not mangle a sports analogy like that. Into the locker with you, nerd.

Also, it's our turn... to sacrifice ourselves? I get what you mean but maybe workshop that boast.

The context that this is a seemingly out-of-character swerve for Taichi demonstrating the character growth he's been undergoing through this arc doesn't quite make it into the dub version. We get "Tai's being really smart!" instead of "This is uncharacteristically smart for Tai."

He does mention the sacrificed Digimon, but he's more focused on his masterstroke against Piedmon instead of the somber reflection that Taichi's doing.

Up in the air, the battle continues to rage.

Angewomon drives LadyDevimon back with another Holy Arrow, forcing her to dodge away. She turns momentarily towards Angemon and Birdramon.

Angewomon: I can handle this! Angemon: We're counting on you!

As Angemon and Birdramon turn to leave, Angewomon hangs there and. Just. Watches them. Smiling.

Taking your eye off your opponent in the middle of a fight for an extended period of time is generally inadvisable. LadyDevimon merrily capitalizes on her distraction with a hard kick to the back of the head. The hit smashes Angewomon downward, slamming her face-first into one of the stony spires littered around the plateau.

LadyDevimon: (triumphant) Wahaha! Angewomon: (picking herself up) DON'T CELEBRATE YET!!!

Angewomon flies back into the brawling distance, exchanging midair punches with LadyDevimon. While they duke it out, Birdramon and Angemon pick up their partners and make for the edge of the plateau.

Sora: Those words you spoke, Taichi! I'll make sure to pass them along to Yamato-kun, Mimi-chan, and Jou-senpai! Taichi: Great! Try to do it quickly!

We can now say with certainty that Yamato-tachi meant all three of them. The dub rolled the dice and gambled wrong.

In the dub:

Angewomon: Go, Angemon! Angemon: Alright! Come on, Birdramon! Angewomon: (smiling) ... (kick) LadyDevimon: Oops! Sorry, blondie. Ahahahahahaha!

The dub keeps in LadyDevimon's kick, but cuts the rest of the action that follows. Both Angewomon impacting the spire and the subsequent fistfight are gone. Angewomon simply recovers and briefly glowers.

T.K.: See you soon, Tai! Sora: Don't worry! We'll find Matt and Mimi and Joe and be back before you know it! Tai: Try and hurry! This is kind of important! Sora: I'll do the best I can!

Godspeed, Sora.

Meanwhile, at another lakeshore, Jou and Mimi follow the sounds of Yamato's harmonica back to him.

Wait, that's not Yamato.

Jou: That was you? I thought it was someone else. Elecmon: The Village of Beginnings has is gone. I'm tired and there's nothing left for me to do. Oh, how are Takeru and Patamon doing? Are they well? Jou: U-Uh, yeah, they're great. Both Takeru and Patamon are! Palmon: We're just going a different way than they are. Elecmon: I see. I'm glad to hear it. Mimi: Hey, why don't you come with us? Elecmon: Eh? Mimi: Unless the Dark Masters are defeated, the village will never go back to normal. Neither will the Digitama. Palmon: That's why we're forming a nakama to do just that! Elecmon: D-Defeat the Dark Masters!? That's an amazing idea that you're thinking of! Jou: We're not just thinking about it. We've already started fighting them. Gomamon: Takeru and Patamon are fighting too. Elecmon: Takeru and Patamon too...?

Mimi invites Elecmon to join her nakama, and he needs a moment to consider her proposal.

In the dub, Piedmon chimes in following their second commercial to segue us to the new scene.

Piedmon: Well, well. Let's just see how our little drama is unraveling. HA!!! (Mimi's team finds Elecmon playing the harmonica) Joe: Oh, so it was you? We thought it was someone else. Elecmon: Yeah, I'm sure you did. It's always the same thing. I'm just a constant source of disappointment to everybody. ...hey, how's Patamon? And T.K.? They alright? Joe: Yeah! And I know that both of them will be really happy to see you, Elecmon. Palmon: Yeah! Not that we're not, of course. Elecmon: Yeah, right. I'm sure. Nice try! Mimi: Hey, I know! Why don't you come along with us? Elecmon: Huh? Mimi: Yeah, we're gonna defeat those creepy Dark Masters once and for all, and fix up Primary Village too! Palmon: We need all the friends we can get! I know we don't look like much now, but maybe with your help, we can do it! Elecmon: Take on the Dark Masters!? I think I'll pass! I may be down, but I don't wanna be out! Joe: (snippy) For your information, we've taken them on! In fact, we've already defeated most of them! Gomamon: T.K. and Patamon have really been incredible! Elecmon: T.K. and Patamon? Those sweet kids are mixing it up with the Dark Masters!?

Mimi and Palmon don't have nakama to lean on so their invite is a lot less formal. Palmon tries to compensate by puffing up Elecmon as a potential game-changer which.

I mean. He's a Child. So.

Joe...

Let's be real, he's using an awfully liberal definition of "we" in both of these versions, seeing as he and Mimi were not present for two out of three Dark Master showdowns thus far. But Gomamon makes it worse by not just saying T.K. and Patamon are there but claiming knowledge of their performance that he does not possess.

All three of them are lying through their teeth to get Elecmon to enlist.

After some consideration, Elecmon comes to a decision.

Elecmon: Very well! Then I'm not going down so easily either! I'm coming with! Mimi: (pleased) Ehehehe! Elecmon: Besides, you guys look like you need all the help you can get. Ogremon: (defensive) What was that!? Jou: By the way, that harmonica you have...? Elecmon: What, this?

Elecmon stands up, approaching Jou so he can have a closer look.

Elecmon: I found it lying on the beach. Jou: You found it? Can I have a look?

Taking the harmonica from Elecmon, Jou inspects it. There's no mistaking it.

Jou: It's definitely Yamato's. Mimi: Eh!? Then he's probably close by! But... up ahead is....

Mimi looks out at the lake ahead of them.

Gomamon: Maybe he swam? Elecmon: Now that I think of it, I saw a swan boat leave from here last night. I just assumed some of the Nightmare Soldiers were out goofing off. Mimi: A SWAN BOAT!?!? Jou: Then there's no doubt about it! That was Yamato!

Because who else would ever use a swan boat?

...in the lifeless realm of darkness... where joy is dead....

Yeah, okay, that checks out

The geography here isn't entirely clear, since they napped at a lake and now they're at another lake. But I'm pretty sure that other lake was Seadramon's, while this one is the lake from the PicoDevimon sub-arc. The one that Digitamamon's diner would be beside if Spiral Mountain hadn't reshuffled it into Mugendramon's urban stripe.

In the dub, Elecmon doesn't do a lot of considering. That last line about those "crazy kids" takes up the space his contemplation would have filled.

Elecmon: Okay, if they're crazy enough to fight them then I am too. You twisted my arm. Mimi: (pleased) Ahahahahaha! Elecmon: Frankly, you guys are lucky to have gotten this far without me! Ogremon: (defensive) Oh, is that right!? Joe: By the way, Elecmon, where'd you get that harmonica? Elecmon: This thing? (Elecmon gets up, walking to Joe) Elecmon: I found it on the beach. Somebody must have dropped it. Joe: Can I take a look at it? (Joe inspects the harmonica) Joe: Oh, yeah. It's definitely Matt's. Mimi: That means he must be around here somewhere! Or he was.... You think he might have gone across? Gomamon: That's a long way to swim. Elecmon: Now that you mention it, I saw somebody cross the water last night. I thought it was one of those Nightmare Soldiers fooling around but, come to think of it, they probably wouldn't be using a boat shaped like a swan. Mimi: IT WAS A SWAN!?!? Joe: That settles it! It has to have been Matt! I can just picture it now!

Very faithfully translated. Again, this episode shows no hesitation in calling them "Nightmare Soldiers", in stark contrast to the Deep Savers and Metal Empire.

I don't think Pinocchimon's crew were ever called Wind Guardians in either version, come to think of it.

Thinking about Yamato, Jou makes a decision that's been weighing on his mind.

Jou: Hey, Mimi-kun.... Mimi: What is it? Jou: We've built up the nakama quite a bit. You'll be okay without me and Gomamon around, won't you? Mimi: What do you mean? Are you going somewhere? Jou: I'm... going after Yamato. Mimi: Then we should all go! Jou: No! Only Gomamon and I are going. Mimi: Eh!? Why!? Jou: We all need to find our own paths. Mimi: Our own path...? Jou: Yours is the path of building the nakama. Taichi's group have the path of fighting. (reconsiders) ...I mean, we can't make Taichi's group do all the fighting, though. I have to fight too. But... I'm not very strong and I can take Gomamon to his Ultimate level.

We close up on Gomamon for a moment, watching Jou sympathetically. Jou finally comes clean on why he wanted to go with Mimi.

Jou: That's why I thought we would hold the others back if we stayed with them. But there must be some things that only I can do. I'm sure Yamato realized that too. That's why I'm going after him.

Jou's words parallel what Gomamon told Yamato back during the Jureimon arguments: Taichi's cool in his own way but there are also things that only Yamato can do.

Jou: Uh... that's what I was thinking, anyway. Do you think it's a good idea? Gomamon: Of course it is! It was your decision, after all. Mimi: Jou-senpai.... Ogremon: Let him go. That guy's got a sterner spine than he seems to. Mimi: (smiling) Mhm....

Jou came with Mimi because he felt like the team would be better off without him.

(He was clearly not paying attention to how mission-critical Zudomon ended up being for the entire MetalSeadramon sub-arc. Just because Zudomon wasn't a match for Pinocchimon, that doesn't mean he was useless!)

Alright, let's see how the dub handles this.

Joe: Listen, Mimi. Mimi: Yeah? Joe: You've got a lot of friends now. Will you be okay if Gomamon and I go off for a while? Mimi: Hmm? What do you mean? Go off for a while? Go where? Joe: I don't know. I guess wherever Matt's gone to. Mimi: Okay! We'll all come with you and help you find him! Joe: Not this time! Just Gomamon can go. Mimi: Come on! What are you talking about? Joe: We each have our own path to follow. Mimi: What does that mean? Joe: Tai knows what he's doing. He knows where he fits in and so do you. So do the others! But I don't. Look, I know that we're in for the fight of our lives and part of me knows that I should stay and help. But I... I want you to count on me. Gomamon: ... Joe: If I'm unreliable, then Gomamon can't fully Digivolve. We're like circus clowns. We'd just get in the way! Don't look at me like that; You know that it's true. I'm gonna figure this out. They don't call me Old Reliable for nothing! Gomamon: But they don't. Joe: I'll ignore that! I think Matt was searching for the same thing when he left and I want to know if he found it somewhere out there. ...then again, it might be a total waste of time. It's just an idea. Gomamon: If you feel that strongly about it, it's gotta be the right thing! Mimi: You sure about this, Joe? Ogremon: Let the kid go his own way. Gomamon: I'm with ya, buddy! Ogremon: He's stronger than he looks. Mimi: (smiling) Mhm....

