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rip-a-dip-dip-you-potato-chip · 3 years

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what have I created?

idk if yall like this, but they just exist not i guess :/

ok the the first one is Royalty AU

first things first, when I say Royalty AU, I don't mean the classic shit we've all become accustomed to. Im talking about the good old Chinese royalty! And I want to emphasize that these guys will/should be dressed in century appropriate attire. As someone thats read a handful of 'marinette, princess of china' fics from the ML Fandom, I've noticed a common trend. Marinette wouldn't be in the culturally appropriate clothes, always ballgowns. Not that there's something wrong with it, its just most of if not all these fic are set in China, so I'd expect Chinese royalty to dress as THERE dress code calls for. And since this AU takes place far in the past like, it won't make sense for any of the characters to be in royal clothing that wasn't from there region. I'm not trying to white knight/gatekeeping. Im Guyanese not Chinese. But since JTTW and Monkie Kid take place in China, it's only right. In my opinion that it. You don't have to outright agree with me.

With out of the way, it's time for that good old AU crack

- Wukong is the king of the Flower Fruit kingdom(or a different one if you'd like, again I'm only familiar with what western culture has taught me, but I'll try my hardest)

- he’s single but rumor has it he used to/still is dating the Vigilante/thief The Six Eared Macaque

- *chants ShadowPeach violently*

- no one know whether it true or not

- On of his wanders around the kingdom he finds an abandoned baby in a basket.

- and no shit sherlock it's fucking baby Xiaotian

- I think we all know where this is going because i'm a simp for Monkey Dad & Monkie Son shenanigans

- Xiaotian becomes prince

Shit, ill be referring to Xiaotian as Mk from now on, I mentioned this before in a fic I wrote for lmk that Mk's a nickname for Xiaotian for some reason- wait i don't have to explain my self to you people!

- Sun loves his son

- MK is treated differently by staff and others because he's not blood related to the king

- no one mistreats MK per say, because there King loved his adopted son, but words are said behind his back

- Sometimes MK hears what’s said, and he feels as if he won't live up to his dad’s legacy.

- He meets Mei during a festival

- Mei is from a noble family, that wouldn't mind if they got a connection into the royal family.

- but it becomes hella clear to Mei’s family very fast that the two are just friends, and will always will be. but hey there daughter is bffs with the prince so that's a plus.

- the Demon Bull Family is rules a kingdom as well, I dont/am not creative enough to think of a name I leave that to you.

- It's a common misconception that DBK is a tyrant, when he’s not.

- most of the time...

- they have been at war with the Monkey King for some time now and settled for a peace agreement.

- that agreement being there sons to marry

- oooo original i know

- MK and Red Son are roughly the same age, Mk being 20 and RS 22

- RS is revolted/disgusted at the idea of being wed to the Monkey Kings child, even more so when he realizes MK is adopted,

- but, that all changes the second he meets MK while he meets him by accident when he gets kinda lost in the palace when he and his parents go to discuss the arrangements.

- the second he looks at MK, he's instantly in love. MK less so, he's nervous and honestly kinda bummed he's not marrying someone he loves but it's for the good of his ppl, and he'll do anything for them.

- RS isn't even aware that MK is Suns adopted son until MK walks him back to the meeting room.

"Oh There you are MK! I was about to have a servant go fetch you!" Sun Wukong says, gesturing for his boy to come sit with him.

"S-sorry for keeping you waiting I got caught up in my lessons with Mr. Tang" MK responds, sitting next to his father. Red Son looked gobsmacked. The beautiful young man he had bumped into, was the prince of this land? Damn, life truly blessed him. Or cursed him depending on how you looked at it.

- the two are left alone in a separate room for a while.

- And MK straight up tells RS why he's agreeing to this union.

"Look Red Son. I've dreamed about meeting my one true love for a while. And I would give almost anything for that dram to be real. But I wouldn't ever dare give up my people, for as there price they mean more to me. I'm doing this for them, no other reason" MK says, his back straight and hands folded neatly in his lap. The look in his eyes was a mix of sadness, but that was drowned out by loyalty and determination. It just made Red Son fall for him even harder. Clearing his throat Red spoke.

"I understand, for im doing this for the betterment of my people to. But I propose a wager"

"A wager?"

"Yes, if i can make you fall in love with me by years end, before our marriage, we can live together like in the fairy tales from far away. But if I fail, in a years time afterwards you will be permitted to find your own path in life" Red Son stated. MK took a moment to process what was happening.

"So, if you succeed in making me fall in love with you, before our marriage we can live happily ever after?" Red Son nodded in response, letting the younger continue.

"And if I shouldn't fall for you, in a years time after our union, im free to leave?" Red Son nodded once more.

"So, what do you say?"

...

"Deal"

In the end, your free to choose their fate, should Red Son win the hart of Mk? Will he fail? Or will he let him go, and let him travel the country, after all Mk's a free spirit and keeping him trapped in a big house is like keeping a cannery trapped in a cage only for its song, only for it to dul. Or will the unthinkable happen and will both boys find their freedom? together or appart? I don't know, because that's all up to you 😉

personally, I’m partial to where MK and Red Son both find freedom together. Like they straight up run away together to somewhere far away and just live out there lives together.

this could also be genderbent thing as well. MK or Red as their respective counterparts. Again it doesn't have to be, but it’s whatever bro. im just spitting out the idea.

Also, there is a main side plot that they fight the WBS throughout the year as well, along with other shenanigans you wanna throw in.

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The second is a My Hero Academia/BNH/MHA AU

truth be told i'm not a big fan of MHA i think it to over hyped(this is also coming from the same person that’s a Fairy Tail fan lol), and the fandom i don't even know how to describe that mess, but I will admit not the whole of its toxic since every fandom has some toxic members, some even more so.

I just sometimes find myself enjoying MHA AUs like the Fullmetal Alchemist, Danny Phantom, Evil!Deuk AU and several others.

to make it clear I don't see this AU taking place the same time as the main plot of the actual Anime/Manga. This could be either like 6-10 years before or after the plot idk bro. But i’ll do this after the main story plot of MHA, so keep that in mind ya? another thing, the gang is still in China, the top hero school in the world just so happens to be in Japan, and it’s only ever mentioned by Sun wukong and other pro heros. So MK never attended AU. in short it’s only ever mention/ reference.

- Mk was considered Quirkless as a kid.

- he was just a late blumer, i swear

- Mai’s Quirk is called Dragon.

- it pretty much works the same way as it does in the show(duh)

- Tang’s got a knowledge Quirk,

- my man can retain information and he’s basically an archive of information drawback being his personality lol

- Piggsy is a Animal that gained a Quirk

- in cannon to my current knowledge, there are two other characters that can confirm animals can become sentient. the characters being Fumikage Tokoyami, & Nezu the principal at the school UA.

- Sandy is just Conner Kent, aka he like superman but can't fly, or shoot lasers from his eyes. And blue.

I have two scenarios for Macaque and Wukong

*- The first one is that, Sun Wukong & Macaque are brothers. twins to be exact.

- they where legit people, but have mutation quirks that made them too like monkeys.

- the added powers were just a boues.

- Sun and Mac are close growing up, like there brothers but also best friends.

- the draw back to there quirks could honestly be whatever you want bro idk, same with the others tbh. Personally I like to think Sun just has lack of motivation, and Macaque needs to draw on other people's energy.

- Sun is a hero, Monkey KIng and Mac is a villain Six Eared.

- Sun was always treated has the golden child in the family, Mac always resented that, but there shitty up bring didn’t stop the two from being good brothers to one another.

- soon tho the resentment became hatred when Sun was able to attend UA in Japan, while Mac didn't.

- Mac be angy

- so he became a villain, and joined the Chinese branch of the LOV(league of villains)

- Sun doesn't know this till he finds out during the all out war during the main story. and by that time he’s a full on hero with is own agency(The Flower Fruit agency)

- when the hero's ultimately win and Mac is arrested

- This ultimately hurts Sun a lot, his brother was in jail now, arrested for his involvement and wrong doings, he knew nothing about this! this brother, his blood. A bad guy? why? he hadn't seen his brother since he left for UA, he hadn’t seen him when he came home, and started his agency.

- this just puts Sun into a funk so he’s not as active as he used to be, and he starts thinking he might need a successor

*- The second one is that they were two separate people that had similar quirks and both attended UA but Sun ended up in the hero corse. so 1A.

- Both Macaque and Sun have similar quirks, Sun’s is obviously more light based while Macaque’s is more shadow based(this applies to the first one as well)

- Macaque was placed in class 1B, U.A.’s High's Heroics Department, I believe, you can correct me.

- In cannon Class 1A and 1B both went to the training camp. I can see the teachers pinning Sun and Macaque against each other to hone their skills.

- And because of that they become great friends

- In fact when they graduate they both co-found there hero agency together in China and are a duo.

- But due to Monkey King’s popularity and Six Eared's association with shadows(people sometimes saying he has more of a villains quirk than a heros) the public see’s Macaque as Sun’s sidekick when thats far from the truth.

- now it’s up to you whether you think that Wukong and Macaque would be in a relationship together, but knowing how cooked we all are, ShadowPeach is a thing here more than likely.

- If you do or don’t support/ like the ShadowPeach aspect, the two would be living together regardless since its more cost efficient.

- They my be heroes but living costs are expensive!

- I would imagine there would have been a huge fight/argument between the two in privet of course, at there home.(or in there shared office if you want the extra angst of the other people they work with hearing them fight)

- If the two are dating, then this would either lead to an out right breakup, or Macaque just up and leaving with Wukong thinking he’ll come back once he’s cooled off. But after a week, with no sign of his partner, or him answering texts or calls, not even coming into work. Wukong gets worried that something might have happened to him. so there wouldn't be a confirmation if they were still a thing or not.

- But Wukong remains hopeful, despite the nagging at the back of his head, and gut telling him to go find Macaque, or atleast make a public statement, or even just tell another pro hero about it.

- on the not so shippy side, Macaque and Wukong still have there argument, and much like the ShadowPeach esc side, Macaque up and leaves, and isn't seen for weeks. the only difference here is that when Wukong comes home one night to there flat, most if not all of Macaques stuff is gone.

- where as if this was the ShadowPeach side, Macaque leaves all of his possession in the flat he and wukong share. for the simple reason being, he still loves him and wants to go back, but Macaque being Macaque can’t bring himself to do it, especially after seeing just how hurt Wukong looked when he yelled at him just before he left.

