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hunkjodiefoster · 1 year

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Tears In The Rain

Chapter 1: Interlinked

Characters: Chiren, Alita, Joi (Blade Runner 2049)

Fandom(s): Alita Battle Angel x Blade Runner 2049 crossover/Alita sequel (Robert please get on this)

Summary: After the events of Alita: Battle Angel, Chiren wakes up with some memories of what had previously happened to her. A friend from the past helps her become human again. She's greeted with a new companion. Joi. Things happen from there...

Warnings: lots of angst, Joi and Chiren being flirty, Alita being a boss, robot/cyborg stuff, and fluff if you squint.

A/n: I don't know how I came up with this concept but I love both Blade runner films and Alita (& the fandom) so much.

Chapter 1: Interlinked

First feeling: None. Second feeling: Feeling, yes. Within cells interlinked. Within cells interlinked, Within cells interlinked.

Chiren felt everything come together in her body, her new one, within her cells interlinked, within her cells interlinked, within her cells interlinked.

She woke up on a bed of sorts, in an empty room, a bright light above her head blasting into her eyes. Struggling to tilt her head to her left side there’s a large window that covered the whole wall from floor to ceiling. What is that? Making out blurry images becoming clear now. It was a gray sky, raining out, pouring, sad for her thought. Successfully she got up, as she noticed she wasn’t wearing any clothing feeling weary. This wasn’t any place, this was her home. Her bed, her window, her kitchen, yada yada yada.

There was a chair next to the bed with some lower-class clothes; a sweater, boots, cargo pants, and a fleece-lined trench coat. Far from what she’s used to normally wearing. As she finished putting them on a small folded-up piece of paper slowly fell to the floor from within the coat. Chiren undid the paper, written inside was lettering;

“It’s what I could find. If you want, Joi will tell you a lot, she will go where you please. I’m sorry, for everything…” -A

Chiren knew who this was who wrote it. ‘Joi?’ the former doctor thought the woman hadn’t seemed to notice that she was thinking out loud. A hologram of a woman appeared standing in front of her, smiling.

“Can I help you Dr. Chiren?” If this was Joi she was definitely kind and polite toward her.

“You’re Joi?” Chiren questioned.

“Yes.”

“Joi. Do you know who wrote this?” Chiren pointed out the slip she held.

“I only assume you know” Joi’s grin became sublime

“It was Alita, wasn’t it? Why am I here? How am I here? I feel different. The last thing I remember was being locked in a box with just my eyes and brain for days” Chiren’s face grew in longing, this was the first time in a while that she felt grief.

“Yes, it was Alita. She went searching for you for a bit, she felt bad about leaving you and retrieved you from Nova. This is your new body, although you still look the same your insides are all synthetic, including your programming. You’re the first human hybrid that I know, and that’s a good thing” Joi stated in a favorable tone.

Chiren raised for her forehead, where the mark of Zalem used to be, was gone, nothing there. She was dismayed and not at the same time. A face of remorse and regret came upon her, with memories of what had been done coming into view.

Visions now made her soon realize that Alita is just who her daughter was before she passed and that she may be Chiren’s only reason to become whole again.

Joi spoke up to break the silence “Dr. Chiren…with your mark removed you’re finally able to feel what most want to feel, like a real human being. Now that you’re back together with your new human hybrid body your lifespan is infinite, you have all the time in the world, so what will you do?”

Chiren thought for a good minute and soon answered; “First thing; Just call me Chiren, second; I’m going to find Alita and I know you know where she is…what year is it?”

Joi was weirdly confused by the last part but smiled for her anyway “Of course, I can do that. Chiren it is then…Chiren…it’s 2584, I’m sorry. I guess I should’ve told you sooner”

“Oh god…I- it's been so long- I have to find her, otherwise I don’t know why I’m supposed to be here…do you know anything else?” Chiren asked.

“Yes actually. Your next sign is in the kitchen.”

“Alright, leaving me hints eh?” She went into her kitchen and saw a letter on top of the microwave, she opened it, seeing what was in there was a piece of paper written with “Joi is quite nice, isn’t she? I hope you’ll bond a relationship with her, as she will follow you anywhere, I programmed her to be accessible outside anywhere too. I hope that is helpful. Meet me at the bar or whatever you usually go to, I promise I’ll be there.” -A

“Hmmm, well I guess let’s get there then”

“Get where?” Joi asked.

“The bar.” That was all she said. Joi decided to go ahead and follow Chiren to the rooftop, they both got into her abandoned Peugeot spinner, it was practically not starting but they eventually got it started in the cold dense rain. “Alita said she’ll be there. And I trust her. How'd you get my car?- Nevermind”

Joi nodded, looking out the window she traced her finger where the raindrops were running across the window, the look on her face was curious, almost acting as if she’d never seen rain before. The corner of Chiren’s eye caught this, it just being a little moment, it’s the little things that matter to her as she remembered. Chiren turned her head to her, setting the car on autopilot as they made their way to the place.

“What are you doing?” Eyeing the innocent one. “Have you not experienced rain before?”

Joi turned and smiled back at her. “I know about rain. It’s programmed in my system, I just haven’t seen or touched it before. I am only a couple of days old too..”

Chiren nodded and let out a grunt in response. “Hmm” Turning her eyes back to the outside weather. Joi’s gaze lowered, about to speak but hesitant at first.

“What was it like…being in there for so long”

Chiren quickly got emotional inside about the question. She started playing with her hands, then rubbed her eyes. “It was horrible. You couldn’t move, couldn’t speak, couldn’t feel…anything, all you could do was blink and watch time pass by. Made me want to just get killed already but I knew it was my punishment, then the rest of my body was sent to the yard. Then everything went black, I don’t know what happened after that”

Joi felt bad about it, and even though she had nothing to do with her punishment, she has sympathy for her nevertheless. “I can’t imagine what that must’ve been like…”

The former doctor met her gaze with the android and let out a sigh, trying to ignore her demons and instead wondering about what she can do. “Thank you…do you feel anything physically?” She asked.

“Physically no. I can only feel things through my database”

Chiren placed her rather attractive hand on the armrest. Keeping eye contact with Joi. “Try feeling this” Saying that as she indicated her hand to Joi “Try. Try as hard as you can to feel touch” Again Joi gave the raven-haired woman innocent eyes along with her fading confusion, proceeding to do the task. Joi was mesmerized by her, she knew she may not be able to physically feel things, but she does have feelings for others, as she was programmed to. She finally moved her hand, right onto hers, Joi focused as much as she could, but unfortunately, it went right through.

“I can’t do it…I know it's leather and plastic but I cannot feel it as what people call it.”

“Hey, that’s okay, I can work something out for you alright? Did the shops around here stay the same?"

***

The two arrived at their destination. The building was a part of a large warehouse complex that seemed to stay the same, just more filthy and worn, the walls covered in dirt and grim. Definitely shady. It used to be at least a bit cleaner than this. Everything changed now, including her own appearance, going from looking like a rich snob to the lower class even though her good-sized penthouse is high up there. Again, just appearance. Chiren reached into her coat to scratch herself. Hey, she felt that. It felt good. While doing so, she looked at the note again. 'This better be true' she thought to herself, folding the paper away.

Chiren motioned for Joi to follow her. Joi faded from the inside of the vehicle, reappearing outside the car and standing up. The slightly taller woman looked up into the sky, letting the water hit her face. Knowing she could feel again, relieved her. Looking back at Joi she saw her doing the same. Instead, the water droplets fell through her hologram. The recovering woman saw this and sadness swooned upon her again, knowing she was a real person, neither was she really. Did it all not matter? No. She had a real mind and heart, she is a real human being. Yeah. Real to her anyway.

"Come on, let's go inside."

And so they did, finally realizing they were getting soaked. Running inside now remembering oh hey it's pouring out.

Opening the door inside they are greeted with the smell of sweat and smoke and with the sight of dirty gray walls and a table to sit at.

"Well, this place went to shit."

Chiren raised one eyebrow with a fuzzy feeling still clouding her mind. She looked over the several booths, her eyes locking on jet-black hair, walking in that direction and her conscience is revealed. Playing with her hands and staring in awe Alita stood up from her seat. Both had stunned almost blank expressions on their faces looking at each other. Alita didn't know what to do other than break the silence.

"Chiren…..I-"

"How am I here?" She almost said it like a statement. Confused. Almost blessed with rage and tranquility at the same time.