This is mostly good but Joe's speech derails somewhere between "Tai knows where he fits in" and "Gomamon can't fully Digivolve". The way Joe phrases it sort of implies that once he figures his shit out, Gomamon will be able to hit Ultimate/Mega. That is not where this is going.

Joe also tries to cut the tension with that quip about circus clowns and Old Reliable, but this is an impassioned speech about a major decision he's making for the sake of his own personal growth. It's not really the time for tone-shattering quipping.

Still, he covers the key point: He needs to leave to go find his own path, like Matt did. And finding his path involves finding Matt.

Meanwhile, back at the fight, LadyDevimon unleashes another Darkness Wave on Angewomon.

Angewomon blocks the bat wave with her hands, which weirdly enough works.

(It's hard to make out but I think she's actually making some sort of light barrier.)

However, while her attention is on the bats, it is once again off of her adversary. LadyDevimon grabs her by her long hair, swinging her around in a circle.

LadyDevimon: HORAHORAHORAHORA!!!

Kabuterimon super-evolves to join the fight, right as LadyDevimon lets go of Angewomon. He catches her in his hands.

AtlurKabuterimon: Are you okay? Angewomon: STAY OUT OF IT!!!

Okay this is going to take some explaining. The word ほら hora basically means "Hey! Look at me! Watch! Check this shit out!" etc. etc.

The term おら ora is, to my understanding, a tough guy slang version of ほら hora.

Screaming おらおらおらおら ORAORAORAORA at the top of your lungs while doing intense violence is a popular action trope in Japan. The internet tells me it was popularized by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, whose titular character would shout that while lobbing rapid-fire punches? But that's the internet.

LadyDevimon is doing that, but with the original ほら hora terminology because she is too classy and ladylike for tough guy slang.

Part of me wants to say it comes from sumo, but I can't find any evidence of that so I may just be remembering things wrong.

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: Round and round we go! (Kabuterimon Digivolves to MegaKabuterimon) LadyDevimon: Never did like that bleached look! (LadyDevimon tosses Angewomon; MegaKabuterimon catches her) MegaKabuterimon: Gotcha! Angewomon: LET ME GO!!!

MegaKabuterimon releases Angewomon, who furiously charges at LadyDevimon.

Angewomon: IT'S ON NOW!!!

Angewomon flies back in and gives LadyDevimon a hard slap across the face.

LadyDevimon: YOU THINK!?!?

LadyDevimon returns the slap. Their brawl devolves into a slap fight while the children below watch in bewildered uncertainty.

Taichi: I'm lost...! Koushiro: ...women are terrifying when they get mad. Hikari: DON'T LOSE TO HER!!! GET HER!!! GET HER!!!

Well, the boys watch in bewildered uncertainty. Hikari's out for blood.

In the dub:

Angewomon: LET ME AT HER!!! (Angewomon slaps LadyDevimon and the slapfight begins) Tai: Wow! Look at them go! Izzy: I know I shouldn't watch this, but... I can't take my eyes off it.... Kari: GET HER, ANGEWOMON!!! THAT'S RIGHT!!! KNOCK THAT WITCH'S BLOCK OFF!!! GO!!!

Rather than confused and disturbed, Dub Tai and Izzy seem to be perving on the fight instead. Also, surprisingly, none of the slap fight is censored.

Fed up, LadyDevimon twirls in the air, building momentum for a spin kick across the face.

LadyDevimon: WHAT'S SO CHARMING ABOUT YOU!?!?

She lands a direct hit, sending Angewomon hurtling into the ground below.

LadyDevimon: I'VE GOT YOU NOW!!! DARKNESS SPEEEEEEEEAR!!!

Her massive clawlike left hand morphs into a lance and she lunges. AtlurKabuterimon throws himself in the way, blocking the spear with his hard shell. It breaks off on impact.

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: ENOUGH OF THIS!!! (spinkick) LadyDevimon: THIS GAME IS OVER!!! YOU'RE GROUNDED, GOLDILOCKS!!! BLACK WING!!!

A lot of this is just fight-o fight-o dialogue in both versions, but I have no idea why stabbing someone with a lance is called "Black Wing".

Breaking off her Darkness Spear causes LadyDevimon to recoil in pain, grabbing her arm.

LadyDevimon: AUGH!!! CHEAP SHOT!!! GET OUT OF THE WAY!!! AtlurKabuterimon: Oh, u-uh... sorry about that.....

Awkward though AtlurKabuterimon feels about it, his intervention here is a game-changer. Angewomon gets her second wind, rocketing out from under his shell and back up into the air.

LadyDevimon: Huh!? Angewomon: Playtime is over. Prepare yourself!

A great holy light erupts from behind Angewomon. LadyDevimon recoils in pain, shielding her eyes as if the light itself is harmful to her.

LadyDevimon: WHAT ARE YOU SO EXCITED ABOUT!?!?

LadyDevimon regenerates her Darkness Spear for one last-ditch effort. But before she can close distance, Angewomon lets loose with Heaven's Charm. LadyDevimon lets out a bloodcurdling scream as the energy wave disintegrates her into pixels.

LadyDevimon: P-PIEMON-SAMA!!!

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: AUGH!!! YOU BROKE IT!!! MegaKabuterimon: (snarky) Aww, send me the bill! Angewomon: (rises again) You're right, LadyDevimon! This game IS over! (holy light) LadyDevimon: AUGH!!! NOT YET!!! DARKNESS-- Angewomon: HEAVEN'S CHARM!!! (Heaven's Charm kills LadyDevimon) LadyDevimon: AHHHHHHH I'M MEEEEELTING!!!

Okay, I super love the way Angewomon interrupts LadyDevimon calling an attack, like a quick-draw battle.

LadyDevimon references Wizard of Oz as she dies, paying off Kari's repeated accusations of her being a witch.

Once LadyDevimon is dead, the two Perfects degenerate back into Tailmon and Tentomon.

Hikari catches Tailmon as she falls out of the air, while Tentomon rushes to Koushiro for inspection.

Tentomon: (wailing) Koushiro-han! You don't see any marks on my back, do you?

But, while they're having this moment, Taichi's focus is on the distant observatory.

Taichi: (firmly) Incoming. Hikari & Koushiro: Eh!?

Taichi draws the group's attention to a distant figure walking from the observatory towards them. He uses his mini telescope to confirm.

Taichi: It's Piemon. Koushiro: The final Dark Master. Taichi: Agumon, get ready! Agumon: Okay, Taichi.

Agumon warp-evolves into WarGreymon for this final battle.

Piemon: Hmhmhmhmhm.... Taichi: Be careful. He's tough. Narrator: The last of the Dark Masters has finally appeared. Will Yamato and the others return in time?

We cut to Sora and Takeru flying out in search of the others. Mimi and her crew still searching for others to join them. Jou on Ikkakumon's back crossing the lake. And then close WarGreymon and Piemon preparing to face off, with Piemon laughing menacingly.

In the dub:

Tentomon: (wailing) How's my back!? Can you see anything!? I hope it didn't leave a scar! Agumon: (excited) Tai! You see what I see? Tai: It's him! Izzy & Kari: (startled gasp) Tai: It doesn't look good, that's for sure! (Tai uses his mini telescope to confirm) Tai: Piedmon....

The dub puts its final commercial break here. Right at the very end. We come back to Tai looking at Piedmon through his mini telescope again.

Tai: The last of the Dark Masters! Izzy: The guy's not exactly in a hurry, is he? Tai: Suit up, Agumon! You're on! Agumon: It's about time! (Agumon Warp Digivolves) Piedmon: Hmhmhmhmhmhm.... WarGreymon: I'm ready! Tai: Remember, he's strong! We don't even know how strong! WarGreymon: No problem! At this rate, I'm only worried about dying of old age! Tai: It's okay. The longer he draws this out, the better for us!

They slide in some quips about Piedmon's slow, ominous approach. Then Tai fills in for the narrator's part during the shots of the rest of the DigiDestined.

Tai: No offense, WarGreymon, but you can only hold him off for so long. We're gonna need everybody for this one. T.K. and Sora! Mimi! And our Digimon allies! And Matt! And good ol' reliable Joe! I say, let him take his time! WarGreymon: Okay, okay. But this waiting gets on my nerves! Piedmon: Hmhmhmhmhmhm..... Narrator: Are the DigiDestined ready to face Piedmon, the most powerful villain in the Digi-World? Tune in to the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!

You know, it's fair that the dub would think that.

But no. In a given set of Four Heavenly Kings, there's usually one more deity above them all. The Dark Masters are no exception.

Assessment: Honestly, LadyDevimon's kind of a throwaway villain. The real meat of this episode is two-fold: Mimi and Jou's scenes, and Taichi showing his character growth by making long-term tactical decisions with the soldiers under him.

It feels like they needed to be fighting somebody for that, but it didn't really matter who.

Speaking of Jou and Mimi, there's something interesting in the fact that we're back at this lake. Only this time it's Jou making the decision to go find Yamato, instead of Yamato making the decision to go help Jou.

I feel like there's something to that. But I can't say for certain until we see where this is going.

#digimon #digimon adventure #revisiting digimon #revisiting digimon adventure

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many-interests-life · 7 months ago

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New Negaishipping AU

A new account means a new au with some new headcanons, as well as some old ones, along with some impressive twists and turns in it.