- in other words, ANGST DIALED UP TO A 10 BABY

- in either case, its a news report that confirms Wukong's suspicions that he desperately didn’t want to believe, and that is Macaque turning into a villain.

- much like if the two were brothers, Wukong just can’t take it and is no longer as active as he once was, and is thinking about, either A) Retirement B) Saying, “Fuck Society, Be Gay Do Crime” and join Macaque as a villain himself, or C) find a successor, and a way to bring Macaque back to there side, but most importantly, back to him.

- also extra points if you're after people's hearts and want to make them suffer; - If there dating, Wukong curle’s up in the bed he and Macaque shared, holding/wearing something of great value to Macaque and just crying himself to sleep, where as Macaque is getting wasted on alcohol, as he stumbles out of the bar he’s in, he either see’s something that reminds him of Wukong or while he’s trying to put his wallet back into his pocket, a photo of them on their first date fall’s out. and Macaque just cries in a nearby alley way. And it’s there where he gets indoctrinated into the League.

- If there just friends, macaque heads to the nearest forest and just levels it, where as Wukong just gets engrossed into his work, trying not to think about it. you could add you own spin on this, again i'm just spitballing.

- NOW BACK TO MK! :D

- Obviously MK is a huge Monkey King fan

- at Twenty MK has come to terms he's quirkless (HE’S NOT)

-for ANGST reasons MKs fokes kicked him out at this realization at 13.

- he works at Piggsy's Noodle shop, and has been since he was 14.

- don't need a quirk to drive or cook!

- the boy lives a content life with his new family, till DBK happens :D

- DBK runs a Mafia(in conjunction with TLOV) and has been in jail for like 5 years thanks to Monkey King, PIF and RS brake him out one night when MK's out making a late night delivery since Piggsy had the bright idea to go 24/7 service!

- one thing leads to another and Mk somehow manifest what looks like the Monkey King's staff, but its not, it’s MKs powers, it just so happens to be the same power the Monkey King has. And it practically goes down the same way in the pilot.

- but unlike the pilot Mk and Mei go straight to the FF Agency, after making a panicked call to Pigsy and Tang.

- one way or another Mk are lead into Wukongs office. Mei being forced to stay in the lobby.

- they have there convo, butterfly monkey squishing included.

- "And so, I want you do be my success-" BOOM 💥

- from there they rush downstairs and see that the lobby has been infiltrated by the DB fam, and you know fight.

- once the DB family seems like there down, PIF wisks them away. Much to Monkey King’s displeasure.

From there stuff kind plays out like cannon, the calabash ep is just a conjoint quirk the Demon bros have. As for EP9, ill have to script that one out myself lol. I'll get onto it as soon as my will to commit stabs me in the face. Till then have a dancing Kermit the frog.

Now if you'll excuse me, am about to Kermit a felony :D

(For legal reasons thats a joke)

Psst @writingamongther0ses its done

#lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lego monkie kid au #rip a dip dip wrights

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st-agatha-city · 3 years

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St. Agatha Gazette, Issue #3 🌹

Hello, again citizens! Despite all odds, we have all survived the last week, and lived long enough to read (or in my case, write) this update! Congrats, on making it - life can be so hard. I am glad we meet here, again.

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I'll be real with you, folks, I took a bit of a break, what with my new job starting and all, but fortunately, as of writing this, I've found the time to work on the writing aspects of St. Agatha City! Character intros are being worked on for the Day One stage of St. Agatha City, and once that's done... well... that's Chapter 0, baby! Meeting characters, getting situated, setting up the plot. I can then, after editing of course, upload it to Itchio as a demo for you lovely people to try!

I reckon that will take at least another month, and that's being optimistic. I was raised to expect the worst, but hope for the best. Last week, I did a lot of the concept art, which you've been seeing in the form of character sprites for the base game! The initial nine potential love interests were decided, and are rolling out in their beta forms for you to meet! The designs likely won't change much (still not too sure about Tara's hairstyle, Denver's shading, and etc.) but they now exist! Which is more than I can say about them as of last week!

We ended up culling off the tenth character (at least for now) as it was hard to find a suitable gap, but I've recently come up with some ideas.

Once I am able to code in their entrances, and actually incorporate the cast into the game, they'll get proper, less meme-y intros than they are currently being given :)

This was a very weighty traffic. Let's move on to the weather!

Weather

My god, it has been raining. The gales of wind have been really ripping through downtown St. Agatha, and even uprooted a tree in my backyard. It was dead, anyways, but I liked to watch the birds perch in it as I worked.

As you might have heard, with the character sprites conceptualized, I've been writing in their in-game introductions! Mindy, Ross, and Ian have already gotten a strong start (Ross' is my favorite, so far) and Marjory is next! I am currently struggling with some mechanic implementation, namely of sequences? But I've been working on resolving it, my main hold up is not having the energy, but the actual fix is there. Or, at least, my current attempt :)

Sadly, the map is still ugly as hell for the time being.

Sports

I'm still not exactly what the sports section is for... I guess just breaking developments, huh? This'll get streamlined over time. Due to work, and other family matters, I had a solid three day break from actually coding St. Aggs. But, that didn't stop me from meeting with my boyfriend editor to talk about plot and game mechanics. I've come to the conclusion, at least for now, that each character will have their own arc you can go on, with additional lore, teasers, and events in each. And, of course, a piece of Pixy's own personal mystery.

So, in truth, as it currently stands, the only way to 'beat' the game is to 100% it, but I won't force you to necessarily date every character (but like... I imagine you'd like to see the exclusive romantic CGs, and of course you don't hate to date every character at once in the same run.) But I think that's kinda fun. Each character lends you not just a better perspective on themselves, but on you, Pixy, and the world she lives in.

Closing Thoughts

Another week goes by in the city of St. Agatha. The streets seem busier, the world a little brighter, the gleaming entrance sign to the shining metropolis a little... sparklier. And in the distance, as the sun sets, a strange body of water glints a little too invitingly.

Why are you here?

It's a question everyone asks themselves, in this game.

Also, why do I keep hearing about a beach? Where is the beach. We live in Missouri. St. Agatha is in. Missouri. How on Earth is there a beach...?

I hope you stick around to maybe get a little closer to an answer, possibly next week, with the St. Agatha Gazette. I hope the answers we reach do not give birth to newer, scarier questions. Watch where you're going, citizens. Be careful who you trust - be kind, of course, but be cautious.

Till next time, with love;

~ Fairyfly

#st agatha gazette #st agatha city #visual novel #dating sim

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gumnut-logic · 4 years

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We’ll Be Home For Christmas 4.6

Title: We’ll be home for Christmas

Day Four – Five Billionaires and No Wives – Part 6 Prologue | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6

Author: Gumnut

24 May 2020

Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go 2015/ Thunderbirds TOS

Rating: Teen

Summary: The boys can’t fly home for Christmas, so they have to find another way.

Word count: 3495

Spoilers & warnings: language and so, so much fluff. Science!Gordon. Artist!Virgil, Minor various ships, mostly background. A little angst in this one along with a little minor sexual reference.

Timeline: Christmas Season 3, I have also kinda ignored the main storyline of Season 3. The boys needed a break, so I gave them one. Post season 3B, before Season 3C cos I started this fic before we saw it.

Author’s note: For @scattergraph. This is my 2019 TAG Secret Santa fic :D

Wow, written all in one day. I’ve been rereading the fic and running out of it and wanting more. Unfortunately, for there to be more I had to write more. I checked my archive and the last bit went up on May 11 right before everything at work went to hell, so I’m guessing that was the cause of the delay of this bit. I hope it was worth waiting for. This fic is nearly finished. A few threads to tie up in the next chapter, which, depending on what the characters do (cos they’ve thrown me two curve balls in this ::glares at both Grandma and Virgil:: so who knows what else they will do). i hope you enjoy it.

Many thanks to @i-am-chidorixblossom @scribbles97 and @onereyofstarlight for reading through various bits, fielding my many wibblies, and for all their wonderful support.

Disclaimer: Mine? You’ve got to be kidding. Money? Don’t have any, don’t bother.

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Scott stared as his home crawled over the horizon. Lit from the west, the peaks of Tracy Island were sculpted in gold, the water surrounding her sparkling in the dying sun.

It was a beautiful sight.

Virgil shifted against him, snorting softly in sleep.

Scott had been out on the bow of the boat for hours. First talking to Virgil, working through some of the events of the day until his exhausted brother slowly tipped sideways, falling asleep despite the breeze and the soft toss of the boat.

Scott just wrapped an arm around him and held him while his brother slept.

His butt was numb from lack of circulation, but he didn’t care.

John had approached at one point and quietly handed him a tablet full of information about whales. It was full of data he didn’t understand and he desperately needed to talk to his genius brother about what it all meant.

But for the moment, he was content to listen to Virgil’s breathing, the wind and watch their home inch closer and closer.

He was aware of Gordon keeping an eye on both of them, the pilot adding more speed to the journey today than he had any other day. There had been relaxation, but all of that had disappeared with recent events.

Hell, it had disappeared the moment they had discovered the trapped calf.

Fire ignited in his belly at the thought. He needed to speak with Penelope and follow up on what had happened to those responsible.

His father’s desk lay waiting on the Island.

Relief and dread waited with it.

He closed his eyes and evened out his breathing. It had been such a relief to let go last night. Mel had met his energy with her own, her hands in his hair, a pardon on her lips. No ties, no obligation, just a moment to be himself, find comfort in her arms and let go.

He was ever so grateful. His brothers may laugh, but it was the only way he could truly release everything that built up day after day. Life was a challenge and he was willing to take it on, but everyone needed a moment.

Mel had given him that moment...and a little more.

Virgil shifted against him as Gordon turned the boat slightly and began to slow on approach.

Scott opened his eyes to watch Mateo shift to starboard. The bow dropped a little as their speed lessened, the background noise of the engine changing pitch.

Virgil muttered something and shifted again.

Scott held him that little bit tighter.

A Little Lightning arced around the smaller island that protected their caldera from the open ocean and the yacht entered the sheltered lagoon smoothly.

The petrel colony raised a ruckus and squawked like crazy as they motored past, Gordon cutting their speed to almost nothing as the yacht coasted over coral.