"I searched for your box for days tracking you, I fought them because I left you there and Ido- I found you after losing your location before, I eventually found you…after so long, I brought you to Ido's and replicated your old body luckily he taught me how to do that at least, transferred you to your place, and set up Joi for you. I couldn't meet you there because there's a gang after me. I'm sorry I didn't want to leave you there all alone I had to stop-"

"What about Ido? I take it I missed the funeral. Ya know I actually loved him and my….. daughter… I was kept in that box forever waiting for something or anything to happen, I was in a jar for years! Thank zalem I went into hibernation 2 days in luckily but still. I have no one. Before too. Now anyone remotely close is dead except for you. You're the closest thing to me ever having a daughter again…"

Chiren let herself down, everyone in the bar wouldn't stop looking. She eventually sat down and let out a quiet sigh. Alita across from her did the same. Joi looked at the both of them reading their faces, noticing the disdain in Chiren’s voice when she mentioned her dead daughter she lost so long ago. Alita knows she has every right to despise Ido for it, still made her angry about what happened so long ago. Ido has been gone forever. Chiren will never get to tell him how sorry she is, how she regretted causing everything to fall apart after her child’s passing, She could’ve done more when she had the time. Why didn’t she? Gosh, she was a wreck through and through but no she wants to do what’s right. To both of them. Joi sat next to the grieving woman.

“You say people are after you? How’d this happen?”

Alita’s big eyes widened. “Yes…long story short I stole Joi here, from them…”

“How much was she?

“A lot. I’m also struggling to get back an adapter for her. It would make her a solid and not just a hologram.”

Joi gave a look on her face that shined with hope and desire. Wanting to be able to live as the closest to being something real. The program went to put her hand on the much older woman’s thigh. When they both looked down at the same time Chiren felt sullen for her, only a hologram's touch. Knowing Joi just wanted some reassurance for herself, Chiren gave her a slight nod before rubbing her thumb on the translucent humanoid even though neither of their nerves had a trigger in their systems or brains if you will. Showing her some compassion as well. Loving care. Was this a sign of love? Compassion? It was the first time neither of them have felt warmness, for Chiren that was a long time.

Alita tried to not think of it that much even though it was pretty obvious that was a kind move on Chiren’s part.

“If we somehow get the adapter from them, Joi can do a lot more than set appliances to make dinner and schedule appointments for you.”

Chiren thought for a good second or so. “What’s your living situation?” She asked. Thinking up a plan for all of this.

“I’m still living at Ido’s place. Although it has been rotting, literally, water damage and hail damage were caused by the big storm we had a few years back.

The woman across from her raised an eyebrow again. “I’m not an expert but I sure know it’s very unsafe to live in a place with mold that bad. The air. Is it affecting you?”

The super android fidgeted with their hands. Chiren didn’t know that anxiety happened in andriods like this. She knew that they could have anxiety but not till a level where physical stumulation happened. “I’m only doing some light coughing. But other than that I am fine.”

“That’s not good for you. I know you’re different but it can still mess up your internals. I want you to move in with me. If you’re fine with it that is but you’re not living in a suitable environment and I would prefer if you…do that.”

“Okay, when do we start?”

“Joi turn off so we can make room for Alita here in the car.”

***

Chiren had the spinner do an auto-pilot landing on the street. “I take it you’ll probably have a few items you want to bring with right?”

“Yeah I do. I’ll be a few.”

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ophionswill · 1 year

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My very first worldbuilding project is perhaps one of my favorites to date. Sure, it desperately needs revamping, yet the ideas (however poorly executed) still resonate with me. I made it in my freshman year of high school, so it was bound to be exceptionally bad, but what can I say. It was heavily reliant on fun tropes that I enjoyed at the time, but the core concept behind it was the one that I liked the most:

What if Earth was tidally locked to the sun?

What if one side of the Earth always faced it, and one side always looked away?

Science says that it would have been a wasteland. If any water had existed in the enlightened hemisphere, it wouldn’t anymore, as the very earth would have been scalding, pure magma, or close enough to it that it might have resembled what Earth looked like in its infancy. Meanwhile, the darkened hemisphere would have been so absolutely cold after billions of years of nothing but the black void of space that even the atmosphere would have frozen over and snowed to the ground.

A slightly more fantastical world would have had the idea of all life being centered around the border between the enlightened and darkened hemispheres, a band of warmth and life that extended around the world.

I wanted a fully living world.

Granted, I never really came up with a good solution other than “ooo magic exists now so it’s fine,” but that can be worked on later (if I ever return to the world to revamp it).

I envisioned the border to be roughly cutting through the North American Midwest and western Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan/Pakistan, maybe a little bit of India), with the Enlightened Hemisphere illuminating the North American East Coast, South America, Europe, Africa, and West Asia, while the Dark would have comprised of almost all Asia, as well as the totality of Oceania and the North American West Coast.

I did this because I wanted a couple things, starting with my wants for the enlightened hemisphere:

The center of the enlightened world needed to be Europe, as a pinnacle of humanity’s endeavors in science and technology. NYC would fit its name of “The City That Never Sleeps” even more, considering it would never be night there. South America would be a tropical paradise, with the jungles growing to utterly insane heights (and I wanted to introduce a kind of semi-sapient giga tree that could house entire cities within its branches). I had this really nice idea of Russia having a civil war within itself between its dark and light halves, with neither side really being “better” or “in the right,” they simply just existed and were warring across the horizon zone. Lastly, I had this idea of buffalo grazing upon the great plains in eternal twilight.

Meanwhile on the Darkened Hemisphere, I wanted it to be a place of magic and wonder, to contradict the Sols (the people on the light side) forgoing magic to learn about science. The Nox people were something similar to elves, with pale skin and long ears, but were most notable for their massive eyes compared to Sols, who looked the most human (if you want a reference, think Alita: Battle Angel). For the dark, I wanted a few things:

Almost every plant or animal would be bioluminescent of some kind, making the world dark, but still very glowy and beautiful. China would be the center of the Darkened World, being the home of magic and wonder. They’d still have their infamous glowing lanterns, but they’d be biological, as a kind of gourd-like fruit hanging from trees. Either they’d put candles inside them, or a kind of bioluminescent bird (called Pseudo-Phoenixes) would make nests inside their carved-out innards to have shelter from predators below. Australia would be even more chaotic than normal, being a mish-mash of dangerous biomes with even more dangerous fauna. Finally, the American West Coast would actually be populated almost entirely by indigenous peoples, having managed to resist American expansion across the horizon due to them having the advantage (they are all Nox, having migrated across the land-bridge and spread out over both Americas) and establishing their own nation made of many different kinds of tribes that either natively lived there (such as the Navajo or Apache) or migrants (such as the Cherokee or Seminole).

That’s just the basics, though. There’s a lot more nuance I put into this, but this post is already insanely long and it’s probably time to put a stop to this before I get so distracted that I can’t do my work later today. Thanks for reading if you make it to this part, though.

#worldbuilding #rambles #dont mind this

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z-iridest · 2 years

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Yu-Gi-Oh: Rebirthing

Chapter Three- Journey to Duelist Kingdom:

"Are you certain you are ready for this?" Atlanna asked two days later, sitting on her host's bed in spirit form as she watched the girl pack the last of what she needed.

"Like I told Sophie, it hardly matters if I am or not. Somebody's got to duel to get my niece back, and it's gonna be me." Alita answered, just as set in her decision as she had been with Sophie.

"I have just been sensing this darkness about as of late... It makes me uneasy, especially since the darkness does not seem to be caused by Pegasus." Atlanna mused. The spirit's words gave Alita pause. 8 years of living with the 5 millennia old spirit had taught her to be cautious if Atlanna ever spoke up about something like this.

"You think it's being caused by someone we haven't met before?" Alita asked. Atlanna closed her eyes for a moment, her head bowed as she tried using her magic to sense the source of the darkness.

"Unfortunately, I cannot specify further... Ever since being locked away in the Millennium Bracelet, my visions have been clouded. Perhaps with time, the answer will reveal itself. I just pray that we are not caught off guard when that day comes." Atlanna answered. Alita nodded after a moment, taking Atlanna's words as a plea for caution.

"In that case, we'll both be on guard." Alita replied. Atlanna nodded in response.

"Thank you."