Like my last au, we're starting at the end of Pokémon Journeys. At age 11, Ash and Pikachu take the road, going wherever the wind takes them. When stopping at a Pokémon Center, Ash sees a notice for an entry battle between Iris and Trip. Seeing Iris in an entry battle scared Ash, knowing that losing to Cynthia dropped Iris down to 8th place in the Masters 8 after he took 1st from Leon. He decided to go to Unova to watch the match, and cheer for his close friend. When he got there, it was already the finale, with the matchup being Trip's Serperior vs Iris's Haxorus. Serperior was starting to squeeze the life out of Haaxorus with Wrap, and Iris began to have an anxiety attack. However, she started to hear the cheering voice of Ash Ketchum from the crowd. She turned, saw him there, and began to calm down, and shared that same energy with Haxorus, who eventually broke free using Poison Jab and later beating Serperior to give Iris the win. After the battle, Iris ran up to Ash and pounced him with a hug. As soon as Ash blushed, he, as well as his Lucario, knew that he had a crush on Iris.

After that, Ash and Iris call each other often while they're traveling in different directions. It gets a little annoying for their Pokémon to listen to them sound awkward towards each other.

Iris's 12th birthday unfortunately happened to be on the busiest day in Unova, so none of her friends or rivals could make it to her birthday party. Well, not ALL of them, as Ash traveled to Opelucid City just for that purpose, and even though he was the only one to come, Ash's appearance made Iris smile. As presents, he gave her a Dragon Amulet that he had Olivia make him back on Akala Island in the Alola Region, he showed off his own Snivy, now a fully evolved and powerful Serperior, and he challenged Iris to a double battle, which ends in a tie, making Ash the first Monarch in the history of the Pokémon World Coronation Series to ever tie in a battle. After this battle was when Iris realizes she has a real crush on Ash.

Not long after, a new Masters 8 Tournament is announced, with the bracket changing slightly. Alain was now the Kalos Champion, with Diantha retiring after that. Marnie was in as well, now as the new Spikemuth Gym Leader, as well Flint (Sinnoh Elite Four Member) and Raihan returning to the ranks. The final results of this tournament were the finals being between Ash and Iris, with Lucario vs Haxorus in the final clash, and Mega Lucario emerging victorious, allowing Ash to keep his title of Monarch.

After the Tournament, Ash and Iris begin to travel together once again, as their journey were far from over. From ages 13 to 14, they have all sorts of adventures, and training Ash's older Pokemon to get stronger and possibly evolve, with Ash's Gible evolving to a Garchomp being their biggest success. Along the way, they stop in Hoenn, where they meet Serena and May, and these three girls that they all became friends when meeting in Hoenn after their starting travels with Ash. This surprises him, and he asks Serena and May to join him and Iris on their Journeys. May sadly declines, as she became the Hoenn Princess and Top Idol, and had duties that kept her in Lilicove City, but Serena agrees to join him. Later, Cilan reunites with Ash and Iris and gets introduced to Serena, who was thrilled at first, but later gets annoyed at Cilan's evaluations. Sure reminds Serena of a certain nerd she traveled with in the past...

From ages 14 to 16 (For Ash, Iris, and Serena. For Cilan, he was just now entering his 20s), Ash, Iris, Serena, and Cilan all travel together and have many adventures together. At one point, Ash decides to go home to Pallet Town and relax. There, Ash introduces his friends to his mom. And all his friends find the peaceful to be more relaxing than city life, which was what they had to live in for a while. During that time, Ash confesses to Iris that he likes her, and they agree to start their dating life together. Little did they know that Serena like Ash as well, and saw their confession, and began to feel jealous and upset. Eventually, Serena decided to confess to Ash, and surprisingly, she didn't get the response she was expecting, as Ash accepted it too. So now, he has two girlfriends. And here comes another twist. After getting her life saved by Iris from a final, ultimate catastrophe cause by Team Rocket, Serena started to have feelings for Iris!!! Eventually, without Ash or Cilan knowing, Serena confesses to Iris, Iris accepts, and the two of them are now dating. Little did they know that Lucario was watching the confession, and through Aura, Ash saw it too, but he wasn't angry, but actually happy, as he saw Serena actually happy, and Iris said she would always be loyal to Ash first. Later, the two girls admit their new relationship to Ash and Cilan, and while Cilan is shocked and a little angry at Iris, Ash isn't, as he admits he saw the confession through Lucario's Aura-infused eyes, which shocks them. Now, we have a three-way tie between Negaishipping, Amourshipping, and Fairdragonshipping. (I know the original word for this, but I'm not using it, because I don't care for it.)

After all three confessions, they all tell their friends and family, with May being the most shocked, as she was friends with Ash, Iris, and Serena equally! from ages 16 to 18 They all have a very interesting dating life ahead of them.

Sometime during their dating life, the three travel with Goh, Chloe, Cilan, and Clemont and Bonnie altogether, and they all have a lot of fun. At one point, Ash gets challenged by Hop, who is now the new Galar Champion. After a fierce clash, the battle ends with Ash and Pikachu using their specialty Z-Move, 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt, with Ash emerges victorious. This impresses mostly Iris, but everyone agrees to go visit the Alola region for a while.

For a whole year, when they were both 18, Ash and Iris stay and enjoy the Alola. I say only Ash and Iris, because everyone had to leave to do their own personal things back in their respective homes, even Serena. During her first full year in Alola, Iris meets Ash's Alola friends, becomes rivals with Kiawe and Gladion, becomes an Ultra Guardian member, and receives her own Z-Ring with various Z-Crystals, and catches some Alolan Pokémon of her own.

After their time in Alola, Ash and Iris reunite with Serena. From ages 18 to 19, and this time accompanied by Goh, who is now a professor's assistant in Project Mew, they all travel together again. During this time frame, they are all in Kalos, where with the help of Korrina, Iris and Serena receive Mega Stones for their respective Pokémon. And then, at age 20, instead of Ash being the one to propose, Iris is the one to propose to Ash. And after they recently turn 21, Ash marries Iris. The both of them offered Serena to marry them too, but Serena politely declined, as she was too pleased to see Iris happy with Ash as newlyweds. She promised that she would always love them both, but she ends up marrying Shauna 6 months after Ash and Iris got married. In exchange, Ash and Iris promised that if they have children, Serena would be their godmother, which made Serena cry tears of joy.

There's my new au! I'll post headcanons for each section along the remainder of this year! I hope you enjoy my new au! I know I didn't mention Lucario very often, but he still plays a major role in the au, and I will mention him in the headcanon sets.

To @pokenoire , talking to you and realizing your place in Tumblr inspired me to add some pieces of your passion into it, and I'll keep it up throughout the year. I did include some lesbian Serena bits into you. And yes, even though I said she was dating both Ash and Iris, she started to get more interested into Iris after she got saved from Team Rocket.

To @moonxpalace , please don't hate me or feel disgusted when you read the twists I chose to make with Ash and Iris's dating lives! I was just trying to be creative!

#ash ketchum #iris pokemon #negaishipping #pokemon serena #My new au!

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grueviolette · 20 days ago

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An infinity of Questions

DWC - 31 May - Day 7 - Punish / Infinite

As soon as Mei and Ezryn met, they became fast friends. Perhaps this is because they both come from people who have lived apart from the world for a long time. Or perhaps it's more to do with their energetic, jovial personalities. Since then, they often get together to exchange questions about each other, over a cup of tea.

"So you dracthyrs can fly in sync, like a group of griffin riders in formation. She says with her mouth half-full. "That's something I should see."

"It's more harmonious and disciplined. If you'd like, we're due to give a little demonstration at the Algeth'ar academy the day after tomorrow, in the afternoon. You and the others can come and see." She says enthusiastically. “Guo can come too.”

“With pleasure,” she notes the event in her diary. I'll go and warn the others later."

"Now, what exactly is a Dame de Compagnie? You talk about it a lot, but what is it?"

Mei had expected this question from her.

"It's easy to understand. A lady-in-waiting, is a woman of noble rank or more rarely of low birth." She takes a sip of her tea before resuming. "These women have also received a special education from specialized instructors. They must read, write, master music, the art of conversation... To name but a few."

Ezryn listens attentively, several new questions forming in her mind. Mei intends to answer them as best she can.

"I see. One thing puzzles me, you're quite an educated person. How come you haven't become one?" She asks curiously.

"It's because of my fur," she rolls up her jacket sleeve. More precisely, the color. Not everyone appreciates it."

Although they're tolerant in general, not all Pandaren are. Her answer made Ezryn realize that she shouldn't have asked her question.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I didn't-"

"No." She interrupts her. "It's okay, you didn't do anything wrong. All that happened a long time ago, water under the bridge as they say." She replies to reassure her with a smile.

If she says so, then Ezryn adds no more. She diverts the subject to something else more sympathetic. And Mei happily answers her questions, before asking her some of her own.

@daily-writing-challenge

#mei #ezryn #world of warcraft #story #maydwc2025 #mayday72025 #grueviolette

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melshome · 2 years ago

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Crying blood, bleeding tears

tw mention of su!c!de, angst, no comfort, character death, demon slayer AU character scaramouche/F!reader a/n i really enjoyed writing thiss!! the angst in this- i was surprised when i reread this. "did i write this? holy-" haha

happy reading though! or considering it's angst- probably not happy reading...

this one-shot is a bit long.. 2308 words to be exact.. sorry about that :,3 it's also on my ao3!!

The way you spoke to people, how you use your hands in conversations, how you always care for people even if they have bad intentions for you. The way you look at him, like he's the only person in the world that matters to you. If he was dared to tell the whole world he loves you, he would simply whisper it in your ear.

Out of all the hashira's, you're a rank higher than him, but he is still well respected, even though his personality is shi-ty. Most of the members of the Demon Slayer Corps know him for how strong he is, even though he joined the Corps a year ago. Apparently he was some sort of criminal before he joined. A lot of people question if he should be serving the Corps, but Master let him join. You're still curious as to why the Master let him join, but he has definitely changed since he joined.

"Scaramouchie! We're on another mission together, how great is that?!" You jog up to him. You love to call him Scaramouchie, teasing him of any sort is fun, especially seeing his flustered face. He turns from his conversation with one of the Mizunoe ranked slayers, scowling, but when he sees you, his scowl disappears, and his eyes soften at your smile. But he quickly turns back, mumbling something to himself.

"Yeah yeah, be quiet, will you? We need to focus, apparently it's an Uppermoon, according to this Mizunoe," he gestures at the trembling girl. She bows when you turn to her.

"Are you hurt anywhere? The Kakushi will be here soon, please take the other slayers to safety in the meantime, yes?" You say, not letting her reply. She bows, and rushes off to the other slayers.