There were two docks on Tracy Island. One on either side of the villa. Gordon chose the one adjacent to Two’s runway for obvious reasons. It was harder to dock such a large vessel, but it would be easier to get Virgil onto land, and, via the hangars, up to the villa. The other dock, near the beach huts, required a hike up to the house that Virgil was in no shape to make. Scott had checked his brother’s incisions earlier in the day and they were well into healing, but...it had been a weird day and Virgil was still asleep.

Gordon nudged the yacht ever so slowly up to the little used dock. It had been designed for supply delivery early on in the venture, but once the runway had been built, it had been used for little other than the occasional Thunderbird Four testing regime and a little recreational boating.

Nothing as big as A Little Lightning.

Gordon had mentioned early on that they would likely use the inflatable when they reached home, but the aquanaut had obviously changed his mind.

Virgil was definitely the reason.

John darted past Scott and Virgil, docking pole in hand, turquoise eyes targeting both of them. He didn’t say anything, but the concerned frown shot at Scott said everything.

Ropes were launched at the wharf bollards and the engine dropped down to a bare rumble. Alan yelled an acknowledgement at the back of the boat and John held up a hand to signal to Gordon. A slight shift sideways and A Little Lightning nudged up against Tracy Island and was secured.

Gordon cut the engine and its absence was profound.

John turned and smiled at him.

They were home.

-o-o-o-

Soft fingers touched his cheek.

“Honey, it’s time to wake up.”

He screwed up his face. He was in that pleasant warm place just below consciousness and he didn’t want to leave it.

But his pillow rumbled just a little with quiet laughter. Cotton moved against his temple and an arm tightened gently around him.

“You’re going to have to be more direct than that, Grandma.”

Those words, said in his brother’s voice, and enough neurons came online to recognise that he was curled up on something hard, leaning against...the warm cotton shifted and a breath was drawn in. A heartbeat pulsed against his ear, slow and sure.

The whirr of a scanner made him frown.

Light flickered under his eyelids and he clenched his eyes shut.

“C’mon, Virgil, we’re home. You can’t sleep out here all night and my butt is going to drop off if it doesn’t get circulation soon.”

Another voice piped up. “And then you’ll have to face Mel for the loss of that perfect butt.”

“What do you know about Scott’s butt?” Higher pitched. Alan?

“Remember number twenty-nine? Or was it twenty-eight? The one that worked in that circus we saved from the flood? She wrote letters about it.”

His pillow shifted sharply. “What the hell, Gordon?”

“Hey, you’re the one who left your email open for all to see.”

“It is encrypted!”

“Only to those who don’t know the encryption code, Scotty.”

“Boys, keep it down. Give Virgil a chance to wake up properly.”

He found his mouth. “Too late.” A groan and he was pushing himself upright. Everything complained.

Everything. His gut, his back, the numb leg that had somehow been denied blood when he leant on it.

Several hands helped him sit up and he found himself blinking against the golden light of sunset.

Sunset?

What the hell?

“How long have I been asleep?”

“Long enough.” His eldest brother was standing up, stretching his limbs and obviously rubbing blood back into his extremities. “You’re heavy.” But the smile Scott sent him was fond and happy. “We’re home, Virg.”

John, Alan and Gordon were arrayed beyond Scott, but as he turned his head, two other presences made themselves known. Grandma was in front of him, scanner in hand, blue eyes frowning at him in concern.

And on the dock, beyond the railing, stood Kayo.

Her frown vanished the moment she realised he was looking at her and was replaced with a small smile. “Welcome home.”

It was addressed to all of them, but she was looking at him when she said it.

“Let’s get you off this boat, young man.”

Yes! He was home. His ‘bird’s runway stretched along the cliff above them and the whole purpose of the boat trip came home to rest in his heart. As he stood, Scott helping him to his feet, he turned to his brothers. “Thank you.” He could claim that his voice was rough from his half drowning a few hours ago. “Thank you for taking me home. You didn’t have to, but you did anyway.” Okay, now he was getting emotional. “Thank you.”

An arm slung about his shoulders. “Anytime, Virgil, anytime.” Scott’s eyes flashed almost green in the evening light.

Alan muttered something and darted past Gordon to wrap his arms around Virgil. “Don’t do that again.”

Virgil blinked. “Not planning on it.” He wasn’t sure whether Alan was referring to his appendix or the whale thing, but whatever. His arm came around his brother and held him tight.

John’s smile was soft, but full of enough to swell Virgil’s heart.

Gordon...

A moment and Virgil untangled himself from Scott and Alan, took those few steps to his fish brother and smothered him in a massive hug. As expected, Gordon squawked and struggled just enough to make his protest shown, but Virgil hung on.

“Thank you, Gordon. Best idea ever.”

Arms encircled his waist, but his brother didn’t answer.

The moment was broken by Grandma placing a gentle hand on his arm. “Virgil, I would like to do a full medscan. John reported that you’ve been rather active today.” Virgil shot a look at his younger brother. John just smiled a little more and shrugged.

It was to be expected. Virgil would have done the same thing under the circumstances.

He sighed and let Gordon go.

Russet brown stared up at him a moment before Gordon stepped aside and gestured Virgil towards the gangplank that connected A Little Lightning to the dock.

Scott materialised on one side and John on the other and he had to force himself not to roll his eyes in exasperation.

Between the two of them, they made sure he stepped securely onto solid ground, ghosted him up the hill to the runway and to one of the little runabouts they used to transport cargo about the Island. It was clear that he was the cargo.

Well, at least it wasn’t a hoverstretcher.

He let out a sigh as Scott drove him into Two’s hangar and his ‘bird loomed over him.

Home.

It was a matter of elevators and examinations after that. Grandma was very thorough. The word ‘pneumonia’ was bandied about as a possibility if he didn’t look after himself properly. Apparently, he had breathed in a little too much seawater.

Fortunately, his incisions were quite happy and well on the mend despite the two dunkings for the day. Grandma didn’t frown at him, but the firm line of her lips was enough to keep him quiet.

You did not mess around with Grandma regarding medical matters.

Hell, when cornering his brothers as a medic himself, often the only threat that kept them corralled was that he would bring in Grandma if they didn’t behave.

When Virgil was ill, there was no-one else. Grandma was always the one who looked after him. She always had.

And, in turn, he now looked after her.

“What happened out there, Virgil?” Her voice was soft. They were alone and his grandmother was putting away her instruments. She had run him through everything, even a brain scan. She was obviously concerned.

“I don’t know, Grandma.”

“John says you spoke to whales.”

He shook his head and let it drop. “I don’t know.”

A finger caught his chin and drew his head up to look into her eyes. “You keep yourself safe, Virgil. You hear me? You have family who need you. Family who love you.”

“I’m okay, Grandma.”

She stared at him a moment longer before letting out a breath and turning back to her instruments. “You’re off rescues for another week, but I suspect you knew that.”

He did, but part of him had hoped he could shorten it. One glance at Grandma and he knew he didn’t have a hope. “Yes, standard recovery period for an operation of this type.”

Blue eyes shot a suspicious glare at him, but he didn’t respond.

“Lots of bed rest. None of your heavy lifting. No gym until next week.”

Damn. “Yes, Grandma.”

She turned back and he was in her arms. “Welcome home, Virgil.”

He blinked and returned the hug. “I’m fine, Grandma.”

Those arms tightened just a fraction.

He frowned. “Grandma?”

She let him go and turned away. “You better go downstairs. Kayo has dinner ready for all of us. It’s Christmas Eve.” She straightened up and looked at him, her eyes saying something he couldn’t quite decipher. “We should celebrate as a family.”

“Okay.”

Her hand landed on his arm and squeezed gently before letting go. He took that as a dismissal, slid off the bed and grabbed his shirt. “Thank you, Grandma.”

She didn’t turn. “I’ll see you down there shortly.”

He frowned, but did as she asked and headed off to the comms room.

-o-o-o-

Scott stared at John and Gordon. “You think he is actually communicating with the whales.”

A pair of copper eyebrows rose. “We think so.”

“But Virgil told me himself that he doesn’t understand it.”

Eos’ voice was deceptively wise. “Commander, he may not understand consciously, but subconsciously.”

“Explain.” Scott glared at the simulacrum of spinning lights on the holoprojector.

“His brain is at least partly processing the information, enough to receive an impression of the content, but not enough to clarify it. He has processed enough to produce a vocalisation that connects with the whales despite the lack of range in his vocal cords. Humans cannot produce the sound required to emulate whale song without electronic enhancement. Virgil’s physical contact appears to have amplified his emissions enough for the whale to recognise his voice as a form of communication.” A graphic appeared on the ‘projector. A small portion was set aside and fit into the larger like a puzzle piece. “The whale was able to clarify his vocalisation into something that could be understood.”

“What did Virgil say?”

John answered him. “We don’t know.”

“We should ask him.” Gordon stood up. “And I think he should be part of this conversation.”

Scott bit back a retort. Every bone in his body wanted to protect Virgil from this.

But he knew he couldn’t.

Sagging, he sat down on the couch behind him and nodded.

Gordon stepped around the ‘projector and perched beside him. “Sam and I will find out more. I promise, Scott. This is a major breakthrough, you know that.”

Scott turned slowly to look at his little brother. “You saw what it did to him.”

“Do you trust me, Scott?” Russet brown bared his little brother’s soul.

He stared into those eyes. Little rapscallion Gordy, the prankster of the family. The ray of sunshine on moments so dark Scott feared his own survival. Did he trust Gordon? Trust him with Virgil’s life?

All the time.

“Yes, I do.”

Gordon swallowed. “Then trust me with this. I’ll keep him safe. I promise. We’ll work this out. Discover what it means. What exactly is going on.”

John cleared his throat. “Perhaps you should both speak to Virgil first?”

Scott turned to find his engineer brother standing by the kitchen stairs, staring at them.

-o-o-o-

“Virgil-“

“No!” His older brother threw his hands up and Gordon took a step back. “I don’t want to talk about it.”

So, of course, Scott took a step forward. “Vir-“

“No, Scott! Not now. Just leave it. I need to work this out for myself. I...I thank you for the information, John, Eos.” He nodded to the ‘projector. “Gordon, I understand the interest and I...empathise.” He sighed. “I just need time, guys, okay?”

“Okay.” It was parched and apparently his voice. The frown creasing Gordon’s forehead was deep enough to hurt. Why wasn’t Virgil letting him help?

His brother reached out and laid a hand on his shoulder. “Just some time, Gords, please.”

“Okay.”

“Then I’ll come to you.” Eyes a deeper brown than his own were pleading for understanding. “I promise.”