A couple hours after the conversation with the spirit, Alita was standing on the Domino City docks along with several other contestants. There's gotta be hundreds of people here... Maybe I'm not ready for this after all... Alita shook her head, getting rid of the negative thoughts. No, this tournament isn't for me, I have to remember that I'm fighting to get Bethany back. She gave herself a mental pep talk before the ship’s horn interrupted her thoughts. “Attention all duelists, welcome to this event sponsored by Industrial Illusions. You received with your invitation the star chips that will grant you entry into the contest. You are all elite, invited by us after close observation of your past Duel Monsters contests. You each have a fair and equal chance to win. It all comes down to how well you’ve chosen your cards and how well you play. Now then, duelists, cross the ocean, and enter the Duelist Kingdom.” A tall man in a suit announced. Alita got in line with the other duelists, trying to stop her hands from shaking from the nerves.

“Present your star chips as you board the vessel.” Another man requested of the duelists. Just as Alita was about to show hers, however, a shout came from one of the other guards.

“Hey, you! Get out of here! Only official contestants are allowed on board!”

“How do you know I’m not official?”

“Because the official duelists aren’t trying to sneak on board through the lower hatches.” Two guards started dragging the boy off, but the sight of him gave Alita the impression that she’d seen him before.

“Joey? What the..” A voice sounded off from behind her. When she turned, she saw a short boy with tri-colored hair. That’s Yugi! Alita thought as she watched the interaction.

“Stop struggling! We’re gonna have to throw you out!” The guard shouted at Joey.

“No way, I came here to duel, and I’m gonna duel!” Joey replied. Alita went to step out of line to help when the guard across the table from her stopped her.

“You’re next. Star Chips, please.” He told her. Alita glanced back, watching as Yugi gave Joey one of his star chips. Hopefully they’ll let both of them on. Alita thought before showing the guard her Star Chips. “Thank you, next.” Alita moved forward to keep the line moving, but hesitated for a moment to see one of the guards on the phone before nodding the boys onward. A sigh of relief left Alita, glad that the boys could join the tournament together. As the boat sailed away from the shores of Domino City, Alita leaned her arms against the railing, letting the ocean breeze move her hair out of her face.

“First tournament?” A voice caused Alita to turn around. She came face to face with a girl taller than her by about 4 inches, with familiar sapphire blue eyes and waist length, ebony black hair, kept out of her face by a white headband. She wore a black shirt that hung off her left shoulder, dark jeans and black combat boots, the duelist glove with her two star chips on her left hand.

“My nerves are that obvious?” Alita asked in retalition as the girl stood next to her, leaning her back against the railing and shaking her head.

“Nah, I’ve just never seen you before, so I figured you must be new to tournaments. I’m Sadie, by the way. Sadie Kaiba.”

“Kaiba, as in Seto Kaiba?” Alita questioned with wide eyes. Sadie nodded.

“Yep, the one and only, he’s my older brother.” Sadie responded.

“Well, it’s nice to meet you, Sadie. I’m Alita. Alita Nakamura.” Alita’s introduction made Sadie freeze up.

“Hold on… Nakamura? As in Sophie Nakamura?” Sadie looked at Alita.

“To quote a certain someone, the one and only. She’s my older sister.” Alita answered. Sadie laughed.

“Looks like we’ve got more in common than we think.” Sadie replied. A giggle left Alita before she noticed a blond woman walking up to the two boys from earlier. Alita straightened, watching her.

“I don’t know about you, but I’m not liking the look in that one’s eye, she looks like trouble.” Alita told her new friend. Sadie turned her blue eyes to see who the other teen was talking about, only for a cold look to cross her face. “Uh, Sadie?”

“That’s because she is trouble. That’s Mai Valentine, you could say we have a rather unfriendly rivalry.” Sadie told her, her eyes closing shortly before her nose crinkled. "Ugh, and by the smell of things, she put on way too much perfume."

“Well, what do we have here?” Mai asked, the boys turning their heads to see where the voice was coming from. Mai stood around what Alita guessed to be 5 foot 9, fair skin, amethyst purple eyes and long, thick, blonde spiky hair. She wore a short-sleeved purple coat over a white tube top that exposed her midriff, a dark purple mini-skirt, black socks and purple high-heeled boots. Alita couldn’t help but notice the deck holder strapped to her thigh, which Alita assumed held the woman’s deck since the skirt didn’t appear to have pockets… Joey blushed bright red like an idiot.

“Wow…”

“So, you’re the Yugi kid everybody’s talking about, huh?” Mai asked, her tone as sweet as honey, but the fakeness of it ticked off both of the teenage girls watching her.

“Whoa, check it out!” Joey shouted, causing the teen girls to sweatdrop. What a moron, she’s not even paying attention to him and he’s too enamoured with her to notice.

“But, I’m amazed that a squirt like you could beat Kaiba. You’re famous, you know.” Mai finished, her sentence coming off as a backhanded compliment. But, due to the poor boy’s blush, it didn’t seem like the off handed remark went right over his head.

“Thanks very much, I think.” Yugi was able to stutter out.

“Hey, miss, I’m a very good friend of the famous Yugi, the master duelist. In fact…”

“Look,” Mai’s sweet tone dropped to a fierce one, causing the blond boy to sweat drop once he noticed that he was being completely ignored. “You’re either a champ or a chump. Cut this guy loose. He’s fashion-challenged, and deserves to be crushed in the games.” It was then that the girls decided to intervene.

“That’s rich coming from you, considering the fact that you couldn’t even beat a 12 year old when you were twenty and have been losing to the same girl for the past 4 years ever since.” Sadie quipped, popping her hip and crossing her arms over her chest. The smug smile on Mai’s face instantly dropped.

“Speaking of Kaiba… Sadie, how was your stint in America? Business going well?” Mai asked, the fake sweet tone returning, Sadie smirking at the chance given to her.

“Thriving as always, and as for the trip, it was invigorating. But, as exciting as winning an overseas tournament is, it’s better to win on home turf, don’t you think? Oh, wait, you wouldn’t know what that’s like. You haven’t won a single tournament back home for 4 years.” Sadie answered, making Alita turn her head to hide a snicker.

“Things could be different this time around, you little twerp!” Mai’s fierce tone was back.

“Right, as if Pegasus’ Island is going to be where you finally beat me. Just let me know when you’re up for a duel, I could use the practice.” Sadie fired back, a tick mark appearing on Mai’s head before she stormed off. Alita erupted into giggles, her face red from having to hold back her laughter while Mai was within ear shot. Sadie turned to the boys as Alita was trying to recover from her giggle fit. "Sorry about that." She rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. "Mai tends to get on my nerves when she's around. Anyways, allow me to formerly introduce myself. I'm Sadie Kaiba." Sadie offered a hand out as Alita finally quit her giggling, noticing that Joey's blush had grown even darker at the sight of Sadie.

"Kaiba as in Seto Kaiba?" Yugi questioned, Sadie nodding in response.

"Yeah, he's my older brother... I promise, I'm not as cold as him." Sadie answered, laughing a bit nervously before Yugi shook her hand.

"Well, since Kaiba's your brother, you already know me." Yugi turned to Joey. "This is one of my friends, Joey Wheeler. He's here to duel too." Yugi introduced. Sadie smiled at Joey.

"It's nice to meet you, Joey." Sadie told the blond. Joey shook her hand, growing redder just by touching her.

"Nice to meet ya too, Sadie." Joey managed to get out before noticing Alita, who had finally stopped her giggle fit and was realizing that the two boys' attention was on her now. "Who's dat behind ya?" Joey asked, his blush gone. It was Alita's turn to blush bright red, trying to hide behind Sadie out of shyness, but the blue eyes girl wouldn't let her.

"This is my friend, Alita Nakamura." Sadie introduced.

"Nice to meet ya, Alita." Joey greeted, failing to notice that Yugi had turned red at the sight of the other girl.

"Nice to meet you too." Alita murmured shyly, her blush growing darker when she locked eyes with Yugi. Both looked at each other for a minute before blushing darker and looking away. In Alita's Millennium Item, Atlanna watched in amusement at the exchange, having to hide her own giggles. Alita was far from the most social person, and the poor girl had no experience with boys, let alone one she liked. But, as the group talked more, Atlanna smiled as she noticed Alita starting to relax. While Alita was shy most of the time, bringing up a subject such as Duel Monsters allowed her to open up. However, Atlanna's attention was drawn away from her host when a sudden feeling overcame her. She straightened. This feeling... I sense an ancient and powerful presence, but why does it feel so familiar? It feels like... Like home.... A home I haven't known for several Millenia, and yet, I can't seem to forget... Atlanna thought, suddenly noticing the pendant around Yugi's neck. Is that one of the Millennium Items Pegasus was talking about? Is that the source of this feeling? Atlanna examined the boy, watching his movements as he talked with Alita. In fact, this boy looks similar to someone I once knew... But who? With this thought, Atlanna's mind was made, and she closed her eyes.