Nakurami Forest is known for being dark even when it's bright and sunny. It's something due to the trees according to Master. An Uppermoon? Here in Nakurami Forest..? You question, going back to Scaramouche, who is looking at the forest.

"What are you thinking, Y/N?" He asks, noticing how there's some sort of look on your face, which is unusual for you.

You turn to him, surprised, but you push the thoughts away, trying to focus.

"Nothing," you smile at him.

"Loving thunder breathing, first form, wall of rumbling hearts!"

A wall, with hearts, that is shaking against each other, small bolts of lightning between them, suddenly rises from the ground, going all the way up to the tree tops. You wince at the pain at your stomach, and quickly help the wounded member out of danger, yelling at him to leave the forest.

You cough, and look at the blood splattered at the ground from the cough.

Your wall goes down, and there is Scaramouche fighting the Uppermoon, dashing from spot to spot. You straighten your back, getting into stance. You hear your crow say something about two more hashira's arriving.

"Loving thunder breathing, third form, lightning love!"

A lightning cackle bursts from the sky, stunning the Uppermoon. Scaramouche takes this opportunity and dashes right to the Uppermoon, about to slice his neck, but the Uppermoon disappears, and you're suddenly pulled down to the ground, hitting your head on a rock, half of it in the ground, the other sharp half, on top.

You shrieked, a sudden jolt of pain rushing through your head. You try to keep your eyes open, your vision blurry, and your head is spinning. Your sword drops to the ground right next to you, the handguard of a lotus flower falling off from it. You groan, at the rush of the pain rushing through your head.

You can't focus on anything, and it's confusing you. He sees you fall back, and fear and worry fills his eyes. He gets into his stance.

"Anemo breathing, third form, song of the wind."

All of a sudden, he's right there, right next to the Uppermoon behind you, like a gust of wind had taken him there. He slashes the Uppermoon's head, and it falls to the ground. He drops his sword, panting, and goes right to your side.

"Y/N? Are you alright? Can you hear me? What's your name? What's my name?" He panics, asking all sorts of questions.

You try your best to answer all of them, but you wince in pain. You tied a cloth around your stomach when the Uppermoon sliced a bit too deep, but now the cloth is falling apart.

"Sca…scara.."

He shakes his head, tears streaming down his face. He hiccups, shaking his head.

"Y/N.. No.. Please don't leave me.. You're the only.." He struggles to finish his sentence.

You were the first person who treated him with kindness, even when you didn't know him that well. All the other hashira's treated him differently when he first joined, but you spoke to him, after he defeated a demon, effortlessly. You wanted to learn more about this mysterious hashira. He was a strange one, he was quiet, and kept to himself, but the more you two talked, he cared more about you, and loved you more than himself. He never showed this kindness to you, but you could see it in his eyes. The way they soften when you walk into the room. You could see it in his expressions as he's talking to you.

You groan in pain, gulping down and trying to control your breathing.

"Try to control your breathing. The Kakushi will be here soon, hang in there a little longer, please Y/N?" His voice is breaking apart, and he's trying to stop crying. He's holding your hand, and squeezing it, giving you reassurance that he'll be here with you. For eternity.

"Scara.. You're a really.. Good person, you know? Look at you worrying about me, when you're hurt worse," You manage to get out, but there's so much pain from your stomach.

"Sh-t.." You mumble under your breath, feeling more blood pour out from your stomach as you speak.

Scaramouche notices this, and unbuttons his uniform, ripping it off. He folds it as quickly as he can, and puts pressure with it to your wound.

"It's fine, Scara…" You can taste the blood in your mouth from the punch to the stomach earlier. You've always had a habit of peeling the skin on your lips, secretly loving the metallic taste on your tongue. But you want the taste to go away now. You want all the pain to go away, you just want to see Scaramouche smile once more. When he smiles, you just seem to forget all about your struggles, and worries. All you could see was how beautiful he looked. How happy he looked to just be with you.

"NO!" You're surprised by this outburst.

"BE QUIET Y/N. IT'S NOT FINE, YOU'RE.." He pants, trying to process all this, trying to keep it all together for your sake, but he's a mess. There's tears flooding down his eyes, snot dripping from his nose, and there is blood everywhere.

You give him a smile, your best smile. To show him it's okay. But you know it's not. There's tears rolling down the side of your face now, and you sniff, trying to keep yourself together.

He notices the smile, the tears and his eyes widen.

"STOP! Please.. Y/N.. Stop. Just stop.. Stop smiling like EVERYTHING IS OKAY. YOU'RE NOT OKAY, YOU'RE NOT OKAY."

You lift your hand, and take his hand from the cloth he's still applying pressure to you on. You hold his hand, as tightly as you can.

"Scaramouche.. It's alright." He frowns, his mouth opening to say something, but you continue, stopping him.

"It's alright. Death is something that happens in life. It's natural. It comes to everyone. Everyone has their happy ever after, some of them don't. But having you with me, as.." You can't bring yourself to say the word.

No matter how much you wanted to die in the past, no matter how many times you've cursed at yourself for not being able to die, you can't bring yourself to say the word in front of him, while he's crying. You've never seen him cry, and seeing him cry right now, breaks your heart. You want to hug him, and comfort him. But you can't.

"The Kakushi.." he says, but he shakes his head, hiccupping and wiping his eyes.

"They won't be here in time.. The rock hit my.. Head.. Really.. Badly…" you smile at him, feeling the tears run down your ear.

"STOP BEING SO NEGATIVE. THEY WILL BE HERE.. SOON.." He yells at you, squeezing your hand.

You chuckle, scrunching your face in pain.

His hold on your hand loosens, afraid he's going to cause you even more pain.

"Hey.. Scara.. Mouchie.."

He looks at you, waiting for you to speak. He's always enjoyed talking to you. He's always enjoyed listening to you, ramble on about things that interest you. Scaramouche has always known that you overthink things quite easily, so he tries his best to be clear about things. Your voice, smile, and just you, has always cheered him up. But seeing you die? Right in front of him? When he can't do anything? How can he live? How can he live, with the regret that you died right in front of him, and he just watched you, snot dripping down his face, crying like a little baby?

You slowly lose your vision, and your eyes seem to be closing. You try your best to keep your eyes open, but you can't. Deep down, you just want to close your eyes to make the pain go away. Your eyelids are too heavy for you now.

"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. DON'T! KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. DON'T LEAVE ME.. Please... Y/N.." He sobs through his words, wiping his noses, gently shaking you, still holding your hand. Having three people leave and betray him left him alone, but once he met you, he forgot all about them. He forgot all about his suffering. You bloomed a path into his heart, allowing him to express himself more, showing more of his self to people, and especially to you. What did he do to have you enter his life, and be the sunlight, he always looks forward to seeing?

Your hand goes limp, and he continues shaking you, sobbing. He continues to hold your hand, even when there's no warmth on your hand. He continues holding your hand, even when he knows, that you're already gone.

"Y/N.. Please.. Wake up.. "

Your whole body is cold, and limp. You're not moving at all, not even when he shakes you violently. He stares at your body. In horror, shock, denial. You're not actually dead, are you? You're just teasing him, aren't you?

"I want to hear you.. call me Scaramouchie.. once more.. please.."

A few years later...

"Anemo breathing, third form, Jade-Claimed flower."

A flower, the same design as the top of his hat, rises from beneath the demon, and folds itself in half with the demon in the middle of it, knocking out the demon. He takes a step to the unconscious demon. Rising his sword, he slashes the demons head off, its body crumbling away, as the ashes fly into the air. He slices his sword in the air, something he was always taught to remove the blood after a fight. He slowly puts his sword back into his scabbard, and looks around the scene. More Kakushi scurry onto the scene, helping the wounded and helping clean up the scene.

"Sir Scaramouche?"

He turns around slowly, wondering why someone would talk to him, when there are severely wounded people who need attention.

His eyes widen slightly, and he seems to have been bought back to the first time he met her.

The same worried expression, like he's worrying if Scaramouche will be annoyed. She also used to have that expression whenever she asked for a favour, or for help with something.

"I uh.. I thank you.. Thank you for helping us.. I don't know if we would've been able to see the sun again if you hadn't arrived.." the young slayer bows, lower than a normal bow. Scaramouche looks in surprise, but his gaze softens. She also bowed like that when she apologized and thanked people..

Some of the Kakushi are secretly watching this scene now, as they continue cleaning up and helping the wounded. None of the new slayers ever dare walk up to Scaramouche due to his temper and cold personality. They've heard about him, as he's the most well respected among the Hashira, but the new slayers question that because of the stories they've heard about him, by people who have met him before.

Scaramouche takes a step to the young slayer, and places his hand on his head, and pats it gently. The young man is surprised by this, but he just stands there.

Scaramouche looks at the slayer, and gives a small smile. A genuine smile, but there is a hint of sorrow in his eyes as he smiles.

He takes his hand off the slayer's head, and walks off. All the Kakushi watch him leave, but continue with work, murmuring to each other. The young slayer turns and watches him, staring at him leave, but before he does leave, the young slayer yells something to Scaramouche, he's been wanting to tell him since he first saw him.

"I like your handguard.. A lotus flower.. It's beautiful."

Scaramouche stops for a second when he hears this. He's surprised the slayer noticed, and even commented on this. He smiles, just a bit. Scaramouche waves his hand, as he continues to walk out of the forest.

Once he has left Narukami Forest, he stares at the sun, shining down. He suddenly chuckles to himself, adjusting his hat.

"What an idiot.. Who bows that low?"