“Okay.” Gordon swallowed and cleared his throat. “Well, in that case, I vote we go eat before Alan inhales everything.” It was a simple distraction, but it worked.

Virgil squeezed his shoulder, his expression flashing thanks before turning away. The tension in the man’s back was pulling his shirt tight.

Maybe he was right. Maybe they should wait.

A blink and another swallow and Gordon followed Virgil from the room, Scott and John behind him.

-o-o-o-

The evening was a quiet one. All five brothers were tired after the day’s events, even Virgil who, despite having slept a few hours in the morning and afternoon, still looked like he was going to fall on his face at any moment.

Even Grandma was more reserved than usual, her gaze landing on Virgil repeatedly, her eyes distant as if in thought.

It was unnerving.

Kayo served dinner. A buffet of Asian dishes accompanied by rice and noodles. Most were purchased, but she had also made her own stir fry, a family favourite with just the right amount of chilli and cilantro. An appropriate welcome back feast, but none of them had the energy to truly appreciate it as much as it deserved.

After dinner saw them stocking presents under the massive Christmas tree in the comms room. Alan made various comments, especially when Virgil lugged out what was likely a painting wrapped in several layers of wrapping paper.

The fact he lugged it by himself led to words from Scott and the present being confiscated. Virgil’s protest that it wasn’t heavy was followed up by John stepping between the two of them and declaring he was going to help Virgil with his load. The two of them disappeared upstairs and Gordon was left with a grumpy Scott.

The whole lack of spirit finally cracked the aquanaut and he grabbed some tinsel off the tree, wrapped it into a ball and threw it at Scott’s head.

The astonishment on his big brother’s face was worth it.

Scott carefully placed the painting-shaped present down beside the tree and turned to verbally retaliate only to have his face muffled by a lounge cushion thrown by Alan.

“Bullseye!”

Gordon idly noted Brains taking one look at the resultant expression on Scott’s face and, grabbing Max, making a beeline for the elevator.

“Alan!”

“Yes, Scott?”

Gordon threw another ball of tinsel, silvery strands fluttering in the air as it flew.

“Gordon!”

Another couch cushion whacked Scott in the face.”

“Ala-“

More tinsel to the head.

Hmm, this tree really did have a lot of tinsel on it, but just in case, Gordon darted in and grabbed two of the balls he had already thrown.

He was not surprised when the remaining tinsel ball retaliated and hit him between the eyes.

Alan was landed by a return cushion volley. Scott really was a good shot.

“Oh, you are going down, bro.” Alan was positively gleeful and before they knew it, cushions, tinsel, several Christmas baubles and a pile of tribbles were hurtling back and forth across the room.

Kayo stood to one side and just rolled her eyes. Grandma joined in and was the likely source of the tribbles.

When John and Virgil returned, it was to utter chaos and not a small amount of laughter. Both got tribbles stuffed down their shirts and tinsel bounced off their heads.

John protested loudly at the use of his tribble stash, but Grandma told him to lighten up...right before she bounced one off his nose.

What followed that was a free for all.

The night got better, much to Gordon’s relief. His brothers loosened up, a little alcohol was dragged out and moods mellowed.

Of course, Alan was the first to nod off, curled up beside Gordon. He was fast followed by Virgil who yet again fell asleep on Scott. The worry that appeared on Scott’s face only made Gordon’s heart sink.

Grandma called it then, sending them all off to bed.

Virgil was nudged awake enough for Scott and John to get him on his feet and guide him to his bed. Gordon shouldered Alan and dragged him to the elevator.

“Thans, Gords.”

“Not a problem, bro.” The elevator was taking forever to return.

Alan turned into Gordon’s shoulder and slumped against it, half snoring.

“C’mon, Allie.” The elevator arrived and he helped his little brother aboard. If there was one thing Alan had in common with Virgil it was his ability to sleep.

Some complaints about the boat still rocking and Gordon tumbled his little brother into his bed. Shoes off, covers on. Gordon sat down beside his sleeping brother.

It had been one hell of a trip and now it was over. It was less than a week since Virgil folded in his pilot’s seat, yet it seemed years ago. One boat, four days and five brothers.

Alan rolled over and snorted in his sleep.

Gordon reached out and placed his hand on his arm.

“I’m gonna getcha, John.” It was quiet and mumbled into Alan’s pillow, but it was enough to push Gordon to his feet.

Blimey.

A blink that lasted longer than it should have and Gordon realised he was exhausted. One more glance at his little brother who was now muttering something about space resources and was no doubt plotting his brother’s video game demise, and Gordon made his way to the door.

One boat, four days, five brothers...and tomorrow.

Gordon went to bed.

-o-o-o-

End Day Four.

#thunderbirds are go #thunderbirds #thunderbirds fanfiction #Virgil Tracy #Scott Tracy #John Tracy #Gordon Tracy #Alan Tracy #kermadec fic

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gone-daddy-gone · 4 years

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Rating: SFW/ Everyone

Genre: Fluff

Word Count: 2000

Character: Kenma Kozume

Request from: Wattpad

Pancakes.

the light crept in on the disheveled bed. the small man that was laying there reached for the blanket to cover his face, he was stopped. tugging harder at the immovable object he had gave it one final pull. the blanket gave in to the boys force and engulfed his lean form. the weighted blanket wasn't gonna do much against the light. it was summer, the time of the year where the sun rules the whole earth. the time of the year where busy school kids get to let their brain rest for a short amount of time. but for kenma, it was the time of the year where he would be forced out of bed early. today though, he stayed resilient in his wish to be still. kenma didn't let the sun win. time ticked on and he was missing from the kitchen, and you took notice. all along his counter were pancakes, fruit, french toast, eggs, and many other foods fit for a king. or a billionaire.

all made for him, and where was he? in bed. like always. this wasn't like the normal meals he'd skip, the one's his hired maids cooked, most of the meals he would encounter.

this meal he was not going to skip. you had made it for him! not because you were paid to, or you had to. but because you wanted him to eat. so he was gonna eat it, you decided.

so, from the kitchen, and up the three flights of stairs, down two sets of halls and finally in front of the door the smell of breakfast loomed.

one knock, and no noise followed, two knocks, yet nothing happened, finally giving it three knocks of perfect stillness before barging in.

his head popped out of the mass of blanket enough to see black hair, knotted hair.

"kozume."

he didn't move.

"kozume."

as quiet as a mouse is how he remained.

"kenma kozume!!"

"i heard you the first time you know..." after the final time he pulled the sheets covering his face back to reveal his golden cat like eyes. he wore his same indifferent expression, but he had bags under his eyes showing his exhaustion. no matter how hard you try to be indifferent, your body will find a way to rat you out.

"you didn't sleep?"

he looked down. you were always on him about his sleeping.

about his eating as well.

that's why you brought up the breakfast, like a loving significant other.

"if you know that then let me sleep."

"absolutely not. sit up."

he fought of the small smile that threatened to appear on his face. grabbing the blanket, kozume pulled it back to leave some room for you two to lay down together. letting you know he was not going to sit up. with a sigh you rolled your eyes and made your way over to the cleared spot. you pushed away some of his massive pillows to set down the tray of food before running your fingers through his knotted hair in attempt to comb them out. he sighed, bringing his finger tips to yours to rub them a little.

"kozume, you must eat. you have to go to a meeting today love."

"i don't want to. i don't wanna do either of those." he slipped your fingers from his hair and intertwined them with his.

"can't i just lay here with you?"

"kozume , you know id love nothing more than that. but you have work."

he liked that he had money, that he could provide for you. however, what he didn't like was the meetings. the meetings with boring people he didn't care about and who didn't care about him. he despised having to make him self "presentable" to those suit and ties. but above all he could not stand having to leave his beloved when he wanted to be lazy and cuddle all day.

"yeah, i know."

you knew he'd give in and eventually stuff his face before showering and combing his long hair. then traveling down to his wardrobe to pick a well tailored suit you'd ordered for him. then finally, arriving at his over priced shoes some snot nose client bought for him to kiss ass. all so he could get one single kiss before he's gone for eight hours of the day.

"do you want me to feed you?"

the question made him smile a little, the words fluttered in the air and dissipated.

"if you would be so kind, since i'm so tired." he rolled onto his back pushing the covers down to expose his collar bones. they were quiet prominent amongst his lean body. they've become even more prominent since he stopped his volleyball activities. the man was so busy he's been denying himself the simple pleasure of some food too.

"kozume...you're so thin." you reached up to run your smooth fingertips along his protruding collar bones. he shuddered at your soft touch. he brought his own finger tips once again back into yours. letting the tips dance amongst the digits before he grabbed a pinky.

"so you saying i should hit the gym?" his tone of voice was laced with a joke, but you could feel it deep down he was at least half of a question worth asking in his mind.

"no you silly!...you should eat."he looked down at the plate of food in front of him. it was a mountain. a beautiful glorious mountain.

"who made this?" referring to the days his maid was over. so, most days actually.

"i did! stop asking questions. and just-just enjoy breakfast with me, please." your voice quivered.

"yes. ok, but i do have people to do that you don't have to, it's really no worry-"

"kozume, i did it cause i'm your love! your boo, your ride or die, your...significant other if you will. ya know, i-i just feel ya know ah, um strong feeling about you. i'm sure you feel it to- um" you were beginning to stutter your way into a confession you weren't ready for. kozume, like the good boyfriend he is took note of your state.

"right, thank you." he wanted you to stop stuttering so you wouldn't be embarrassed.

but the silence after he whipped that sentence out. it rang, over and over, echoing back. somehow the both of you heard it.

all through his spine he felt terrible for stopping you. he knew you were struggling, but he wasn't altogether to easy to get to open up either. he himself wasn't ready to say it, and he knew that you weren't.

but don't be mistaken, he understands. he understood that feeling you were speaking about. he knew the word, and the word was scary.

he couldn't say it out loud. you couldn't! lots of people struggle with it. that's why you both worked. hopefully though, you two would grow to completely trust and understand each other. that type of love where maybe you don't need words. just looks, looks and understanding.

"you have to at least sit up. a little bit."

he squinted his eyes in concentration.

"hmmm. no." he averted his eyes, forcing his smirk down the best he could.

"ok kozume, what do you wanna do?" you giggled, you could read him too. you knew what he wanted and all he had to do was ask.

"i would like you to let me lay on your legs please."

"do you want me to play with your hair too."