When she opened them again, she found that she had successfully transported herself into the pendant. Looking around, she found herself in an area similar to that of the one inside the Millennium Bracelet. There were two doors before her, one of which was open. She peeked inside the door on the left to find an arrangement of different toys and games, but the door to her right... It was closed, looking like it was made of metal and had an Eye of Horus symbol on it. The closer she got to this door, the stronger the presence became. Just as she reached out to open the door, however...

"You may enter my chambers if you wish, but be warned, there will be many traps that await you. I will allow no harm to come to the boy whose vessel I share." Atlanna spun around to face a male. He looked similar to Yugi, although his violet eyes were more narrow, holding a more determined look. He also looked to be taller than Yugi, only a couple inches taller than her, and there were three gold hairs that stood up. This male, Atlanna realized, was the source of the presence she had felt. "Your presence intrigues me. I feel as if I've known you for centuries, and yet, I have no memory of you. Who are you, and why have you trespassed here?" He asked.

"I was actually about to say the same thing... As for who I am, I am known only by the name given to me by my Hikari. I am Atlanna, the spirit of the Millennium Bracelet. I apologize for intruding, but I sensed a powerful presence and came only to investigate, the source of which would seem to be you." Atlanna answered. The male before her gave a light chuckle.

"Well, it would seem that your curiosity just might be the end of you one day. But, that day will by no means be today. I, myself, have been known by many names through the ages, but call me Yami." He introduced himself. "I'm pleased to make your acquaintance."

"The pleasure is all mine." Atlanna smiled, gaining a smile back. Just as the two spirits were striking up a conversation, a different conversation was igniting outside of the Millennium Puzzle.

"Hey, aren't you that kid, Yugi?" A nasally voice asked from behind Yugi and Alita as Joey got in trouble with the security again.

"Yeah, and you're..."

"Weevil and Rex, the Dino Duelist." Joey finished. Rex chuckled a bit.

"You're wasting your time with those guys. The private rooms only go to finalists from the last championship, like us." Rex informed them, as Yugi approached Weevil.

"Congratulations on winning the Regionals, Weevil."

"It was nothing."

"Yeah, I went easy on him that time."

"Yeah? Well, this time, Yugi and I are gonna take the tournament. Right, Yugi?" Joey exclaimed as he got free of the guards. Alita tensed up with his words. Not the smartest thing to say when faced with two duelists who have a big chance of kicking you out of the tournament... She thought.

"To tell you the truth, winning the last championship didn't feel like that much of an achievement. I guess I can't really call myself the champion until I defeat the duelist who beat Kaiba..." His beady eyes remained on Yugi. "But, I'm sure I'll end up battling you in the big tournament, Yugi. Frankly, I look forward to it." Weevil's voice held a sinister tone, a tone that made Alita uneasy.

"I look forward to it, too." Yugi replied sincerely, missing the malice in the other boy's voice.

"I'm looking forward to some Dino Demolition." Rex added with a small smirk, eyeing Alita. Alita stepped behind Yugi a bit, not liking the look on his face.

"Let me tell you a little secret. It's something none of the other players know about the games yet." Weevil offered.

"Isn't that cheating, though?" Alita poked her head out from behind Yugi.

"The other duelists will find out soon enough, but there are new rules on the island that require more strategy." Weevil told them.

"Ah, rules are for wimps. In dueling, you either smash your opponent or get smashed yourself. It's one or the other." Rex continued.

"Strength is good, but you also need to combine them with other types of cards." Joey argued. Joey's comment made Alita smile... That is, until Rex butted in.

"Who asked you? Stay out of my way or I'll stomp you like everyone else." Rex commented before walking away.

"We'll see who stomps who when we get to the island." Joey growled.

"Just ignore him." Sadie advised, her words somehow claiming the blond down.

"Let's scope out the competition, shall we?" Weevil added.

"What'd you mean?" Alita asked. Sadie nodded toward the other duelists.

"Check it out. The other duelists are already trading over there. Players here are already swapping cards and strengthening their decks, getting ready for the big tournament. It's also a good chance to get a feel for your opponent's cards." Sadie pointed out.

"Whoa, strong cards! Hey, wanna trade? How bout you? Anybody? Help me out here!" Joey jumped right into the trading, making Sadie and Alita giggle.

"Guess Joey's trading..." Yugi trailed off.

"If you've come all this way and you're still trying to improve your deck, you've gotta be pretty desperate." Weevil mocked. Sadie whipped her head to glare at Weevil.

"I've done that a couple times and it's helped my deck out a ton. Desperation has nothing to do with it." Sadie told him, but found herself ignored.

"I'll catch you on the flip side." Weevil said to Yugi and Alita before walking away. Alita hugged herself as the duo walked outside.

"I've got a bad feeling about him..." Alita trailed off after a minute.

"I'm sure it'll be okay. Are you gonna trade too?" Yugi asked. Alita shook her head.

"No... To be honest, I'm a little attached to this deck." Alita brought out her deck, holding it in her hand. "It's one of the few mementos I have to remind me of my Mom... She built this deck for me when I was a kid and taught me everything I know about Duel Monsters." Yugi smiled.

"I get that, it's the same with my cards, though it was my Grandpa who taught me about Duel Monsters and built my deck." Yugi replied as he brought out his. Alita smiled. "If you want, you can take a look at it. I don't mind, but just be careful."

"You can take a look at mine, too." Alita replied with a nod, and the two switched decks, looking through the cards. Alita was amazed at the deck that had been built by Yugi's grandfather, handling each card with care the way she did with her own deck. "This deck's amazing, Yugi. It's almost as if I can feel your Grandpa's heart in these cards." Alita spoke up as she finished looking through the deck, bringing a blush to Yugi's face.

"I was actually thinking the same about yours, Alita. I can feel your mother's heart in this deck, and just looking through it makes me understand your want to hold onto your cards." Yugi responded as the two exchanged decks once more, putting their respective decks away.

"There was something I noticed about that deck actually... You could feel his heart, but something... I don't know, felt... Off."

"You're wondering if he's still around?" Yugi asked, finishing Alita's question.

"I don't mean to intrude..."

"No, Alita, it's okay. Honestly, he still is around... In a way." Yugi sighed, leaning against the railing of the boat. The only reason I was invited to this tournament is because Pegasus took my Grandfather's soul after a duel with him." Alita softly gasped. Just like he did with Bethany...

"Yugi, I... I'm so sorry..."

"Don't be, it's not your fault." Yugi gave her a soft smile.

"To be honest, we're in same boat... And not just literally either." Alita leaned against the railing.

"What'd you mean?" Yugi asked.

"Pegasus dueled me too, but, it wasn't a guardian he took from me... It was my niece, Bethany." Not noticing the shocked look on Yugi's face, Alita continued as she looked up at the stars. "My sister was 15. The guy she was with, Bethany's father, he hurt my sister. She often came home with bruises or a black eye, and sometimes didn't come home at all. I remember, she called my Mom crying. Mom left the house in a hurry, and when she came back, she was carrying Sophie. Sophie looked worse for wear, and my Mom told me that Sophie was pregnant. A scare with Bethany's birth and two years later, she was a ball of sunshine... Until Pegasus took her." Alita bowed her head, her fists clenching. "I'd give anything to get her back safe." She felt a hand on her own and looked up to see Yugi, smiling softly at her.

"It'll be okay, Alita. Joey and I'll help you get her back, along with my grandpa." Yugi promised.

"You mean it?" Alita asked, only for Yugi to nod in response. A smile crossed Alita's face. "And I'll help you get your grandpa back, no matter what." Yugi smiled in reply.

"Hey, Yugi, I got some good trading in!" Joey's shout caused the two to pull apart and face Joey and Sadie.

"Hey, let me see 'em." Yugi told Joey before Alita and Yugi examined Joey's new cards together. "Salamandra and a Kunai with Chain, Baby Dragon and Shield and Sword? Great!"

"With these new magic cards, combined with your monsters, you'll have a real strong deck." Alita finished.

"All right! So now, I'm ready to win every duel I play." Joey exclaimed, making Sadie laugh.

"Hold on there, tough guy, don't get ahead of yourself." Sadie told him.

"I think you're going to find it's a bit harder than that, Joey." Alita told him as Yugi opened the gold box that had held his deck.