#melshome #genshin impact #genshin #genshin angst #wanderer #wanderer genshin impact #wanderer genshin #scaramouche angst #scaramouche x reader #scaramouche #oneshot #demon slayer au #kimetsu no yaiba #kny au #original breathing style #angst #angst no comfort #reader dies

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zaynes-nieve · 8 months ago

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Zayne Nieve's LADS opinions of the men

I wanna try something new, so first we're gonna get into how i feel about all of them, men, and they're pluses. But eventually, someone is gonna have to be pushed to last. it doesn't mean that they aren't great! Just means that they don't speak to me personally. Starting off first, I'm going to talk about Xavier

💜💫 Xavier 💜💫

Xavier fans, I get his appeal! Recently, I've been seeing more content for him outside of the game, and he is very soft, sleepy , who is also very possessive, lol. He is very cute, and he has cracked me up with some of the few 5-star memories I do have of him! Also learned recently, he is a hidden freak XD. He as so far been placed last on my LADS Men list, one because of my low content for him but two just because I liked the other men over him but he had managed to win me over so let's see where I'll place him after his birthday event is complete. Also, happy early birthday, Xavier 🎂 🥳

❤️🐦‍⬛Sylus ❤️🐦‍⬛

Sylus is the newest of the bunch, so it's understandable why there isn't much content, especially cause I'm not farming for him. I went out of my way to get all his original content, but after that, I hadn't tried to get any of his new content. But I've enjoyed what I have seen. He is a little to blase for me but I definitely enjoy the security in his money lol. Also No Defense Zone was a crazy watch XD. He reminds me of all of those rich male leads only softer. I am also highly curious about his lore especially because his myth story was in the modern day compared to the other leads

🧡🐡 Rafayel 🧡🐡

Rafayel is the one I have the most content for purely by chance. IDK how the pulls work for the limited if IT IS affected by affinity that is one very cool and two would explain why I typically now get Zayne cards first and Rafayel second. I have been exposed to most of his content besides Zayne, and as such, I know the most about him, his character, and his interactions with MC. He, at least to me, is very funny. I enjoy him being bratty and pouty, though I'm like 70% sure half of it is a front. Or it could he a Luo Binghesque character. I am slightly off put by the master aspect of their story, but overall, as long as it wasn't actual slavery , I also I have all of his free memories, so expect him to be placed decently well

💙❄️ Zayne 💙❄️

I saved him for last. It it wasn't clear by 1. My username, 2. My PFP, 3. My Master List of my dedication to collecting his cards. The fact I spent probably 60$ to attempt and pull for a second Zayne to own ONE of his color changes for once. I'm a Zayne main. This section, in particular, is completely biased. Being even more real, this ranking shouldn't even include him. Because my bias behind is making him first place regardless, this is a competition between the other three men. Zayne is originally a little stand offish, but he is just socially awkward. He is very sweet and loving, and he cares about all his patients (we are just his favorite lol) he has some of the funniest side characters, and he treats us very well. Our relationship also physically hurts me because FUCK ASTRA. MY GOD that bitch as his coming as soon as I find his location. He can't even tell us he loves us 😭. The moon allegories are crazy because apparently one. It's a way to express your love apparently in China? Don't quote me on that I saw it like three times, it's like a specific phrase but it also reminds me on one the story of Chang'e and her multiple myths with her husband and the immortality pill. I personally prefer the one where she doesn't rob her husband. Like Over the Moon did. But it hits me in the feels. So much. It isn't the only time the moon is used for something the long for either. I feel like most of us didn't feel like we got that we wanted from the Dawn Breaker card, or at least I personally would have like to be less confused about the Dawnbreaker/Our Zayne situation. Maybe hopefully, they will give Dawn Breaker a myth story. But I still enjoyed a lot of aspects of it, and it goes deeper into the connection between our Zayne and Dawnbreaker

But for now I wanna see a popularity poll so

If it is a background character I want to see names!

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battlegroundofdreams · 1 year ago

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The meeting in Krios' office doesn't go exactly as planned....

An hour later, and after both getting cleaned up after training, Morpheus and Melinoe headed up to Krios’ office. Both were dressed fully in black and looked like a matching pair, and in time they would be; however, at the moment, Morpheus was still trying to figure out the enigma that was the woman walking next to him. To be called to the office of the Prime, to have a messenger treat her as if she was an officer in the corps, the name the messenger had called her, there were questions that he wanted answers to, and if they didn’t come in the Krios’ office, he’d find out later.

There was no wait once they had arrived at the office. Krios’ assistant had been waiting for them and showed them in immediately. The auburn haired Prime had his back to them when they entered, but his posture left no donut that he was unhappy. Surely soon he would be letting them both know his thoughts on the matter that had called them up.

“Andromeda will be joining us.” The Prime’s deep voice echoed around his office as they took seats across from his desk. He still had not turned from the window. He was expecting problems with Morpheus, and was preparing to reign in his temper to keep from losing one of his best agents. It was no secret that the agent didn’t want a partner, and now to have a case so soon after being assigned, it was sure to cause issues.

Morpheus and Melinoe looked at one another. Not only was the Prime meeting with them but also the Adjutrix, even with what was in the scroll, it didn’t seem a serious enough situation to require that. For the first time since she received the scroll, Melinoe became nervous. Not killing a nightmare on the first attempt was hardly a rare occurrence, let alone when there had been more than one and she had been alone. Morpheus couldn’t miss the trepidation he now saw in her eyes.

“I apologize for my delay,” Andromeda entered the office and closed the door. There was little doubt in either her or Krios’ mind that this would get loud and messy. Morpheus was known for his temper just about as much as his ego.

“EMA (eema) Melinoe, to be honest we're not sure that this nightmare is part of that team you took on, but if not then he's duplicating their methods.” Krios turned from the window, his heavily tattooed forearms crossed over his broad chest. They were a testament to the battles he had fought as an agent. “We've had two more agents almost taken out by him. They're not getting even close to him. This is why we need you.”

Now what the messenger had said made sense to Morpheus. He'd pronounced the acronym wrong, Melinoe was an Elite Master Assassin. That was a rank he hadn't even achieved. It added to his respect for her, but also brought up new questions.

“Agent Morpheus and I will be ready tomorrow to start tracking, sir.” Melinoe answered, still not sure why they had been called up to the office for a routine thing. “We spent today practicing and training, I have no doubt we'll make a good team. His reputation, as I'm sure you know, is well earned.” She turned her head slightly towards Morpheus and gave him a small smile. She was honest .

“EMA Melinoe, we are not worried about your abilities. We want to ensure we do not have another agent down to injuries that could be avoided if one were to use caution, patience, and check their ego at the door.” Andromeda was frank, and the look she cast towards Morpheus made her disdain clear. Now everyone knew why they were there, and none looked happy about it.

“I can assure you..” Melinoe started trying to head off the fight she could almost feel coming. As Andromeda has spoken, Morpheus has straightened and his hands had balled to fists. She couldn’t blame him, the Adjutrix hadn't even attempted to be delicate .

“You're worried about ME getting her injured or killed? Come out and say it if you have the balls.” Morpheus interrupted. “You heard my partner, we function well together and be fine. Can you both fuck off now?”

“Until she steps on your toes or says something you don't like, right Morpheus?” Now Krios was going to take him head on. “Then what? You'll leave her in the dream alone? Tell her to fuck off now? Make her carry your weight? I need both of you back, and I don't care if your ego has to be sacrificed for it.” He leaned over the desk after Morpheus, his hands going flat on it. His muscles could be seen flexing under his dress shirt. Obviously the Prime was ready for a fight.

Unfortunately Morpheus wasn’t looking to disappoint, “you really think that I would do that?” He was now on his feet, quickly followed by Melinoe who was going to try to keep the two powerful men from destroying each other and the office.

“Check my ego and temper, but I'm not the only one with either of those, am I? I get it, she's higher rank, but I have earned respect.” He looked between Krios and Andromeda, obviously enraged. “I would never abandon another agent, or endanger them, because of my ego. I know where to find Mel if I have a score to settle.”

“Morpheus, I don't think that's what they..” once more Melinoe started trying to defuse the situation.

“No, he understood me.” Andromeda cut her off this time. “You're reckless, Morpheus. You take risks. Only now it won't be just you. You'll have one of the best with you and…”

“And who is another of those bests? ME! So I'm pretty damn sure we have this…” Morpheus took a step towards Andromeda, Melinoe gently touching his arm to try and calm him.

“AGENT MORPHEUS!” Krios’ hands slammed down on his desk to get everyone's attention. “You will respect the chain of command in my office or…”

“Or what? You'll take me off the case and send Mel in with someone inferior? You are actually standing there and threatening me?”

Melinoe felt like she was watching the beginning of another World War and she had no interest in it. “Sir, I trust Morpheus and that should be enough. No one is going to be left behind or not protected. I think we all need to think about what we're saying. Morpheus is right, you're both being insulting to his abilities.”

Her hand tightened on Morpheus’ arm. She didn't want a full on fight. If she was going to have to go back up against one of those nightmares, she wanted him as her backup. “Morpheus, it's fine. Don't take their bait.” She kept her voice low and hoped they'd built enough of a report that he'd listen .

“You should listen to your partner Morpheus. It seems at least one of you…” Andromeda started, before being cut off.

“If she's so fucking perfect, what do you need me for? Clean up duty? Someone to take the blame if it goes sideways?” Morpheus didn't ever let her get started before raging. “I've never had to clean up someone’s messes before and I'm not liking it now. It’s not my fault your apparent darling isn’t capable of doing it on her own and needs someone to come in and save it for her. People don’t die on my watch, but I guess now I have to make sure they don’t die on hers too. What exactly am I getting out of this whole arrangement?”

“ENOUGH!!” Now it was Melinoe that had everyone’s attention, and none looked sure what she was going to say.

“Fine, you don't want to, how'd you say it? Clean up my mess? Fine. I'll figure it out myself, and do it without you. I didn't ask for your help, or to be your partner in the first place. Now, if you'll all excuse me, I'm going to go prepare for tomorrow. I’m sure Krios and Andromeda can find something to keep you busy while I work.” She gave no one a chance to answer, she strode from the room, slamming the door behind her so hard it rattled.

For a moment no one left in the office moved. Up until then, Melinoe had been the most calm in the room. It was clear she was now, however, seriously pissed. Krios and Andromeda had never seen her anywhere near that emotional regarding anything, let alone that enraged. It was clear that the meeting had gone in a direction that they had not anticipated and now they might have created a problem that could not be rectified easily.

“If anything happens to her either fighting that nightmare or afterwards, your career is over.” Krios said firmly, but flatly. “I will completely decimate your life outside of the agency. You will pray for death. Your skill has got you this far, Morpheus, but you've reached the end of what it can do for you. We gave you the one agent who we believed could work with you, and you’ve not even lasted a day. You’d better hope you can fix this. Now, GET.OUT. of my office.”

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superheroandcodlover · 4 months ago

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Shadow user reader x.........