"yes please."

you wiggled you're body up so your back would lay flat against the head board. he rolled over to his side and more blanket fell. you looked at the beautiful, shy, resilient man ahead of you. all of his scars, all of his muscles from years of exercise, his birth mark. every time you laid your eyes on him he was just as beautiful as before. you couldn't believe how lucky you were to love someone like him. at least you were sure it's love, just not 100% yet.

"pancakes first, then i'd like some egg. please."

his arm reached up under one of your thighs to grasp it as a pillow. you jolted from his sudden movement. but you relaxed, he was just getting comfortable.

"ok, your highness." the sarcasm dripped off your tongue. kozume, loved it when you were like that.

"thank you. thank you for everything. for everything you're always willing to do for me."

"of course. i'll, um, i'll always do that for you." you couldn't help but feel confident in those words. yet again though, you couldn't promise yourself he felt the same.

"for as long as you want at least!" god you two were, like talking in code. you both knew. so gosh, why was it so hard?

"i want you to do it for a while! like, a long while."

"like a long, long while?" you whispered.

"like a long, long while." it amazed him, truly. you both were adults, with jobs and places of your own. but there you two were, just simply figuring out your feelings. that pure kinda love.

"ok." was all you could mutter, pushing the sounds of giddy further down.

he felt the same way. the statement was giving you confidence. this small conversation was really all you needed.

"i miss you."

"i miss you to. i'm sorry i've, just been working and sleeping."

"kozume, i thank you for your apologies; but this isn't even about me. thank you for considering how i feel, it makes me really happy that you care enough to think about them. but, you should be sorry for yourself. you haven't been eating, you haven't gone to a single volleyball match with kuroo and bokuto-"

"do not get me started on what it's like mentally and emotional with bokuto-san." his voice was a fierce one. gentle, but not weak. you understood his social anxiety and how hard it was to be around other people. let alone people like bokuto. all that energy.

"but you're right i do love volleyball. and i do love your cooking."

"well then, open your mouth."

he opened his mouth just slightly to let you insert the meal you had slaved to make. your fingers in his hair, then taking your nails and scratching along his back. he arched his back and you swore to god he was purring. you went from pancakes, to eggs, to fruit to french toast. you coaxed him up enough for him to let you give him coffee. he didn't like bitter coffee so you always made sure to go all out just for him. when his meal was done he began to caress your thigh.

"you will be here when i get back?"

"if you hurry." in all honesty you did have plans, you had work and shopping you had to go do. however, you couldn't deny that you wanted more time with him.

"tonight we'll spend time together, and tomorrow i'll meet with kuroo to play a few games." he stated as he pushed himself off and into the bathroom.

"do you want me to text him?"

"you aren't my secretary but it'd be appreciated."

"is it in your sheets?"

"yeah." you heard the water run. letting you know he had entered the shower.

digging through his sheets until you found his rectangular thousand dollar device. you knew the password it was the day that kenma asked you out. scrolling till you found "tersurHOE", wow, ok.

hey, we on for a game tomorrow?

KEEEEENMAAAAAA!!!

is that a yes?

giggling before setting the phone down, you yelled to your boyfriend.

"he said KEEEENMAAAAAA!"

"i'll take that as a yes!" kozume yelled over the water pounding on the tile.

after he was all dressed and ready to set off for his day job you have him a small kiss on the lips before wrapping your arms around his neck.

"i don't deserve you."

"not true!"

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sassycassie-s-writing · 5 years

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Mr. Neptune

By: SassyShoulderAngel319

Fandom/Character(s): DC, BatFam - Jason Todd/Red Hood

Rating: PG-13/T

Original Idea: I can’t remember the original idea... because this is an older one...

Notes: (Masterlist)(By Character)(About Me) Another early one that got lost. @welovegroot @batboys-and-other-messes @haylo4ever

^^^^^

“Jay! I need your help!” Bruce called, jogging up to his second eldest.

Jason sighed and looked up from the gun he was cleaning. “Let me guess, Bruce, you need me to infiltrate and spy on some baddie’s operation so we can take them down.”

“Yeah, actually. A new up-and-coming crime-lord called Mr. Neptune. He’s out in the warehouse district.”

“No way. I already tried that with Black Mask and it was a catastrophic failure.” Jason looked back to his gun, cleaning the barrel.

“Please, Jason. You’re the only one who can do this. You know your brothers. They won’t.”

“Liar.”

Bruce sighed. “Jay… he’s got Tally.”

Jason froze, hand on his gun going slack so it slipped. “… Wh-what?” he stammered.

Bruce took a deep breath. “He’s got Tally,” he repeated. Jason shoved out of his chair and took off through the Batcave. “Wait! So you’re gonna do it?”

“I have no choice, now! B, you don’t end with your most convincing argument. You start with it! Don’t you know anything about writing argumentative essays?” Jason ran into the darkness. A moment later, the roaring of his motorcycle’s engine filled the cave and then receded.

^^^^^

Jason rode down the streets at top speed, weaving between the traffic. His helmet glinting off the streetlights as he sped by underneath them. His jaw was clenched so hard it was pressing against the sides of his helmet. “Remember, Hood, this isn’t a rescue mission. You’re infiltrating and gathering intel. Don’t free Tally until you have everything we need. She’s strong enough to withstand whatever they might do,” Bruce said in Jason’s comm.

Jason wrinkled his nose in distaste and shut it off without even replying.

He’d reached the warehouse his Heads-Up Display—HUD—said was the right location. Which he only knew because it was the one Tally’s phone’s GPS signal was broadcasting from.

“What kinda amateur nonsense…” he muttered under his breath. He killed the engine and parked his bike in the shadows where no one would notice it. Shoving his keys in his pocket, he strolled right in.

At least twenty guns pointed at him in seconds.

He smirked, grateful the helmet concealed his entire face so no one could see he was amused.

“Stand down! I’m here in peace,” he called. “Take me to your leader, earthlings!”

^^^^^

I looked up from where I’d been staring at the floor for… however long. I recognized that voice. Jason…? I thought.

Yup. Standing there, large as life and realer than real, was Jason Todd, all decked out in his Red Hood getup with the most powerful handguns known to our planet strapped to each thigh. The moment I looked up, the dried blood that had dripped down my neck from the split on my cheekbone cracked.

Mr. Neptune stepped between me and him, blocking my view. “Well, well. The infamous Red Hood. The mercenary. The leader of the dark trinity. To what do we owe the pleasure, Outlaw?” he asked, voice smooth and nonchalant. He put his hands in the pockets of his slacks.

Jason folded his arms and shifted all of his weight onto one leg, going for a casual look. “Here to watch. See if I wanna join. The other Outlaws are on vacay and I’m bored.”

Neptune scrutinized him—I could tell by his stance.

Jason leaned to the side, catching sight of me for the first time. I could tell by the way his hand twitched toward his gun before he relaxed back into his casual stance. “What’s with the hostage?” he asked.

Mr. Neptune glanced back at me. I flinched away. “Oh she’s just here for fun. A little toy to play with when I'm bored.”

Jason’s trapezius muscles flexed under his jacket. “Hmm. Interesting motive for taking a hostage.”

“Got a problem with that?” Mr. Neptune snapped.

Jason shrugged. “I personally have a code against taking innocent women and children as hostages. If she was a dangerous vigilante or a villainess, I would understand but I personally do not take innocent women and children hostage.”

“Then it’s a good thing you’re not the one in charge, boy,” Mr. Neptune snapped.

Jason’s folded arms flexed. “Boy?” he asked curiously. I wondered if Mr. Neptune could hear the dangerous, murderous edge in Jason’s tone. “I assure you, I am no boy, Mr. Neptune.” He raised his hands and removed his helmet to reveal his bare face. He didn’t even have a domino mask on under it.

He looked so handsome. Strong face, black hair with a single streak of white, gunmetal blue eyes. Which were trained on me for a brief moment before looking back at Mr. Neptune. He was, truly, a man. I’d known him a long time. When he first became Red Hood, he was eighteen and had only returned from the dead three years before. He’d been a boy then. We were a bit older than that now, and I saw a man in front of me. A young man, to be sure, but with his muscles and scars, anyone calling him a boy was just plain wrong.

I barely had any energy to notice Mr. Neptune grunting out a, “Huh. I suppose you’re not,” before he strolled off into the shadows of the warehouse. “Come with me, Red Hood. We’ll talk about filling your time with something meaningful.”

As Jason followed Mr. Neptune, he approached me. The entire time, he stared at me pointedly, ignoring the other goons in the room. I could see blood already clouding his eyes—he was going to hurt Neptune for taking me.

As he passed me, he barely brushed my hand, leaving something behind in my palm.

A pocketknife with a switchblade release. A small one with a Batman logo carved into one end and a piece of masking tape with two words written on it in Sharpie. Get out. There was also a tiny heart drawn. I pretended it wasn’t there, sagging in my chair. I was too tired to get out. Even if I could cut the ropes and duct tape holding me to the chair, I didn’t have the strength to fight my way out. I didn’t know if I even had the skill to get past Neptune’s goons.

I was no vigilante.

^^^^^

“Tally? Baby? What are you still doing here?” Jason hissed, his gloved hands fumbling with the duct tape binding my wrist to the chair. “I told you to go! To get out!”

“Can’t,” I mumbled.

The duct tape strap fell off my wrist. “Why not?”

“Too tired. Too weak. Don’t have any fighting training.”

Jason pulled the pocketknife out of my hand and slit everything else off me. He closed the blade, removed the tape, and pushed the thing back into my hand. “Go. No one is here right now. No goons. No Neptune. Nothing. Go!” He pulled me to my feet and pushed me gently towards the doors. “C’mon, baby. You gotta get out of here. Bats and I will take this guy down but I can’t do that if he has you. So go!”

I stumbled out one of the doors and staggered down the street.

Wandering aimlessly, I somehow made my way out of the warehouse district and into the suburbs before I collapsed on the sidewalk. Bruised, bloodied, exhausted. I had no strength left in my arms and legs. So I just laid there. I’m not sure for how long.

At some point, everything went black.

^^^^^

I woke up on a gurney.

“You’re lucky, Tally,” Bruce said, “that Jason called ahead of time to let us know he was breaking you out before going through with the rest of the plan so Nightwing could come get you before Mr. Neptune’s men could find you.”

“Yeah,” Dick agreed, strolling over, suit on but mask off. “He really loves you.”

“That’s nice,” I mumbled.