"Here, add this to your deck. It can be helpful in a tight spot." Yugi held out a card to Joey.

"That's the Time Wizard!" Alita exclaimed.

"Thanks, I'll take it. I can't get over how you're always helping me out." Joey told Yugi as he put the card with his deck.

"Ah, we meet again." The girls deadpanned at the voice behind them and turned to face Weevil again.

"Oh, Weevil..." Yugi trailed off, watching as Weevil crossed the deck and leaned against the railing.

"The evening winds sure feel nice." Weevil commented. "So, did you trade for any good cards, Yugi?"

"No, I'm gonna duel with the cards I brought along with me."

"I figured as much. You used the Exodia cards in your Duel with Kaiba, right? Those are the strongest cards of them all." Alita went rigid with Weevil's words. He's planning something...

"Yep, and really rare." Yugi added.

"Could I possibly see those legendary cards?" Weevil asked.

"I don't see why not, just be careful with them, okay?" Yugi answered.

"Yugi... I don't think it's a good idea." Alita spoke up, trying to warn Yugi.

"It'll be okay, Alita." Yugi reassured her, but it did nothing for her nerves. Yugi took out the Exodia cards and gave them to Yugi. "Here."

"So, these are the card to summon Exodia." Weevil mused as he looked at the five cards of Exodia in his hands. "For a long time, I've been trying to come up with some kind of strategy to finally beat these cards, but I couldn't come up with anything..."

"Weevil, just give them back." Alita told him, her anxiety growing. Weevil smirked at her, and in that moment, Alita knew her suspicions were about to be confirmed.

"That is, I couldn't come up with anything until just this moment." Much to Alita's horror, Weevil tossed the cards overboard. "Say goodbye to Exodia!"

"No!" Alita shouted as she tried to grab them, but her hands missed the cards as they fell into the water below.

"No!" Yugi exclaimed. Weevil laughed.

"Now there's no one who can challenge me!" Weevil cackled as he walked away.

"You bug eyed creep!" Sadie shouted. "Wait till I get to sick my dragons on you, you're gonna pay for this!"

"My cards! Those were the Exodia cards my grandpa gave me!" Yugi exclaimed.

"I'll get 'em!" Joey exclaimed, running and jumping over the railing into the water below.

"Joey, don't!" Yugi and Alita exclaimed at the same time.

"Joey, where are you?!" Yugi yelled. Joey gasped for air as his head broke the surface.

"I promise you, I'll get them, Yugi!" Joey yelled back.

"Are you crazy?!" Sadie screeched.

"Joey, they're not worth drowning over!" Yugi exclaimed.

"Don't worry, Yugi!" Joey saw one of the cards and grabbed it as it floated past. "Look, see, I got one of them!"

"Joey, swim back to the ship!" Alita screamed at the blond.

"No way! At least, this time, there's something I can do to help someone I care about!" Joey screamed right back before his head went under water for a minute before the teen broke the surface again. "Current sure is strong, though, it's hard to fight. But, if I punk out now, who's gonna help my sister, Serenity?"

"Your sister?" Alita asked.

"Just 3 more now." Joey smiled as he got another one, but as he turned, a wave came up and dragged him underwater again.

"Joey!" Sadie, Alita and Yugi exclaimed at the same time before Alita dive over the railing too. The cold water almost froze her body, but she pushed through it, swimming toward Joey, who was struggling to stay afloat.

"Joey, hang on!" Alita exclaimed as she swam toward him.

"Alita, just three more, help me find them." Joey told her before sinking.

"Joey!" Alita exclaimed as she dove under to grab Joey and bring him back to the surface.

"Yugi!" Sadie exclaimed, Alita turning to see Yugi diving in too and swimming toward her and Joey.

"Yugi, what're you doing?!" Alita asked out of shock.

"Helping you get my friend back on board!" Yugi answered her.

"Are you guys okay?!" A different male voice shouted before a ladder descended from the deck, Sadie and two other teenagers peering over the side at them.

"Grab ahold!" The girl on Sadie's other side called to them.

"Hurry!" The boy on Sadie's left added.

"Téa, Tristan!" Yugi exclaimed as the two swam to the ladder and grabbed hold with one hand, hanging onto Joey with the other. As they were pulled into the deck of the boat again, Yugi looked at Alita. "Are you okay?" He asked. Alita shot him a small smile.

"I'm fine, it's Joey I'm worried about." Alita answered him.

"That was close! I'm sure glad you guys showed up, really glad!" Yugi exclaimed after they reached the deck of the ship.

"We're a team." Téa replied. "We all stick together."

"We'll always watch your back." Tristan added.

"Thanks a lot, you guys." Yugi replied before introducing his other friends to Sadie and Alita. Once the introductions were made, Joey's voice broke the silence.

"I'm sorry, Yugi... I failed, I only found two of your cards."

"It's okay, Joey."

"It's not okay, it's always this way with me. I'm never able to help anybody, not even my own sister, Serenity."

"Serenity?" Yugi asked.

"Really? You have a sister, Joey?" Sadie questioned, kneeling next to him.

"Our parents' divorced years ago, when we were kids. She lives far away with my mother. My sister's had really bad eyes since she was born. Eventually, she'll go blind."

"I'm sorry."

"Thanks, Yuge... She sent me a message..." Joey then told the group about the message from Serenity. "The doctors told her that the time has come. Soon, her eyes'll be impossible to repair, even with surgery. But, there are specialists who could perform an operation now before it's too late. They could save her eyesight, but there's no way I can pay for the operation. I have to win, for her! Winning in the Duelist Kingdom and getting the prize money is the only way I can help Serenity!" Joey finished. He's so much like Seto... Sadie thought, reminded of how her own older brother would have done anything to keep her and Mokuba safe. As the sun began to rise, the group stood on the bow of the ship, watching as the sky lit up with the sun's first rays.

"We'll all do our best, Joey." Alita told him, Yugi nodding in agreement.

"You for your sister, Alita for her niece, and me for my grandpa." Yugi finished.

"That's right, we'll do this together." Téa replied.

"Look! The island!" Tristan pointed out the island getting closer to the ship.

"That's the Duelist Kingdom!" Yugi exclaimed. Alita nodded.

"That's it, we're almost there." Alita continued. As the ship approached the island, Alita felt a hand take hers. She looked up to see Yugi smiling at her, a silent promise in his face.

Whatever they would face on that Island, they'd face it together....

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ao3feed-danganronpa · 1 year

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Turnabout Danganronpa

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/y92RgL6

by moth87

Dahlia Hawthorne and 15 others are locked in a place very familiar to them - prison. When Monoshiba starts a killing game inside Hope's Penitentiary, Dahlia must keep her murderous past from the others - who, unbeknownst to her, are doing the very same thing.

This was an idea I had at like 3am and I really like how it's turning out. FTEs are not planned, so comment who you wanna see our favorite gaslight gatekeep girlboss interact with! Updates will be posted semi-frequently, no concrete schedule as of yet, so subscribe :)

Credit to my boyfriend (@saigokumota on twitter) for helping me make writing decisions as well as the CGs that will later be added to this

Words: 1735, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing, Super Dangan Ronpa 2, Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Additional Tags: Original Character(s), Fan Killing Game (Dangan Ronpa), Fangan Ronpa, Crossover, this name sucks, I have no regrets, will eventually include art, spoilers for every ace attorney game

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/y92RgL6

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ghoulical · 3 years

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Akira: Ordinary World

An original Danganronpa character one-shot.

Word Count: 2,145 Summary: A lone Ultimate Roboticist laments her present and future in a Tragedy-ridden world. Notes: This was based on a Danganronpa roleplay server I was on. I wrote this for myself and my friends from that server (in fact, the character Choki belongs to one of them), and I was proud of this piece, and I hope you will enjoy it as well.

“Miss Hoshi, you have an incoming message.”

Akira Hoshi leaned back from the hollow cavity of the prototype android before her and pushed her goggles up to her forehead. “Who is it from?” she called out, taking a moment to take a deep breath. Two seconds later, she frowned. “Alita, who sent the message?”

“Fourth Division Head,” the female voice replied. “Ultimate Doctor: Choki Buraddorei.”

The young roboticist froze. Oh. Another intake of breath, and she pulled her goggles back down over her eyes. “Accept message,” she replied quietly.

This time, it took three seconds before the voice returned. “Very well. Begin message.”

A low hum echoed through the room, quickly followed by a single muted beep. “‘Hi, Miss—Akira.’” A short pause. “’It’s me, your friendly neighborhood doctor. I hope this message finds you well.’”