Just a few words before starting this umm….well, we are going to begin backward….yeii so as the story goes on, we're going to discover more of the reader oh, and the reader might be cringe at the start of the story, and the reader will now be lot older than Damian so the age maths will be easier And will also become more able to understand their relationship in the future, with love D.

Again? This dream?….this is the third time this week, and this is getting repetitive, let's just go for the suited man maybe he will give you answers today, he normally doesn't but it's worth the shoot right? You walked through the halls of this huge manor….? you guess it was the better way to describe it, even though you haven't explored it further.....you tried, but it was like something was stopping you pulling you back and well it was literally too...for now the only place you can access without being pulled back to the point of start it's the kitchen, where the suited man (how you like to call it) is

You walked towards the kitchen already knowing what figure was always there.

"Who are you?..." you asked with a small frown on your face as you sat in one of the tall chairs in front of the cupboard leaning against said cupboard it felt familiar to do it...the thing is you lived your whole life in the academy you have never saw the outside world so...this whole thing was always confusing to you.

"I'm tired of this bullshit" You said with frustration and tiredness this place was familiar but you were never here, your whole life you have been at the academy, what was this place? and not only that this dream has been so constant is tiring "Young master [reader], is nice to see you again" Your eyes widened when you heard him talking for the first time….The man spoke calmly almost soothing but his voice was slightly distorted the only thing you could fully understand was a name…reader…but that wasn't your name, your name is Ace

"Who is reader?"

"What are you talking about? It is-" Before he could complete his answer, you were woken up by your alarm, anyways it's not like you understood anything his voice was still distorted.

as you wake up you look around and see your clock and sigh 'It's getting late' you think as you rub your face and then just take a deep breath and start to wake up everyone for how much you wish to think about the dream more slowly, it's getting late.

you share a room with three people,chris, jane and caroline these people are your team,that were assigned to you when you were 15 that was two years ago anyways , all metahumans like you and they are your only friends "jane, Wake up!" You said as you start to shake her and then pass with chris "Chris you have to wake up!" You say firmly as you grab his sheets and throw them far away from him and kick his bed it might seem harsh but this man could sleep ANYWHERE "caroline…wake up…you need to wake up" You say a lot more gently than the others just shaking her shoulders softly she soon wake up too, the other two with groans and complains that you but caroline just stretched "it's test day, we can't miss this okay? let's all get up and-" "We get it! just relax, everything is going to be fine" you just glare at jane and roll your eyes as you see your friends starting to dress and you did the same quickly putting your uniform while chris as the only boy had to go to the bathroom, the three of you were getting ready to go to the training section where the test is going to be held, just as you were about to look behind you, so you could tell them to hurry up they were ready you can't help the smile as you all go out of the dorm and walk towards the training section where the test is going to be held the lower ranks will have the day free since the training section is occupied

As you walk in the halls you can't help but feel….so weird the lower ranks are watching you pass towards the big test everyone at the academy has yearned to go since they were small watching you like you used to watch the higher ranks go to their last test, gosh it feels unreal to be in the other side

the other teams walking in front of you or behind your team, everyone with that sense of anticipation and excitement you breath in and out all of you walk inside the gym the biggest section of the academy that is really big and are met with the mumbles and whispering of other teams all of them wanting to pass this test to just continue serving the academy or wanting to pass and be the best of the best to take the challenge to join the gladiators if your not chosen beforehand of course, as you all enter and stay in a corner of the gym

"do…you all think we are really going to pass? We're good but… there are many people and… I still can't control the electricity very well and-" You just put a hand on his shoulder your own way to soothe people you weren't the best but you tried, you reassuringly smiling, and then turn to the rest. "We have trained for this since we were 13 we're the best we have our little small defects but we can do this I have no doubt" You assure with a bright smile trusting your friends more than nothing All of them nod Chris is still nervous but Jane quickly hits his side playfully with her elbow "calm down everything is going to be just fine, we just have to do a couple of physical tests then fight and we are ready to go you might not control your powers right but…you are strong and have trained a lot for this…I have no doubt in you" She said calmly to Chris as the test started she just talked the nerves out of Chris but then you looked at Caroline and walked towards her "You're good?" You asked gently with a smile as you looked down at her "Yes…. it just feels unreal we waited years, for this opportunity and now it's here and….well I think you understand the feeling"

"I do……it's awesome isn't it?" You say with a smile as you turn to admire the big space of the training section that well it looked nothing like it usually did. "It is….oh…here he comes" she said when the principal asked for attention from the multitude When he got it he soon started to give his speech, and when he made eye contact with you smiled he was your dad he adopted you and took care of you when he found you as a baby in a dark alley so kind of him right? he raised you even thought you couldn't remember most of it because of an accident you had making you lose most of your memories...

hiiii, tell me, what do you think? I don't have motivation for most of the time, so this is a little teaser of what the fanfic is, and well, since I have never written before and English isn't my first language, it....might take a while, hope you like it with love D

#memoreloss #reader #manipulation #gaslighting #first fanfic #dc comics #metahumans #im so excited #hope you like it #it's going to take looooong #'kay?

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theinfinitedivides · 2 years ago

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the MDL comment section for this drama is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to (bad) takes on Gil Chae and Ryang Eum, and so i thought i should copy something i posted over there in response to several people calling Ryang Eum 'toxic' and a 'liar', as well as add a few extra things:

if we're going to bring up lying, then first off we have to establish that every member of this love triangle have lied to each other at at least one point or another during the series. Gil Chae lied to Soon Yuk about marrying him after he came home from the war if he protected Young Master Yeon Joon and also lied to Jang Hyun about said young master being the one she was thinking of when she called him husband at the end of ep 4, Ryang Eum lied to Jang Hyun about who Gil Chae had looked at when the announcement of war came during the sixtieth anniversary celebration in ep 2, and Jang Hyun lied to Ryang Eum about losing the dagger he had given him as a gift (token of love *cough*) when he had actually given it to Gil Chae to defend herself while they were on the run. it's probably not a good idea to start ranking the lies by the percentage of morality/who got hurt as a result bc that's mostly absent here—a driving concept in MD is that nothing is truly black and white—but that levels the playing field pretty evenly imo.

now the story Ryang Eum told in ep 8 on the journey to Shimyang is not toxic, by any means. it is a well-known folktale in Korea that has been retold both in various folk song recordings and in a 1972 film, and the basic gist of the story is that Gap Dol and Gap Soon loved each other but never quite said it directly/strongly enough (Jang Hyun and Gil Chae dancing around each other anyone?), hence Gap Soon getting married off to another man (Gil Chae's miliary officer suitor) and having his children. there are variations that have Gap Dol coming to ask Gap Soon to run away with him (besties if this keeps going where we think it might we're in danger), but that story was brought up in response to Jang Hyun's query of if it was possible to have one man in your heart for so long and not change, after his conversation with Gil Chae on the ridge; Ryang Eum said that it was, although he did note that 'you cannot do it by effort. nobody, no one can touch that forever until the day you die'. did he use this to partially warn Jang Hyun off of pursuing Gil Chae out of selfish reasons (i said in the tags of a previous post that that line sounded like he was talking more about himself than her)? yes. is he also genuinely concerned about Jang Hyun getting his heart broken by someone who is apparently in love with someone else despite her actions? yes.

we know, by now, that Ryang Eum is in love with Jang Hyun. we also know that Jang Hyun has squarely friendzoned him, though it's still up in the air whether he knows about Ryang Eum's feelings or not. so far, up to ep 8, he hasn't done anything we can really consider as sabotage to the main couple, and from what i've seen of the commentary on ep 9 hasn't done anything in that regard either (except return home early and possibly run into Gil Chae, but we all know the editing on these things when they want to conceal sh*t is shady af). if he really did decide to not to carry Jang Hyun's message in ep 10 specifically so that Gil Chae would go and get married anyway, then we can talk about crossing the line and entering the toxic SL arc and that, by extension, would warrant whatever tf is going on with him in the apparent ep 10 preview. (i have heard the rumors. they're not good) to me, he's not quite there yet. if he was, then we'd have to bring up Gil Chae and her multiple attempts to draw Yeon Joon away from Eun Ae early in the series, and i can hear the misogyny and Gil Chae hater brigade coming back again to join the party from here. if that doesn't happen, then, there's probably another reason why he and Jang Hyun are at odds. not sure if anything can be truly worse than that, but we'll see ig sksksksk

#tv: my dearest #my dearest #mbc my dearest #namgoong min #nam goong min #ahn eun jin #kim yoon woo #kdrama #local gay watches My Dearest (and is subsequently f*cked up).txt #local gay watches k-dramas.txt #now back to me finishing that f*cking fic. pretend you heard nothing from me pls

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jovae-eagle · 1 year ago

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Ranking FOB Albums

1st Infinity on High

So long live the car crash hearts

It's June, the sun is shining through my parents bedroom window and I'm getting ready to go out. I am so in love with this boy, my heart could break. I don't know that he's going to marry my best friend as soon as I leave this town.

2nd Folie A Deux

If home is where the heart is then we're all just fucked

I'm living away from home for the first time in my life, it's late autumn, dark at 4pm, the trees are bare and the copper leaves line the streets - I've never felt freer in all my life. I don't know that my world is going to fall apart in a couple of years.

TIED 3rd

My Heart Will Always Be The B Side To My Tongue

Empty another bottle, let me tear you to pieces. This is me wishing you in to the worst situations

Take This To Your Grave

Let's play this game called "when you catch fire, I wouldn't piss to put you out"

It's fine. I'm fine. I'll get my Masters in a couple of years, I'll come home and get a job, it doesn't matter. I've just got to keep smiling, put one foot in front of the other and keep moving, I can pay the mortgage, stop us from getting evicted. It's fine.

4th From Under the Cork Tree

I'll be stuck fixated on one star, when the world is crashing down

He's cute, he dances with me, he gives me his coat. We text all night. I feel seen.

5th Save Rock and Roll

You are what you love, not who loves you

My mother is convinced the only way I was leaving the relationship is in a wooden box with my blood on his hands. I prove her wrong. I drop the key through his mother's letterbox, I throw myself into my hobbies, every evening is filled up with something.

I just need not to think.

6th American Beauty/American Psycho

And it's our time now if you want it be, maul the world like a carnival bear set free

I'm sat in a B&B on the sofa with four other people, we've finished dinner and are reading our books in companionable silence. I'm floating half naked in a different ocean under the night sky, me and my friend have to army crawl across the seabed to grab out clothes. Our friends at the bar are in stitches watching us.