Bruce put his hand on my ankle for a moment before leaving. “Get some rest, kid. You’ll feel better when the sun rises.”

“‘Zit still nighttime?” I mumbled, voice slurred from exhaustion.

“Yes. For now,” Nightwing said. He put his hand over my eyes. “Sleep, kiddo. Everything’s going to be fine.”

I nodded tiredly. My eyes drifted closed.

^^^^^

Mr. Neptune stopped in his tracks. “Where’d the hostage go?” he demanded.

The goons all looked around in confusion. “We were here all night,” one said.

Neptune shot the goon in the leg. “THEN HOW DID SHE GET AWAY?!” he roared. “She had no combat training whatsoever. She’s not one of the Batlings! That much was obvious when we kidnapped her! So WHERE IS SHE?!”

“Sir, if I may,” Jason piped up, rolling his helmet between his palms and invisibly fighting to keep his temper in check. “Gotham has seen some strange things. This girl could possess some sort of latent metahuman power that causes those around her to fall asleep when she is in a stressed state. If the men fell asleep, they wouldn’t notice she was gone until later because they wouldn’t realize they blacked out.”

He was lying but no one knew that except him. Tally had no metahuman abilities whatsoever. She was just a civilian whom he loved deeply.

“You took over Black Mask’s empire after he disappeared. Why are you even here?” Mr. Neptune snapped. “Trying to steal my territory for your own empire?”

Jason shrugged. “Nah not really. Like I said, the other outlaws are on vacation and I’m bored. If I thought you posed an actual threat to my empire I might have had a different reason for dropping in but I'm pretty sure I’ll be just fine.”

Jason, don’t sass the bad guys, Tally’s voice reminded him in his mind.

Mr. Neptune narrowed his eyes, not entirely sure if he’d been insulted or not—Spoiler alert, Jason thought, he has. “Right.” He turned to his men. “Find that hostage! Sweep the city!”

“Yes sir!” several voices chorused. They all thundered out.

Jason swung his arms back and forth. “Well. I guess as I'm technically part of the competition you won’t want to tell me how you run your operation, will you?” he asked.

Neptune snorted. “Absolutely not.”

“Shame. I was looking forward to folding you into my network and expanding on our business practices.” Jason shrugged. “Oh well. Good luck building up your own rep. And FYI: anyone dealing to kids in this town gets a death sentence, so don’t even think about it unless you want your small little empire to crumble faster than a sand castle in a hurricane.”

“Big words for a man who can’t be much more than twenty,” Neptune said.

“These guns aren’t for show, Neptune,” Jason said. “But if you don’t want to work with me, or rather for me, that’s your loss. I’m out.” He gave a sarcastic salute and strolled off.

Once he left the warehouse, he activated his comm. “B. I have everything you need. I’ll be back at the cave in a half-hour. Tear him down.”

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Red Velvet: Sun and Moon

💕Hello! I wanted to talk about Red Velvet’s Sun and Moon today! I think I’ll be adding in their decans to these analysis, because it helps color them better individually. I figured this a good series to start off with before I jump into doing each of the members individually. Since I’ve only made one of these posts before for Black Pink, I wanted to see how dense it would be, now that I’ve had some practice! There’s already an overview of Yerim up but hopefully this would be more of a focus to her character! 💕

💕disclaimer: i’m no expert on astrology but these are my interpretations of the signs and how they’re working based on my experiences with them. Everyone has different opinions and studies in astrology, all interpretation and experiences within the realm is valid. However feel free to make your own post or skip if you strongly disagree. There might be inaccuracy and difference in opinions. But the point of this post is to relate, entertain and have a fun time. I’m hoping to validate people with similar experiences and get people excited about the girls+ astrology. Also, since we don’t know most of their birth times, I’m using the standard 12.00pm💕

Bae Joo Hyun (Irene)

29 March 1991 (Daegu, Korea) Aries Sun/Virgo Moon

God I love her so much, she’s so fucking good

Irene is such a freaking good example of Arian beauty, I know there’s alot of gushing about Libra/Taurus because of their ruling planet Venus. But Aries native are REALLY beautiful, their Mars energy is invigorating and exuberant to be around.

If Venus ruled signs are like catching a wiff of something pleasant, the tinkling laughter in the wind- Mars beauty is like the heated-humid draft of a sauna on your skin, and the first swallow of something hot down your throat after freezing your ass off in the cold.

There’s something about them that feels like you’re eyes are opened for the first time, they wake up your senses. Their energy is felt so palpably. It’s like that moment where you realize you’ve been in love with the person for a really long time, and just noticed all of their beauty; ‘oh shit, they’re actually GORGEOUS’

Irene has both Mars and Venus energy in her Sun/Moon sign, since her Aries sun is in 1st decan (Mars ruled) and her Virgo moon is in 3rd decan (Venus ruled/Taurus)

Since the Venus is in her moon, it’s not apparent on her face. It’s is however, in her eyes.

Virgos-Taurus people tend to have really expressive eyes. And even though she tends to keep them less expressive (This is because of Virgo moon’s emotional discipline and reserved nature) , the moment she smolders or gaze at you- there’s a charm that just magnetize you to her.

You know that gaze is extremely attractive, and it’s harmonic in nature (Taurus/Venus). But her aura/face/expression itself. Wow that’s all Aries.

What makes Arian beautiful is it’s in force. It’s compulsion, and you feel coerced into stopping in your track. There’s something there that made you stop breathing for a second because of them. That’s why she can be seen as so beautiful, but at the same time so intimidating.

It’s not the same kind of intimidating that Scorpio or Capricorn has (it’s - Arian intimidation is like a a game of tag, there’s a playfulness to it but also a mischievous energy that’s bewitching.

Also, her eyebrows is really Aries? People with strong Arian influence have similar eyebrows. Strong and kinda shaped in pressuring way.They look like they could be in a gang and take your money and they all hang out together somehow. (Lisa, Yoongi, Taehyung and more but thats all I’ve looked into so far)

The sun symbolizes your ego, your sense of self and your self-expression. Aries sun typically are more laid back than what people realize, they like hanging out with friends and enjoys great company more than people think. They’re not introverted nor extroverted, they can be away from people to do their own thing because they’re independent (Irene is a homebody, and thats mostly her Virgo moon), but they generally like to have fun. In a way they can be pretty ambivert when they want to be.

Aries aren’t as ‘wild’ or ‘out there’ as people think they are. They aren’t like air signs who actually feels good talking to others. Aries tends to stick to close knit groups of friends they carry with them, usually through years of knowing each other.

There’s not much that they can’t accept in other people, which they’re pretty sympathetic to other’s plight. But god, don’t ever wrong them.

They have some seriously strong moral code that they live by, and if someone ever crosses that line they’ll let them know immediately that they’re not pleased.

They have no patience for people who crosses those morals, and they usually defend those around them as well.

They’re not self-centered, they actually have a pretty grounded sense of self/others. It’s half way from being detached like an air-sign or people-cautious like an earth-sign. Fire sign sees themselves as a separate entity from others and expects others do the same.

They innately feel that everyone has this sense of self-ego and self-expression and we’re all kind of sharing this energy with each other? Vibing off but not sucking energy off of each other seems to be the key.

That’s why sometimes they get confused when air signs refuses to share anything private about themselves with others, or water signs tries to live precariously through others becomes dangerous. It panics and confuse them when others don’t see that self-independence and having the freedom to be themselves is something extremely important. And they’re pretty noble in assuming the good in humanity at all in any relationships.

Irene really shows off her Arian traits when she smiles or laughs with her friend. You can see that she’s much more laid back with interpersonal relationship than people seem to realize. It makes them want to get to know her, however intimidating she might be. And she’s not opposed to it! She’s actually pretty open to friendship, but only to those who come to her sincerely and honestly. She’s not one for playing mind games with others, and she doesn’t need anyone who would complicate her life. They wouldn’t get any time of her day.

Aries sun typically doesn’t like to put up airs or front, they’re direct, straight forward and pretty honest to others and to themselves. They feel like it hinders communication and progress, they like to be themselves and they like to be in presence of others who are just themselves as well.

That’s why Irene really doesn’t put on airs at all, what you see is just her being honest and earnest to others around her in hopes that they’ll give the same respect back.

Since the moon symbolizes one’s emotions and subconscious/thoughts, and her Aries sun is pretty honest - her feelings inside is probably projected on her face pretty often. She’s really not hiding anything, the Sun IS reflecting truthfully what her moon is like. But the problem in itself is her moon and how she deals with her emotions.

Virgo moon can have a hard time relating to others in a way that’s passive, because they’re always productive and progressive, they’re always trying to find solutions to the problem, or immediately jump to do something to make the other person better. Self-sufficiency is important to Virgo natives, and the way they relate to others is to help offer solutions that might have them become self-sufficient too. Sometimes, when you just want someone to listen to you and not offer criticism, they’re pretty bad at taking those cues.

On Irene, as one’s moon it can make the person overthink or be harder on themselves when there’s no reason to be. Their strive/drive for self-sufficiency keeps them busy, so they’re always bustling around with abit of nervous energy trying to keep their minds busy and their emotions ‘productive’. This in itself is pretty healthy, if they learn how to moderate.

However, Virgo moons tends to overwork itself to the point of blocking emotions they deem ‘unproductive’ or they can’t ‘fix’/’find a solution to’. It can lead to them being more self-critical and self-decrepitating than they should be, and can really lower their self-confidence.

They also try to emotionally discipline themselves, thinking that if they try to structure and create order in their emotions- they can work through it productively. Truthfully, this isn’t how emotions are supposed to work. They tend adopt a cautious, reserved nature because of this. And it still doesn’t fix or help them gain back their self-confidence.

Irene can be a bit reserved emotionally. But because of her Aries Sun her emotions aren’t immediately tied to how she probably feels about herself. She has that regal look, that outward ego she projects that stands strong. Honestly, if she had anything other than a fire sun, her virgo moon would’ve been much more apparent or toxic in nature. They balance each other out in a way.

Virgo natives also tends to be much shier. Much like Pisces they’re about more responsive and receptive to those around them. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, so there’s a need for communication with the world outside. Virgos are responsive when communicated with, and they appear to have good senses in what to do to respond to people. They value efficiency, and that usually means direct and open communicators.

They appreciate high standards in other people, since they tend to hold themselves at a standard that’s harder to achieve as well. They have an appreciation for what is appropriate (topics/conversation/art) and appreciate people who respect them for it.