Clink. A screw slipped from her grip and plummeted into an abyss. Akira blinked, her gaze trailing the object just a second behind, until her vision began to blur, and her fingers started to twitch.

“‘It’s been a while since we heard from you.’” A light cough. “‘I, uh, just wanted to let you know the meeting’s coming up soon. A week’s time, in fact. I heard the higher-ups have some big announcements to make. They want to make sure everybody will be there.’”

She took a deep breath and pulled her goggles off again, setting them on the top of her head, and placed the screwdriver in her mouth, in between her teeth, as her hands fiddled with the control panel in front of her. With a flick of her wrist, a mechanism hissed underneath her as the platform she stood on began to descend towards the four hollow tiles in the middle of the room, until the metal reconnected with the rest of the tiles, and several clicks indicated the mechanism locking into place.

“‘Ah, I have to go. Duty calls.’” But even as the glass barriers surrounding the four tiles lowered and disappeared into the floor, she could’ve sworn the ground beneath her was still moving. “‘Don’t be a stranger, okay? This line is always open if you need anything.’” She stepped forward, off the platform, and took the screwdriver out of her mouth, placing it gently down on the workbench nearby. “‘See you soon. Be well.’”

She stared down at the surface in front of her, unfocused eyes gazing across the disorganized space—wires, gears, screws, nuts, and bolts scattered on one side of the table, and a detached, disproportionately-sized mechanical arm on the other—then lifted her chin and stared through the translucent holographic screen hovering inches above the table.

Another low hum resounded through the room. “End of message,” the initial female voice announced, then paused. “Would you like me to reply to the message, miss?”

Akira blinked. “What? No. No.” She took another deep breath. “Delete it, please.”

Pause. “Very well.” A second later, three soft beeps echoed from the ceiling. “Would you like fish congee and tea for dinner, miss?”

Akira closed her eyes and nodded once. “That would be lovely, Alita. Thank you.”

“My pleasure, miss. It will be ready in approximately eleven minutes.”

Another low hum. Akira sighed, trying to suppress a yawn as she lowered her head to the table and rested it above folded arms, feeling a thousand pounds heavier than she was mere moments ago. When was the last time she had a good night’s sleep? Last week? Maybe the week before? Either way, it was a luxury she still couldn’t afford, considering she now only had seven, likely six, days to finish the prototype, and at least the first round of trials.

She should go. She had to, even if she didn’t want to—and she didn’t, but it didn’t matter. Attendance was mandatory, and she respected that, knowing the work they were involved in. It must be the presentations, some people had said. She had been doing them since she was fifteen, so of course, she had to be weary of them. She scoffed. Breakthroughs in the seventh division was a constant in their meetings, though not unsurprising to the others, at least not yet. It made her eager to show them—the ‘adults’, as she would say in her head—that she was more than capable of handling herself, without outside help or intervention.

Because if there was anything she hated about attending these meetings, it was the people.

She didn’t hate seeing them. She really didn’t. All things considered, it was good to see them doing well, perhaps not in perfect health, but otherwise alive, hence mandatory attendance. But too often during these meetings, Akira couldn’t bring herself to lift her head up from the papers in front of her, couldn’t tear her eyes away from her hands folded neatly on her lap, or her feet kept together underneath the table, or even allow her posture to slouch a little, to keep her shoulders from being too stiff like her own creations. And if her neck started to ache, she would lift her chin only for her eyes to wander, all across the table, everywhere around the room, anywhere but the people that surrounded her.

It was particularly worse for a select few. A small handful, really—three out of the total of thirteen—but it didn’t help that all of them, herself included, were in consecutive divisions. It also didn’t help that she was the furthest left to the leader of the Foundation, who sat at the head of the table, meaning she couldn’t completely avoid glancing her head to her right every now and then whenever the leader spoke, keeping those three in her peripherals still.

People tried to talk to her about it. She didn’t need help, she would tell them. She was alive. She was fine. Many others weren’t. The four of them escaped the island. Eight others didn’t. Many more lives were at stake. There was no time to waste, she thought, especially not on her, so she threw herself into her work. Work meant she wouldn’t waste days away in her room, glancing at the bottle of pills sitting at her bedside table, nor in the corner of her workbench. Work meant her mind was occupied with invisible blueprints, not invisible faces. Work meant she would return to bed and pass out from the exhaustion, and not be kept awake for days on end, fearing she would not wake up the following morning when she did fall asleep.

Work meant she could forget it all, even if it were only for another day.

A.L.I.T.A., bless her algorithm, did her best to keep the veil up—sort out correspondences, run numbers and trial tests, assist the roboticist in her countless projects to the best of her capabilities. Do the things that Akira couldn’t or shouldn’t do, often according to the A.I.’s own self-learned judgment. Sometimes, it was the things that Akira should be doing but didn’t, because even through all these years, A.L.I.T.A. had grown so much, yet so little, from her initial base programming as a caretaking service automaton.

“Miss Hoshi, your dinner is ready.”

Akira lifted her head up, wincing at the sudden glare of the desk lamp in front of her. Blinking rapidly, her eyes eventually adjusted back to the brightness of the sterile room, and her head turned to the clock hung high in the far wall across from her as she tried and failed to suppress another yawn.

She squinted. 19:10. “Thank you, Alita.”

“My pleasure, miss.” Sometimes, she wondered if it really was. “Would you like me to send it up to—”

“No, that’s fine. I’ll head down to eat.” She blew out a sigh and threw her head back, straightening her spine and stretching her shoulders as her hand reached up to rub her eyes. “Can you keep running those diagnostics tests in the meantime, please? I will need them by tonight if possible. If not, we can try tomorrow.”

“Of course, Miss Hoshi.”

“Thank you.” Her hand ran through disheveled silver strands as she started dragging her feet across the room towards the doors. They slid open with a light hiss upon her arrival, and almost immediately, her nose picked up the familiar scent of soy sauce and steamed fish, luring her towards the staircase beside her laboratory. Three steps down, her stomach started growling.

Less than a minute later, she sat behind the kitchen island, glazed eyes fixed into the empty surface of the pristine counter even as a metallic appendage extended from the ceiling with a near-inaudible buzz, and glided through the room until a steaming bowl of white congee dotted with green herbs appeared in front of her, with an aluminum spoon and a small cup of dark liquid sitting on either side.

She closed her eyes. Her father’s voice would soon float down the hallway, barely audible enough for her to make out coherent words. The House would urge her to eat before the temperature dropped to twenty. After she was done, the House would usher her back to her room, per her father’s orders, and keep the door locked until daylight returned. She would work on her projects and settle into bed likely an hour after A.L.I.T.A. dimmed the lights after the clock struck ten. Then she would wake up in the morning, work on her projects some more until the House called her back down to eat, then the cycle would repeat. Over and over again, until the end of her days.

Except the voices never came. Her father, the House. When she opened her eyes, she was staring into the bowl of congee, sitting alone in the one-person kitchen, the only living soul in the entire thousand-square-feet compound. The outside world was still a desolate wasteland, her search-and-rescue prototype was still upstairs, and the meeting was still in seven days’ time.

Maybe her father was right. The outside world was a cruel world. There were too many bad apples for her to count, even with her toes. The Tragedy was no natural calamity, it was man-made. Four people made it out of the island, not because they survived, but because they were spared. Even the Foundation, she thought—the world’s beacon of hope—had one too many skeletons in their closet. Word travelled fast, even despite the roboticist’s isolation. Meetings were cordial, but discord and disagreement were not uncommon. The side of business Akira never had the chance to see when she worked for her father’s company, because he ensured she never did. These faces, the ones that would surround the oval table in a week’s time, could bear the brightest smiles, brimming with all the hope of the world, but she knew better now than to take them at face value.

Maybe her father was right. She was better off here, like this. Behind closed doors, within four walls. She didn’t need help, she told them. She lived like this her entire life. And everything was fine in this constancy. Everything was fine until the change.

But she couldn’t pretend the outside world didn’t exist, either. She knew good people once. She could count them with both hands. Jake. Kazuko. Kiyoshi. Her mother. Taka. Uncle Hideo. But there were more out there. Helpless masses. Mothers and children. The sick and poor. Good Samaritans with the potential to do good, even if they haven’t yet. People she could help—would help, with the work she was doing here.

She should go. She didn’t want to, but she had to. For them, she thought. For the ones who couldn’t protect themselves from the despair of the world. She would bear that burden, for now, for a little while longer, for as long as she could. It was the least she could do for them, for the people who fought and suffered and lost, and for the people she could count with the fingers on her hands.