7th So Much For Stardust

Sending my love from the other side of the apocalypse

The thoughts still grab my leg and try to drag me down, but I have a list of people I can't let down that's longer than it's ever been. It's not easy, but easier. I'm still lonely sometimes, but I'm not alone. I'm more myself than I ever have been.

#fall out boy

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themcomicsofficial · 6 days ago

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Transformers: BotBots Season 2

S2 EP 17 "Battle Stations"

DISMANTLED MALL BALCONY--NIGHT

Laserbeak, Rumble and Frenzy, and Ravage stare down the ruins of the mall with their determined, serious looks as the commander of the Micro-Master, Dominirule walks to the assistants with his tablet.

"Laserbeak…"

"Report…"

"I estimated the perimeter of the mall and by my calculations we've taken 75% of this human mall and the by the looks of things, it seems we're near completion of the owning this mall as our own…"

"Excellent, what about those scraplets that keep butting in our way?"

"The burger robot's friends are no where to be found and what I've checked (presses buttons on his tablet) not a single sighting of those small human based robots are surrounded…now, I understand you're upset that the burger robot escaped from you and went to find this partners and subordinates--"

"I am aware of that…I don't need to hear a second time…"

"I understand, Laserbeak I understand you get very angry when something doesn't go your way…"

"And I want to be it that way! Besides, we did not come hear just to allow some puny robots rise against us! Especially, what happened to Slam Down and Lobe-Off! It's unbearable how these walking low-life tinker toys MANAGED to one up us! I just want to know what secret are they hiding from us!"

"That'll soon be resolved, Laserbeak you don't have to be morally angry over one single moment of defeat, once I'll find that burger robot who escaped me I'll gouge out every OUNCE of this motor supply and wear as it as metal sheet!"

"Speaking of which, Laserbeak it's about Mercenary…"

"(groans) What does HE want?"

"Lazy, as usual his analysis is lower than ever, I caught him watching a human TV show mucking about…"

"Did you knock some sense into him?"

"Yes, I brought in some 'tough love'"

"As you should, NOW it's the time for us to takeover what's left of this human infected mall into a land that belongs to the DECEPTICONS, glory for Cybertron! HEIL MEGATRON!"

Laserbeak rockets to the air and zooms away, Rumble and Frenzy, Ravage leap off the balcony and land as they run around the mall, Dominirule back away quietly and turns on his tablet to the MICRO-MASTER RANKINGS on his screen and taps a code on it as a black screen with a red hidden security symbol appears as he types his password as it shows a pixelated Megatron on the screen.

"How is Laserbeak doing on the mission, Dominirule?"

"He is following what you told him…"

"Excellent, my commander! I knew Laserbeak needed you after Soundwave discovered a signal on his screen."

"As it should, lord Megatron, as it should…"

"Make sure he never FAILS this mission I don't want to have to deal with another disappointment in our ranks…"

"I'll be sure Laserbeak doesn't fail you, my lord…I'll make sure this will be easier as you would see it…without with some interruptions…"

Dominirule turns his head back from his master, leaving a grimaced look.

BOTBOT SHELTER

Lolly Licks is talking to the other BotBots what Lady Macaron did to protect her friends from Lobe-Off.

"Then like! Out of the blue! L.M. conjured this wicked cool hammer and then--like, BAM! She totally crushed that pig-head monster guy!"

"Where did that hammer even come from?"

"Well, Knotzel--I--I don't know…it just appeared out of nowhere! I mean like, I don't know either! It just poof! And then--"

Lady Macaron clutches her hands on the back of the conversation as she clutches her hands trying to summon the hammer did killed Lobe-Off.

"C'mon, just appear! (grunts as she clutches her hand to make the hammer pop out) c'mon stupide!"

"--Like she'll be (notices Lady Macaron struggling) um…Lady Macaron? like, you okay?"

"Do I look okay? I'm trying to make this dumb hammer appear! (clutches her hand and strains herself) AS. I. HAVE TO. TRY TO GET IT. OUT HERE!"

Lady Macaron clutches harder as other BotBots look at her to see if the hammer appears as she grunts harder and stops as she sweats and breathes heavily leaving the BotBots not impressed.

"Okay, Lolly Licks' story is nothing but a fairy tales, c'mon guys we got other times to waste…"

The BotBots leave where Lady Macaron and Lolly Licks are.

"What was that? Like, what happened to that awesome hammer you had?!"

"Look, as I said before! I TRIED to bring it up! But it won't appear!"

"Then it make it appear!"

"I-I don't know how to--"

"Like, that's like, I totally new low for you, L.M. like, what will happen if those creepy, gross dudes appear! We're gonna be like, sitting ducks!"

"Look, Lolly Licks I understand your scared, I'm scared as well--"

"SCARED? Oh no! I'm more than just "scared", I am like, TERRIFIED! Ugh! I mean I don't want my beautiful stripes to get no where near those robot freaks! UGH! That pig robot man! Was freaky!"

"I get where you're coming from, we can't just handle these bots on our own! I mean look around here! (Lady Macaron showcases the depressing the view of the misplaced BotBots, sad and miserable) we're outcasted from our homes, too frightened to stand up! They'll easily outnumber us in a minute!"

"So, that's it then? You're like, giving up?"

"NO! Nobody's giving up!"

"You sound like you are!"

"CAN YOU PLEASE JUST LISTEN! No one is telling anybody how to give up! We're all dealing with this! Yes, we're dealing with killer robots! Yes, they are not like us! YES, our homes were taken away from us! But we can not allow them to destroy everything we hold dear! Sitting here complaining about nothing to do ISN'T gonna get us anywhere!"

"Okay…what do you think we're supposed to do?"

Lady Macaron gets a determined look to Lolly Licks

"I know what we're going to do…they may have destroyed everything we've loved, they may have taken every our homes, and they may have some what attractive bots…especially the females of course…BUT still we are not going to take it! No more, of being afraid! No more, being and NO MORE RUNNING AROUND LIKE COWARDS!--

The BotBots crowd around Lady Macaron's inspiring speech.

BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES OWN THE MALL! WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THEM. WHO'S THE BETTER BOT! WE ARE BOTBOTS! WE ARE THE ONES HAVE THE RIGHT ON WHERE WE BELONG! VIVA LA MALL!!"

The BotBots cheer from her inspiring speech.

"So, if these bad evil bots are in this mall, what should we do first?"

Lady Macaron gives a grin to Fomo

"I know what we'll do first…"

SECTOR 7 BASE

Dave is in another bomb-dismantling test, holding scissors as he sweats anxiously as he looks at the red and blue wire.

"Now, Dave at a time of dismantling a bomb, WHICH wire do you need to cut? Red or Blue?"

Dave looks at the red and blue wires.

"Um…uh…

The bomb ticks down to one second.

"Blue..?"

Dave cuts the blue wire again as the bomb explodes, covering Dave in soot

"(coughs) did I do good?"

Lieutenant Cullen sighs in annoyance and pinches his nose

"Out of all people, why did Wagner had to pick HIM?"

"Lieutenant Cullen?"

"Ah! Agent Wagner!"

"How's the process with Dave?"

"If I were to tell you, would you believe me..?"

"I believe so, Cullen…"

"First, he failed the criminal interrogation test…"

CRIMINAL INTERROGATION TEST--CUTAWAY GAG

"So, you're not talking, huh? WELL MAYBE THIS WILL JOG YOUR MIND! (Dave brings out a rubber duck and makes it squeak)

"Then he failed the toxic radiation test…"

TOXIC RADIATION ROOM--CUTAWAY GAG

Dave and other agents are wearing hazmat suits while carrying a toxic barrel.

"Uh…how long we're gonna keep doing this?"

"KEEP IT STILL, KEEP IT STILL!

Dave accidentally drops the barrel.

NO, DON'T DROP IT!"

The toxic waste lands on the other agent as he begins to mutate, body and mass expands and mutates him as Dave screams in terror and runs away.

"Yeah…we're still trying to get Tim off the ceilings and walls…"

Tim slithers on the ceiling outside of the room

"Okay, so--let's put that aside. I think we just found something…"

"What exactly did you find?"

"Our client, Dave has been bragging on and on how he spotted some little robots in a mall where he works on his night shift--yet, he never told us in full detail about WHO and WHAT they are; which totally bothered us for the past weeks. But, we think we've found some evidence on these little robots Dave have been speaking to us…"

"What do you mean?"

"Me and Lu Li, have been discovering some evidence…Cullen, do you remember the "Purple Storm?"

""Purple Storm?"" I thought was a failure a year ago…"

"Ah! That is where you are wrong! I think we have found what was Dave talking about…"

SECTOR 7 HALLWAY

"Wagner, you cannot possibly tell me with a straight face that storm created these little robots! We don't know anything about what could've made these little robots!"

"That is why we're trying to look for more evidence on what created these things!"

"How? The Purple Storm is old news! The evidence we only found is footage of a purple storm and giant lightning strike--"

"There! Stop there! That's we've been discovering!"

"A lightning strike?"

"That's what Lu-Li and I have been looking for!"

"Wagner, why are you acting like Dave right now?"

"Oh, please, the only thing Dave can think of is our meatloaf being alive…"

"(offscreen) I told you, IT BLINKED AT ME!"

"STAY OUT OF THIS!"

"Anyway, Miss Wagner there's is no POSSIBLE way that something a year old can make something like this!"

"Maybe, maybe not--but will you believe if we show you?"

Lieutenant Cullen breathes in and out

"Okay, show me…"

"Right this way…"

As Wagner and Cullen leave, the mutated Tim attacks a Sector 7 employee

"GET IT OFF ME, GET IT OFF ME!"

Dave arrives with a broom

"HOLD STILL, HOLD STILL!"

The mutated Tim bounces off the employee as Dave hits him in the head and the broom hits Dave's head.

"(drowsy) Look, mom the birds are flying…"

Dave falls unconscious.

BRENT'S HOUSE--NIGHT

Brent is having his thirteenth birthday where his mother, Sarah lights a candle on his chocolate cake with a lighter.

"Here ya go, sweetie now think of a wish, my big man!"