Virgos are really nurturing, they like to do little things for others even if they never say it aloud for ask for any credits. Little forms of love and dedication is how they show their appreciation for someone. And sometimes they can be hard on themselves for not being able to show their feelings of love in grander or ‘heartfelt’ ways (they compare themselves to other signs a lot, and admire them for things they cannot do).

It probably benefited her a lot to be in a group, because her Virgo moon wants to help serve and be appreciated for her work and the effort she put into caring for others. She feels more useful in group settings than alone. Although they’re reserved, that doesn’t mean they like to be alone all the time.

They can have pretty low self-esteem which can lead to insecurities or self-destructive behaviour. They can feel like they’re not enough, not ‘good’ enough not ‘productive’ enough. They’re the type to be on a feedback loop, since they work on responses. If they feel they aren’t ‘good’ enough they ‘work’ on it immediately. They don’t tend to dwell in the feelings.

It’s a bad habit that should be taken in moderation, I really think being around the members helps her so much with regulating it and not putting herself down too much. She also seems much happier to be around them because she knows they appreciate her and gives her the satisfaction she needs.

They possess great professionalism. Her Aries has an energizing, pro-active entrepreneurial spirit, and it’s amplified by Virgo’s high standards making her a responsible and take certain initiatives that will help others around her.

Being a leader for her might’ve felt complicated since emotionally, she’s uncomfortable being in the spotlight (Virgo moon) but at the same time, she won’t say no to a challenge. She’s pretty daring like this right? She won’t give up before she tries and that’s for anything she does.

Virgos are naturally curious, and they tend to be critical when making an argument. This can lead to her offering cold and sometimes unsympathetic but very practical advice to others. To water-moons this can be extremely infuriating, but often times it’s meant to help them better themselves. She cares for others, even though her devotion and compassion may be misunderstood. She’s gentle and moderate and often- practices emotional discipline.

With how the public holds her in such high standards, I’m sure she realizes to a certain extent that it’s something she doesn’t like to talk about. Virgos’ already prone to being self-critical, when it’s in her moon and she’s often in a society that talks constantly about her look -it can put on unnecessary and weight and pressure on her to evaluate herself every single turn. Without proper self-confidence or esteem it can be crushing to the generally shy native Virgos. They don’t even like the spot light being on them since it generally means their life is going to get hectic and messy.

People of this combo typically prefers honesty and simplicity. There’s really nothing more to Arian or Virgo natives than their need to have a clean, simplified and pure people around them. They tend to live simply and likes streamlining everything, often times they know it’ll help progress everything much faster if people would just listen to them more.

(how can u look at this gif and not think she’s a virgo? uwu precious soft baby 💕)

Kang Seul Gi

February 10 1994 (Gyeonggi-do, Korea) - Aquarius Sun/Aquarius Moon

God I love her, I love her even more when I realize she’s a Taurus rising according to her birth time (11.30am - thank you Natal Goddess Sunmi!! 💕)

Seulgi has her sun in the 3rd decan, ruled by Venus/Libra. Her beauty and charm is so alluring - she turns heads just by being herself! People with Venus/Libra ruling their Sun (ego/self-expression) tends to have this charming and attractive aura about them.

In her Aquarius sun it brings about good fortune and popularity since her individuality stands out even more. You know how she doesn’t have a conventional-style pretty face? That’s the effect of Venus-ruled Aquarian natives.

It also makes the Aquarius more romantic. Although they are notoriously known for their aloof and standoffish traits, Aquarius can be incredibly romantic especially in this position. They can match the emotional intensity water-signs have in their affection, and their devotion to those that they love are massive.

Aquarius natives under this influence still retains their eccentric and unique personality. Although it’s softened considerably they can be obstinately stubborn (even more with her Taurus rising).

They love hanging out with people, especially loved ones. And they’re excitable and joyous to be around. People with Venus ruled Libra in their sun (ego) generally prefers to keep peace and resolve any confrontation through charm or wit instead.

It also makes them a bit brighter in their aura, and they tend to be more optimistic and less argumentative than any of their Aquarius counterparts.

She’s friendly to those around her and Aquarius are known for their open-mindedness and easy to talk to personality. However, it can also lead to being strong-headed and persistence, even stubborn natured sometimes when it comes to perfecting something they view as their artistry - since it fuels their ego directly.

Seulgi’s hard work and determination is fueled partially through her self-expression and ego. She has pride in her work, and her work should be aesthetically pleasing. Her connections to her craft and artistry has to be expressed fully, and she gets naggy if it’s not.

In a way, Aquarius ruled by Libra are kind of similar to Virgos but less severe. Their dedication to perfecting their work, or things they sees as important is very faithful to their craft. Individuality and self-expression takes on a turn that’s much more serious than Aquarian natives tends to realize.

There’s a strong emphasis on harmonic energy and self-expression that comes intuitively to her.

With her Aquarius Moon in 2nd Decan, her mind and ability to connect to people makes her so expressive to be around. Her moods and emotions are influenced by Mercury/Gemini- which means it changes rapidly and you can see it all in her face sometimes.

When innovation (Aquarius) combined thinking/expression (Mercury) - Seulgi’s mind can think of really ingenious and fresh original ideas that no one had thought of before.

She is quick-witted and a fast thinker, has intellectual abilities that analyzes situations and come up with solutions through thinking logically and unconventionally.

She is also very pleasant speaker who sun’s charming element really helps to grabs everyone’s respect through her moon/mind’s abilities.

She’s not necessarily emotional, but her sun’s romantic qualities more than makes up for her with it. She’s not the type to rush into relationships, butshe’s willing to devote herself in romantic affections than the typical aloof Aquarius archetypes.

This combination under the rule of the Decans really lucked out on her, because she even if tends to use her head more, she has a lot of tender affection she’s willing to give. Her communication skills really helps balance and keeps things along, and she’s amazingly devoted to those that she loves.

One thing though, she can be so charming and alluring through both her sun/moon Decan that she tends to come across as flirty/attract others to her even if she was just being friendly.

As an Air sign Aquarius are much more prone to jealousy than Libra/Gemini. Usually when it comes to intelligence, they want to know that their mind and vision inspires others or influence them most.

Seulgi might be jealous too sometimes, when she feels overlooked or overshadowed by others. Although she probably won’t throw a fit about it, she can get sulky and hurt.

(Seulgi’s part is shorter because I’m going to do a full chart analysis of her later! I wanted to save some stuff for those 💗)

Son Seung Wan (Wendy)

[Edit: i got her birthday wrong sdjkfn her moon placement have changed, this is an edited section! I’ll post Pisces sun/Leo moon sometime later for those who have the placements so you can read it]

February 21 1994 (Seoul, Korea) Pisces Sun/Gemini Moon

Gemini 3rd decan (Uranus/Aquarius)

Let’s touch on her moon first this time! Wendy’s moon is a Gemini in 3rd decan, which is ruled by Uranus/Aquarius.

It’s such a great placement because it gives her introverted water sun a social placement to channel all that energy through! It also balances her out, making her more stable and ambivert instead of just introspective that Pisces sun tends to do.

Now Air-moons in general needs a lot of mental stimuli and activities to feel rejuvenated, usually they’re the types to need to hang out with friends at all time, especially with an Aquarius influence she often appears more socially active than the rest of her members.

Aquarius/Uranus decan rules the eleventh house, which is the house of friends and social groups. She’s a very friend-oriented individual. Despite needing time alone to contemplate about stuff (Pisces sun) she wants to hang out with people all the time. Her Gemini moon is pretty reactive (like a fire-sign) there’s a nervous energy to it that needs immediate gratification to get out.

The difference between Wendy’s Gemini Moon (Aquarius decan) and Seulgi’s Aquarius moon (Libra decan) is that in Gemini are a bit more practical and callous than Libra. Whilst Libra is selective, open and often compromising Gemini tends to be more quick-witted, absorbant and more interested in just having more conversations than selecting those people. To Libra, there’s a subtle reserved quality to it that Gemini don’t tend to have.

In Gemini Moons there’s also a stronger need to external responses, social media and talking to people. She tends to be the type of roommate who would probably want to talk and actually connect with who she’s living with, rather than approach them cautiously or expect them to start conversations all the time.

Gemini makes great conversationalists, and they’re pretty open-minded and free-spirited. Combined with Aquarius influence she tends to make friends in heaps and loads. She’s very friendly and very expressive, tends to be out-going (even if she needs time alone for her Pisces sun) and are very easy to talk to.

Although Gemini gets a reputation for being kind of short-attention, fake, indecisive and wishy-washy, they’re not. It’s their curiousity and that drives them, if they’re engaged in something they’re rational and logical about their approach.

You can’t absorb information in just one sitting (no matter what Sagittarius or Capricorn may say). They know that the way to learn is to take it in smaller steps. You shouldn’t study something for more than 30 minutes at a time, because that’s how attention span works. Gemini utilize this, they’re intelligent and up-beat to be around because they know how to manage and accept common sense.

There’s something so eye catching about Wendy, her Pisces sun definitely gave her that look of someone otherworldly but it’s her wit and the Uranus influence on her Moon that gives her eyes a sharp and playful edge. She seems honest and willing to listen to others, which is a very big asset to her success.

She has a dreamy, whimsical sense of self-expression and it comes through on her face. Wendy’s ‘unreal’ beauty is actually her Pisces sun working to weave her subconscious and reality together and giving her that soft, dreamy vibes.

Wendy’s sun (self-expression) is hidden underneath her moon’s exterior. The air moon really projected itself outward, because there’s more of a need for interactions and activities. Her emotional growth depends on it more so than her personal one.

To Wendy, she probably believes more in her ability to talk and her intellect rather than charm them into being attracted to her. It’s much more important for these placements that there’s someone who understands and appreciates their intellect more than their looks. Since Pisces is pretty shy, she might often use her moon to compensate for her sun, which can lead to her suppressing her Pisces (ego/self confidence) instead. This isn’t healthy and it can lead to more insecurities about herself as well as comparison to others, since her air-moon will always try to connect everything to the outside world - her Pisces sun (ego) might be hurt and feel helpless in this situation.

There’s benefits to having a Pisces moon, and she should make sure to take advantage of that! She can be wise instead of just intelligent and smart, there’s a difference. She gives all sorts of good advice when she actually sits down and let her Sun take control for a second.