“Alita.” A gentle hum emanated from the ceiling, and she blew out a slow breath. “Send a message to the Fourth Division Head.”

“Would you like to reply to the earlier message instead?”

The roboticist held her breath and blinked, then released a small sigh. “Yes, please.” Her hand crept up to the countertop and rested her fingers on the rim of her tea cup. “And Alita?”

“Yes, miss?”

“Do we still have that projector screen in the lab?”

“Of course, miss.”

She picked up the spoon beside the bowl and dipped it into the congee. “How do you feel about watching a movie while we work?”

It took the A.I. two seconds to respond. “Episode Four, Miss Hoshi?”

She hummed in confirmation.

“I will have it set up by the time you return.”

The corner of her lips twitched. “Thank you, Alita.”

“Always, Miss Hoshi.”

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prplocks · 3 months

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Olá! 😁

Tudo bem? Espero que sim. Por gentileza poderia fazer locks da Alita: Anjo de Combate, desde já agradeço a sua atenção. Muito obrigado.

aqui anjo <3

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stitched-mouth-vs-the-world · 7 months

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Meet Stitched (Again) & My Request Rules

About Me

Rewriting and reposting my about me request rules and such as Tumblr deleted it.

So my name is Stitched-Mouth, mostly known as Stitched. I’ve been writing for about 6 years now and have been on Tumblr for about 4 years. My original account, @stitched-mouth, was recently terminated which was heartbreaking. I lost a lot of work and motivation. But I managed to save my Kinktober and Valak works which could have been lost as well. My Kinktober works will come out every day and are all currently up to date, my Valak works will be reposted on here when I can.

I’m based in London, UK! Born and raised here. So my works will be posted on GMT. I’m mixed raced (Irish mother, Jamaican father) and still a teenager.

I’m a big fan of Scott Pilgrim if you can’t tell by my new name. Anyone else excited for the anime?

I also have an Wattpad account here and an AO3 here. I started out of Wattpad but most of writing is on here now… well, was on here. AO3 I use rarely and only repost works on there.

Request Rules And What I Write For

My rules are really simple. I only write for characters in my masterlists (which will be posted soon after this) and I don’t write any dub-con, incest, beastiality or pedophila. I also don’t age up characters for smut.

Requests are currently open! Please send to my inbox.

Here are animes I write for:

• Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji

• Soul Eater

• Death Note

• Danganronpa

• Diabolik Lovers

• Cowboy Bebop

• Servamp

• My Hero Academia/Boku No Hero Academia

• Kakegurui

• Battle Angel: Alita

Other Medias I Write For:

• Miraculous Ladybug

• Creepypasta

• Harry Potter

• Sally Face

• Kill Bill

• Pulp Fiction

• Sucker Punch

• Gorillaz

• Scott Pilgrim vs The World

• House of Gucci

• Encanto

• Marvel

• Last Night In Soho

• All Tim Burton Movies

Netflix Series I Write For:

• The Umbrella Academy

• Stranger Things

• Sex Education

• Locke & Key

• Ginny & Georgia

• Squid Game

• Russian Doll

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nonsololibristore · 2 years

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Chapter 2: Intrusive Thoughts

Characters: Chiren, Alita, Joi (Blade Runner 2049)

Fandom(s): Alita Battle Angel x Blade Runner 2049 crossover/Alita sequel (Robert please get on this)

Warnings: lots of angst, Joi and Chiren being flirty, Alita being a boss, robot/cyborg stuff, and fluff if you squint. Nova deserves his own warning.

A/n: I don't know how I came up with this concept but I love both Blade runner films and Alita (& the fandom) so much.

About 20 minutes later, Alita came out with a knapsack on her back filled to the brim. Still raining outside but now the weather says signs of thunderstorms on the panel to Chiren’s right on the center console. She had asked for Joi to come back and the program did as asked. Sitting next to her again.

She turned to her in the hope of some conversation in all of it. “How are you doing in all of this?” She asked. Joi gave her a quick smile to break some dismay off of the other’s face.

“I’m managing like you are Doct-”

“Chiren, please. And honestly, I think I'm no doctor anymore.”

“Well just like you, Chiren. Just as confused as you are.” Chiren gave her a look and nodded, leaving it at that.

As soon as Alita opened the door Joi disappeared again. Ready to come back whenever. Alita sat down in the seat next to her. "We don't have much time. Here this is just for caution." She put a pistol in her lap.

"What is this"

"What does it look like?"

"I- alright…I’ve never used one of these things except for one time-”

"You're definitely not wearing a lab coat anymore. You're exposed now. You're at risk just like the rest of us-" A blaster shot hit the window. "Shi-"

Chiren stepped on the gas. Nothing. They must've hacked it. "It's them!"

"Get out and stay covered! Run for the towers!" Fire came upon the windshield again. Alita opened the door and crawled out slowly, same for Chiren. They ran to the alleyways in between the buildings. Still getting shot at. Little did Chiren know their destination was where the adapter was being held.

"Oh I almost forgot to tell you, Nova's still alive."

"What?! Joi, come back please."

Joi appeared right alongside her running with them. "What is going on?"

"We're running from them!" Alita pointed to the gang behind them.

"Oh wonderful, " Joi remarked.

They eventually got there. Running inside everyone looked at them. "Get to the roof! I'll meet you there"

"Where are you g- oh for zalem's sake-" Chiren looked around her. Perfect. The stairwell up. She and Joi opened and shut the stair door behind them and started their climb. She hadn't moved like this in years. Never was that active or had to be. In human years she'd be in her 50s right? Didn't matter anymore really. She noticed how she was moving a bit better than before everything that happened but she was getting tired. 3 floors up she heard them below yelling and shooting upwards. One shot hit the guardrail almost making her lose an ear. They got to the top. The door was locked. Crap. Alright, let's test this body she thought. Standing back and giving it a hard kick before it swung open with ease. This was one of the buildings where they sold several Joi's all over the city for personal and professional use. Alita was getting the adapter now? Not the best time but sure.

“Joi, get the car over here so we can get out of this pile of parts-”

When Chiren stepped through the door and turned her head, one of the gang members was already on the other side waiting for them the whole time. She only froze when there was a blade in her side the moment she stopped talking.

“Gonna kill you just like the old man-”

Chiren quickly drew the blaster Alita had given her earlier and pulled the trigger so it shot straight through his neck, leaving him gasping for air, backing off, he tripped and fell off the roof. Chiren locked it shut, her back against the door ready to hold it in place. Joi looked at her in shock at the wound. Gushing crimson red. Joi went to her, going to hold her hand on it then she remembered she literally couldn’t and all she could do was speak. Chiren started breathing at a rough pace. Looking down she saw the shiv and pulled it out.

“...Why is it red, Joi, it should be blue.”

Joi came up with most likely the correct answer “Maybe- maybe because you’re new? Almost everything inside you is synthetic. So that means your arteries and organs, everything would be red like a human?” Chiren could tell she wasn’t so sure herself but she was going to take her word for it.

Chiren couldn’t hold the door for much longer. The pain was unbearable in her side. The older woman looked down at it. Contemplating what to do with the hunk of metal. Screw it. Her fingers wrapped around it and yanked it out. Like ripping off a bandaid fast. She let out a yelp. Even though she has medical experience and you're supposed to leave it in so you don't bleed out more, she did it anyway. That intrusive thought is really going to ruin her this time if she doesn't make it. She can’t hold it anymore she thought. As soon as she was ready to take pressure off of the door the spinner floated up to the roof with…Alita? Alita driving? Chiren didn’t question it after realizing she could run to her now. The passenger door lifted up. Alita at the wheel.

“Come on!”

Chiren struggled to run because of her wound. The pain rushed throughout that side of her body. Gravel crunching under her boots, she fell right into the seat. Working to get the lower half of her body in the vehicle. Joi watched worried, she looked back to see the door cracking about to get them. Alita pulled her up and closed the door. Joi disappeared but her voice came on in the car.

“She’s been stabbed. She needs immediate medical attention.”

Alita pushes her back into the seat. “How far is her penthouse?”

Chiren spoke up. “15 minutes right?”

“19”

“Whatever, close enough…”

Alita lightly hit her face. “Stay awake!”

Chiren let out a groan. Keeping her hand on her side, the pressure on it lifted, she started drifting off into the darkness once again.