Brent is about to blow out his candle. The front door opens up and slams closed as his father, Cain arrives with a stern look.

"Cain, where have you been? Your son just turned thirteen!"

"Sorry, work got caught up with me, had to sort out stupid paperwork over five hours!"

"Well, you should at least say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY?""

"Like heck, he can celebrate my birthday…"

"What the heck is that supposed to mean?"

"You know what I mean…"

"Listen here, kid. I don't care if it's your birthday and how important your life makes it to be! You do not use that attitude toward me!"

"Oh! Is this the part where you shout at the top of your lungs at me?"

"DON'T. YOU. DARE TRY TO PUSH MY LIMITS!"

"Cain!"

"Sarah, just let me try to give him a taste of my mind! He is still acting like a jackass even on his birthday! And you want me to say happy birthday to him? Give me a break!"

"What like you had a birthday in your life…"

Cain slams his fist in anger on the table.

"THAT'S IT! IF YOU WANT A HAPPY BIRTHDAY?? FINE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SON! CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING A JERK FOR THIRTEEN YEARS! (to Sarah) There, I said it, I'll be in our room I wasted my time dealing with his no-good attitude…"

"Don't take that seriously, sweetie…"

"No, I get it you two don't even want me…I'll be in my room…"

BRENT'S ROOM

Brent sits down on his bed, distraught over his father's attitude and how he disciplines him as he watches an Australian kids show.

"(On TV) C'mon now, son it's okay to make mistakes, once you get it you'll understand…"

"But what if it goes bad?"

"It will never go bad, believe me son…no matter what I will always love you…"

Brent slumps down as the fictional dog characters respect and care for one and other unlike him with his parents. Brent rolls his eyes and turns off the TV, his room stays dark and Brent gets an idea as he turns to his phone.

KIKI'S ROOM

Kiki is doing an assignment on her desktop with the lamp on then her phone rings with Brent's name.

(groans) Great…(presses the answer button) What do you want, Brent?

"(voiceover) KIKI! My best friend in the entire world!"

"Don't call me that…"

"(voiceover) ANYWAY! How are you doing? Any plans for today?"

"Keeping track at school…What are you doing?"

"Just turned thirteen! being cool as always!!"

Kiki rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Just what do you want now?"

"(voiceover) Just simple, my old friend! Like hanging out like all friends do!"

"Me? Hang out with you? Do you remember two days ago?!"

"You're still on that?"

"Well, YOU'RE the one who found "shiny glowing rocks" in a junkyard where it lead to a gigantic robot death battle which almost got us killed? Remember that? You should!"

"C'mon that's all in the past!"

"YOU COULD'VE GOTTEN ME IN TROUBLE!"

Brent stood silent after Kiki's outburst

"Look, the next time if you want to cause trouble. Do it yourself! My parents don't want me evolved in these situations! if you actually cared about having friends you should've had that first instead of being a jerk to everyone! You need to learn how just give a crud! I doubt you do it to your parents, let's see how they get annoyed from your antics--

Brent is speechless on the phone

"Now, I gotta get back on my homework I have to get my grades up if I want to be on the soccer team! (hangs up and puts down the phone)"

Kiki places her hand on her forehead and groans in annoyance.

"What a week this was…killer robots, a cool jet lady, it's not more of weird stuff is happening outside of where I am, (scoffs) like that would ever happen…"

WE CUT TO

MALL BASEMENT

Sonar, the female Micro-Master is slashing with her dagger trying to take a swipe at Kikmee, the ex-Lost Bots member as uses leg based moves against the Micro-Master as she blocks punches and swipes from Sonar, as she uses most of her legs to fight off Sonar and uses leg based moves against her as Sonar uses offense to combat back at Kikmee. As the two clash with arms together.

"You have some skills, girl…where are your friends?"

"I don't need any…I can do this by myself…"

The two separate themselves as the two robot girls continue their fight as Kikmee tries to avoid the dagger on Sonar's hand, as she swipes the swipes the sharp object at her at intense speed but Kikmee tries to dodge the blade, Sonar swipes the blade again, Kikmee quickly dodges at the right time as the dagger swipes at empty air. Sonar jumps and kicks her on the stomach as flies to a wall and crashes on it, creating a crater.

"(Sonar laughs) It's quite surprising you're a young girl with a interesting fighting stance…too bad doesn't match up what I bring in the table…"

Behind the battle Llandra is picking at her bracelet lock and does the same thing to Star Strike's.

"No matter, taking you offline with the sign of mercy--(lasers pelt her and grunts) WHO DID THAT??"

Sonar sees Llandra with her guns and Star Strike with his two blades.

"What? How did--(groans in anger) ENOUGH! If you three want to do this the hard way. LET'S DO IT THE HARD WAY!

Sonar unleashes her second dagger and twirls the two daggers as they glow a blood red colors as places her arms down as the dagger's light extend from the tip and bottom form what looks like two blades as Sonar poses down like she's ready to charge.

"I'm going to finish this off, quick."

Sonar lounges toward Llandra.

WE CUT TO

BOTBOT SHELTER

BotBots are prepping themselves up for the big revolution as they make weapons out whatever they can find in their shelter.

"BotBots"

"Oh, c'mon Sprinkleberry holding a plastic red cup can't protect you from evil!"

"BotBots"

"Oh, that is true--it is good for sleeping in."

"Fomo, Sprinkleberry are the defenses set?"

Sprinkleberry D'uhnut goes inside of the plastic cup like cat going inside of a box.

"Yeah, we's totes are like so ready!"

"Excellent! We just need enough defense and offense we need to face off these bad news bots! We only have enough firepower to fight these monsters! We cannot let them to steal our homes from us! We need to have more power then them! This is not just a huge battle for us but for the mall itself! We are not allowing on any evil robot to lay another finger on our sacred ground! This is our home, this is our land! AND THEY NOT GOING TO LET THEM TAKE IT AWAY FROM US!"

"VIVA LA MALL!"

"Now, we lead…"

Lady Macaron leads the way along with the battle ready BotBots as they leave their shelter on to the decimated mall as they are ready to fight the Micro-Masters as they walk through the debris, and destroyed stores as the march continues a spy robot sees the moments as it flies away.

DECIMATED BALCONY

The spy robot lands on Dominirule's finger and squeaks to him but the uprising from the BotBots.

"Is that so--really?--they are standing up?--that's not like them at all--why, thank you for sharing the news, little one! (crushes it as green goo leaks from his hand)"

"What was it?"

"It seems there is an uprising, Night Thrash…"

"An uprising..?"

"I'm afraid so."

"Oh man, just at the right time to have fun around here…they have to come in and ruin everything…"

"Patience, Tomentor we'll see in the final coming days…"

"Besides, how long until take over this forsaken mall…I went to get hacking and thrashing already…"

"We're still at 75% of taking it, my friend."

"Well, I want it to be faster! I want these metallic rodents to be stepped on and exterminated like bugs!"

"And you will! Once we eliminate them all, you'll have the time you get to rightfully claim a place as you own…"

(Mercenary scoffs)

"You got a problem, Mercenary..?"

"Oh, please you guys often talk of death, destruction, and chaos! Doesn't it get pretty boring for the rest of the while?"

"Why you have to be so ridiculous?"

"WHY you need to be to uptight?"

"Don't you remember WE'RE Decepticons…aggression is the way of who we are…"

"Give me a break, Tormentor! The only reason you act all high and mighty is the reason--"

Tormentor grabs Mercenary by the neck and slams him to the ground, leaving a crater on the ground with his arm slowly pushing him down the ground, increasing the cracks on the ground bigger.

"Let me tell something about loyalty, Mercenary--loyalty, shows your pride, loyalty, shows justice, LOYALTY--SHOWS HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO SQUASH YOUR ENEMIES. You show NOTHING OF IT. You know why? You know why the other Micro-Masters see you as a fool in your squadron (gets closer to his ear) because Megatron doesn't like how you make a fool of our empire. This is why we're scared of him. We're all afraid of him…do you know how bad failure is, no matter how bad it can be, it's painful isn't it? Truly sad--that's what makes us strong…So, we're giving you ONE LAST CHANCE. Shut your mouth, or let Megatron kill all of us…YOUR CHOICE…

Tormentor let's go of Mercenary's head as Mercenary stands up and inhales air and exhales air.

"Fine…"

"That's what I thought…"

Tormentor goes in front of Night Thrash, Mercenary, and Dominirule

"Micro-Masters, transform…and rise up!"

Night Thrash turns into his muscle car form, Dominirule into his buggy form as they drive off away as Mercenary has his arms folded with an angered look as he walks back and transforms to his jet form and flies away from them to one of the destroyed window to the see the full moon just to keep his mind off on what happened.

FADE IN

BRENT'S PARENTS BEDROOM

Cain, wearing a wife beater and a heart patterned underwear is watching a "Seinfeld" esc sitcom while his wife goes in front of the screen.

"Uh, can I help you?"

"Cain, we need to have a talk about how to discipline our son…"

"I say I'm doing a good job…"

"I don't think you're doing it right…"

"Oh, Sarah! All that kid does is sass us around! He's a no good troublemaker! He acts like he owns the universe!"

"At least I'm not treating him like an animal!"

"WHAT DOES THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?"

"All I'm saying is you cannot be so harsh on him! He's going to continue this because you don't tell any good lessons to him!"

"He learns what I tell him!"

"Like what? refer to him as "punk, a troublemaker, a brat?" Yeah, that'll get his attention!"

"It's called TOUGH LOVE, SARAH. All people do that to their own kids! You what you remind me of? You remind of those hippies MY DAD told me when I was his kid on how over sensitive and overemotional and 'playing it cool' with their own kids, life is not a Australian kids show, Sarah! not everything is about sunshine and rainbows!--"

Brent eyes the verbal fight from the door and leaves the room and goes outside and puts his hoodie up.

"Look, all I'm saying, Sarah is that you cuddle him WAY too much! He needs to develop into his manhood! Yet, he can't! For pete's sake! He's just turned thirteen and DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO RIDE A BIKE! And who's fault is that?"

"Oh, wait! It's my fault I give him care and respect?"

"Like he knows about respect until he earns it!"

The shouting grows louder from inside the house as Brent lives his home as he gets on his skateboard and skates away as the full moon unanimous glows a shooting star appears. The Decepticon symbol appears clearly

FADE TO BLACK

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