***

She was back in the box again. Alone. In the jar. In the box. No one with her. Nothing to feel. Alita would come back? No, she had other things to do. Motorball, damn sport. But it was one of the only things that would get her to Zalem. Let her go Chiren, let it all go. Accept your fate. Daughter dead. What’s next? There’s nothing left to lose. Nothing. Ido. Back in the clinic. She was there with him. Smiling. The other man came in, looking for drugs, medicine. Turn him away. Kick him out. Turn him away. He can’t hear or see you screaming to save her. Running into the room to get her away. Time wouldn’t let you move huh? Her wheelchair going across the room as he runs out. Holding her in your arms. Her body growing cold. Don’t let the warmth escape. Please no. Wake up.

Wake up.

***

Morning light hit her face. A stride of it hitting her eye just right so she’d wake up. Joi was observing her from the side of the bed kneeling down to the woman's eye level. Chiren's eyes flickered open. Her body was wrapped in the familiar blankets she knew, cover in warmness from her silk sheets. Joi was almost grinning at her for some reason. Just looking at her.

"Stay still," Joi said moving her hand to put a strand of Chiren's hair behind her ear for her.

"You have the adapter?" Chiren asked. Trying to not get flustered over the hair behind her ear. She sat up the feeling of the air hitting her bare stomach caught her attention. Her sweater was gone. Thank goodness for bras. "Where's my-"

"Yes, I have the adapter now. It's inside Alita actually. You have soft skin. I have never felt anyone before and yours was nice. Oh, and yeah while you were passed out we had to disinfect your wound and sew it up." Joi grabbed the folded sweater from Chiren's dresser and handed it to her. "Here let me look at it." She said.

"Thanks. Oh yeah, that’s right, she can plug in a few digital components into her. How long was I out?"

Joi moved the blankets away and lifted the medical tape and gauze. Her slender fingers lingered on Chiren's olive-patterned skin. "Such nice skin" She then ran her fingers over where the scar would be. "It- you were out for only 8 or 9 hours- it healed?- how is it gone already?"

Chiren looked down at it. Touching it herself lots of thoughts ran through her mind. "It's this synthetic stuff. Guess I heal very fast now. Almost inhuman. Not sure if I'm getting better…where's Alita?"

"Kitchen. Can I touch your clothes and things? I know that's a weird question but I have to know what things feel like-"

Chiren didn’t even have to think about it. "Knock yourself out." She got up and put on a slender black shirt from her closet. "And thank you." Walking out of her room she grabbed the sweater and headed to the balcony overlooking Iron City. The breeze was warm and the weather was perfect. Then looking above there was Zalem. She knew Nova was probably watching her every move so she had to be careful. Walking back inside to the kitchen Alita was at the stovetop looking like she was serving something into two bowls.

"What'd you make?"

"Tomato soup. Oh if you were wondering how you're going to pay for this place before Vector died he set up a will in case anything happened to his business the credits would go to you."

"How much?"

"A lot to make you last a very long time." Alita picked up the bowls, walked over, and set them down on the solid table that had a nice view of the city.

Alita sat down. "Eat."

"Pushy" Chiren chuckled to herself. Eagerly eating her soup, she savored the flavors on her taste buds. Her smile soon faded away as she watched Alita look back at her. "What happened to Ido? What really happened to him?"

Alita sighed and took a deep breath. "He was jumped by some low-level guys who were controlled by Nova. He wanted information from him and Ido wouldn't give it to him…when I finally got there it was too late. I tried everything-”

“Where is he now?”

“Zalem. With Nova. Who knows what he’s doing with his body.”

Chiren thought about the whole thing for a second. “That flying car outside, can’t we just fly it up there?”

“No. You’d need a special clearance to get through. Unless there’s some other way in we don’t know about we’re kinda in a hole.”

“Does anyone in Iron City have these special passes?”

“Only delivery people who- no no we’re not doing that.”

Chiren had a grin on her face. “Why?” She said playfully.

“Listen. The tubes are basically useless if Nova sees everything and controls the spikes and stuff.”

“Where’s the nearest distribution center?”

“By the walls. Why are we doing this again?”

“To find out what Nova wants and to see what’s up with the Ido situation.”

“Oh have you noticed?”

Chiren was puzzled. “Noticed what?”

“Joi. I’m pretty sure she’s interested in you.”

“Why do you say that?” Chiren took interest and set down her spoon.

“She was being quite touchy with you while we were sewing you up. When I took your shirt off she instantly ran her hands over you.” Alita laughed. “And she totally volunteered to watch you overnight. She also suggested sewing your sweater which I thought was very kind of her-”

Chiren contemplated this for a bit, with a confused, surprised face. “Alright then. I don’t know what to think right now. I’ll think about it later. Let’s get moving. I’ll go get her.”

She got up and walked in on Joi smelling one of her blouses. Chiren stood there surprised at what she saw in the interesting view in front of her, she blinked in contradiction. “Hey, we’re going. Coming with?”

***

The Zalem shipping center outside the market:

The afternoon sun made it so Chiren just held on to her coat instead of wearing it knowing it would get cold later in the evening. Alita looked at Joi in a weird way as she took a bite of flan at the small shop stand in the downtown market that Chiren bought for her. Right now she was trading a small antique for some everyday things since before she was dismantled everything was provided to and for her. She knew people couldn’t care if her face was placed everywhere with a poster saying she was either dead or alive, or maybe they would if there was a bounty on her head. The person who was running the market agreed to give Chiren a nicely made dagger that extended to a strong sword for one of her expensive bracelets that were probably worth a good lot. People looked at her as if she were out of place. Like she was supposed to be up in Zalem, like she was too much of a pretty face to be there, when she dressed like she was a Zalem resident she would get looks everywhere from the locals but now she was one with the locals in fitting in. “Thank you have a nice day,” The trader said. Chiren smiled and nodded, turning around to see Alita and Joi making conversation. She already told them what she and Alita’s plan was and now Chiren is wondering if they’ll even make it a day without getting killed. Though they almost did last night. ‘Such fun’ She thought. She put her coat back on, starting to get chilly.

“Didn’t know you could eat, since you’re, you know…”

“Oh I didn’t know either till just now”

“Do you like it? What does it taste like to you?”

“I wouldn’t know really, pudding right?”

Chiren walked over and sat down by the fountain they were at, holding a sample of gazpacho from a vendor. “Well, is it good?”

“Very good thank you.” Joi smiled up at her. “I think I really like you, you know?”

“Oh? I like you too Joi,” Chiren paused. “What do you mean by that?”

“Yes, I think you’re very, what’s the word, sweet” Chiren choked on the part of flan she was eating from Alita not knowing what to think. Alita’s big eyes widened and looked away also in the same state of confusion as Chiren.

“Oh? You mean like that?”

“I truly believe so, I’m not supposed to say that am I?”

Chiren let out a chuckle looking down. “You’re more than welcome to say that. And you know what? It’s even okay to love someone.”

Joi looked at her awestricken with love and admiration coming from this woman that she’s only known for 24 hours or so. Chiren looked back to Alita noticing the person who checked his surroundings acting very suspiciously around the warehouse door. Nodding in that general direction, Alita looked over there too. Joi had no clue what was going on, she was in her own world finishing up the flan as happy as she could be looking off into the distance. Chiren stood up and walked to the man looking around making sure to not draw attention. One of the trains she could see from where she was, coming from the badlands, they’re going to have to be careful about this to not get caught. These trains were made so various materials could be transferred from Zalem to Iron City, then back to the farms.

Alita watched her. Motioning for Joi to follow, tugging on her translucent yellow jacket. Chiren walked quietly as possible behind him, there was a crunch under her shoe of a wrapper. A darn chocolate bar wrapper. He turned around seeing her face, making a stunned expression he opened the door he was trying to get into before running inside.

“No, wait!” Chiren shouted, but it was already too late. He made a run for it into the building. Chiren followed him, running after him. She needed this key. Her and Alita have been waiting forever to end Nova, but so many inconveniences have popped up since she and Alita met, it made it basically impossible to even consider, but now that they had this chance, Chiren could get her revenge. She didn't want to be selfish doing it, but Alita deserves to get hers too. Alita and Joi ran after them, running up the metal stairs the train's doors began closing. The man barely made it through the door as it closed. Chiren put her fingers in it, pushing it open with both hands she held it for Alita. She got in looking around for him. Several workers looked at her. All of a sudden their eyes turned a bright blue. One of them stared hard at her.

"Dr Chiren. You're not supposed to be here."

She knew that voice.

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