Pisces usually make their advice from inside of the person, whilst Gemini seeks to find advice externally. With her suppressing her Pisces, she might not feel as confident or connected to her own self-expression and confidence, she might lose control of knowing who she really is beneath the overwhelming Gemini moon that she has. But she should believe that there’s something really ingenious and authentic in her Pisces that she could use to help others.The pisces sun has been through the cycle of the zodiac, and they’re very compassionate in nature.

Reasons why she might not trust her Pisces sun compared to her Gemini moon are various. First of all, the Gemini moon already tries to exude or imitate an ‘external’ self already. This is just how Geminis are in any placement of a person. (They’re the twins, so if someone has Gemini in different placements on their chart, they tend to have different gemini ‘personas’ for each of those signs as well)

Pisces suns are pretty adaptable, but at the same time they can be nervous and unreliable. Sure they’ll be there for people, but if a situation isn’t turning out well, they’re way more fluid and adaptable and would probably be gone before it even turns awry.

Pisces can often be often misunderstood. They tend to spend a good portion of their life yearning for understanding from society, this might also be why she seek to use her Gemini Moon so much because this way, she can make up for the insecurities her Pisces sun might feel.

Since Pisces is ruled by Neptune, they can sometimes idealize or romanticize concepts- even toxicity and suffering can be made into self-delusions into thinking it’s a good thing to suffer. Sure, she thinks it’s troublesome and maybe she’s kind of sick of herself, but learning to love and accept part of you, to cherish part of you is so so important. As soon as she learn this, her Sun will immediately shine brighter and help her improve her overall stability so much more.

Pisces suns are great at seeing the bigger picture, since they’re bigger dreamers as well. They’re calming and comfortable to be around because they exude that aura of understanding about them. There’s a deep love for humanity in Pisces, but the tiny little details of daily life can escape them.

With all the energy the moon brings she might have a tendency to under appreciate her sun. There’s abit of a confusion here because even though she’s confident and head strong in her ability to choose people wisely and connect with others, she does want to be appreciated for her softer qualities that she doesn’t do for herself sometimes. It can be deeply hopelessly romantic with her.

Those who compliments her intellect are nice, and she’s proud of that. But what really touches her heart is when someone notices her compassionate, giving and kind nature. Because she herself doesn’t acknowledge her own sun sometimes (or forget about it)

Her Pisces qualities is often neglected more often when it’s pushed back in lure of social interaction, there’s just no time for bringing it out when she’s too busy living in the now.

Make sure to take care of her softer heart and let it be heard instead of silencing or denying it would benefit her so much, I’m sure she’ll work on it soon.

Park Soo Young (Joy)

September 3, 1996 (Jeju Island, Korea) Virgo Sun/ Taurus Moon

god look at this beauty queen

Both her Virgo sun and Taurus moon are in decans that are influenced by Capricorn, Joy is really our Earthy Queen since that means she has all three earth signs in her chart.

Decans are like the overarching tonality in your life on how it influences the placements, so with her Virgo sun and Taurus moon- there’s a slow moving but stead-fast determined presence about her that’ll get her through hardships in life.

Since Saturn is kind of somber and solemn, influencing both her ego/self-expression and her emotions she can be alot more serious and critical than what we see.

This also makes her kind of awkward when she’s uncomfortable, she’s definitely professional and she does her job well- but you can see that she’s very stiff when she’s dealing with strangers (not like Irene who’s reserved but is confident in herself. but rather, Joy is more like she doesn’t know how to deal with things when it’s not familiar or objective)

As soon as she opens up however (familiarize herself) she’s much more out-going and warm with the people around her (Taurus Moon).

Often very forward, direct and appreciates the same sentiment. (Earth Signs) It can throw people off because they’re very touchy and loving, even though they won’t say it or express it lightly. (Taurus Moon)

WGM with Sungjae? That’s Joy after she’s comfortable with people. You can be sure they’ve hung out outside, and he’s probably great at getting people to open up with sincerity because that’s the only thing that will make her comfortable around you.

To be honest, out of all the members she probably has the hardest placement to go through. Since Saturn is influencing her life, she probably has to face different circumstances and more oppositions compared to the other members in order to get to where she is today.

Lower rating on her TV shows might hurt her emotionally/self-confidence (all earth signs takes great pride in their work and capabilities), but she has such set determination and practicality in her that she knows she’ll do better and better and eventually- when she’s won an award, she might burst out crying since it’s so very important to her.

There’s so much emphasis here on her work ethic, it’s her life and goals. She wants to be appreciated and respected for her abilities and ambition. If she does something she wants to do it right, she doesn’t care if she does it right the first time or the second time, as long as she achieved credibility and helped inspire people around her.(She’ll preen)

She has a lot of feelings when it comes to work as well as domestic life, you can tell she’s abit more of a homebody too. Family is important to her, but so are close friends.

She’s the type to hang out with people she’s close to exclusively since she’s much more comfortable with them. So when you see that she’s not hanging out with her actor friends, don’t worry that they haven’t invited her. Most likely, she probably panicked and tried to get out of it because earth-signs themselves can be kind of introverted in a very reclusive/hermit way. She probably breathed a sign of relief, because social interactions really isn’t much of her strong point unless it’s one-on-one.

Joy’s not the type to get upset or emotional when it comes to people hurting her feelings. In fact she can easily shrug it off, it doesn’t matter because they don’t know her. What she does care about however, is someone accusing her of not doing her job well or

Her quiet and intimidating aura definitely came from how Capricorn rules her chart, the way she looks? That’s some hefty dose of earth-sign charm right there. It’s irresistible and it’s full of confidence, it’s not like how Libra-Venus or Fire-signs come across at all. It’s so refreshing to see in the entertainment industry.

She definitely prefers deeper talks and conversations than lighter subjects, and we’re not talking about just discussing politics or philosophical definitions. Joy would rather hear personal stories, things that matters most to people and the vulnerabilities.

She’s easily but deeply moved by people’s sincerity and hardship, extremely compassionate to others pains since she’s been through so much herself as well. It touches her and she feels like she could trust them to be honest with her, establishing a stronger bond with those around her than just wishy washy subjects/people.

She’s all about deep conversations in the middle of the nights and sharing vulnerabilities, since she has a lot of strength to give.

Earth signs are also physically affectionate, and who ever says you can’t pair pragmatism with warmer sentimental emotions are liars. All of her earth signs placements are known to appreciate and love affections, especially physical ones.

Her Taurus moon needs loves and hugs, as she is also adept at giving good ones to others who needs them. Although she seems cold, she’s actually rather warm instead.

Taurus moon are earthy and sentimental. They can be hard-headed due to the influences (Capricorn/Taurus) but they are determined and strong-willed.

There’s a comforting aura about them that makes them easy to talk to, and they love to joke and make others feel good around them by just being themselves.

Familiarity is important to Taurus moon and they’re not prone to changing much about themselves if they feel they’re doing well.

Criticism can also just slide right off of them, although Virgo sun would probably effect her self-confidence, her emotions wouldn’t actually feel hurt because they tend to suppress negative emotions in order to amplify positive ones.

This can lead to outburst or really angry tirade, Taurus Moon anger is unhinged, it’s absolutely terrifying the way you’d expect fire-signs to be but they’re not. Heck, even fire-signs are scared because there’s weight and intensity to Taurean anger. She should take care not to let her emotions build up, be a bit more receptive and accepting of the uglier side of herself.

As well as let other people try to support her sometimes. There can be a heavy emphasis on self-reliance or a need for independent in her chart, but knowing and learning to be more sensitive inside of herself would really help her become astute to her own feelings.

Taurus is ruled by Venus, and there’s definitely a softer, warmer charm to her personality. They’re deeply sentimental, and their stead-fast devotion and dedication can make the people around them fall head over heels for them- not even romantically but just as she is.

Her attractiveness and warmth in her eyes are definitely a Taurus moon trait, and her serene personality is calming to those around.

Most often she’s probably one of the most reliable member in the team, emotionally she’s incredibly strong albeit she might need help when she suppress them so much. Remember when she cried talking to Black Pink? She’s incredibly empathetic to other’s emotions.

All her earth signs placement has a love for simplicity and ‘natural’ stuff in her life. They have a need to streamline and organize things into structure, before setting about doing ‘tasks’ to get it done.

If she ever comes across as intentionally unsympathetic to others, often it’s because the person probably isn’t that great of a person. Earth signs have such a strong emphasis on being noble, honest and distinguished. They hold themselves and others at a higher-standards morally, they absolutely would not stand it when other people are dishonest or unmoral.

There’s a sense that she shines bright, and that’s from her aura of self-sufficiency and self-contentment - this is very Virgo sun. They tend to come across as keenly observant of themselves and their surroundings, and able to keep up with the pace of the world but with amazing stability within themselves.

Virgo suns are also easily embarrassed, despite their shyness and discomfort in the spotlight. Joy can be exceptionally good at keeping a poker face when she wants to be professional due to her Capricorn’s influence, however she gets really easily embarrassed when its personal things. (the behind the scene kiss on her drama? she’s unmoved! it’s just a job!)

There’s a need to feel useful and appreciated in her life, if she has a few free-days that’s fine. But inactivity can really drive Virgo natives up a wall if they feel they aren’t doing something ‘good/productive’ lately. Maybe they tend to be useful to someone, or serve them in voluntary position of some kind. But they like activities and often times can lead to doing or instigating charity project for others around them.

Taureans have a connection to the outside material world, so when they’re hungry - HANGRY really is a true emotion.

Also if you have a hard time imagining what Taurus Moon would be like and how romantic they are....they’re the type to dedicate an entire song to you but also call you up to use a small voice recording of your voice in it as well. (Hobi’s Mama) That’s some heart-thumping take-my-entire-life shit

She’s probably also a little terrified of big changes or stages in her life (Taurus Moon). She did come from Jeju, a relatively small island town into the big city.

People with sensitivity to their environment tends to cry alot but with earth signs all around her- all her feelings are probably suppressed deep deep down. She doesn’t want to burden anyone else with her emotions or her problems, but she should let it out as soon as it happens - the digging feeling inside her chest would only grow if she doesn’t and she can easily be impassive later on in life.

Her showing real actual emotions would be better than keeping it in, even when she feels like she has nothing to contribute or express- be sure to just let it go and it’ll come naturally. Trust in herself and her feelings more.

Kim Ye Rim (Yeri)

March 5, 1999 (Seoul, Korea) Pisces Sun/Libra Moon

Once again we’re back at it with our girl Yeri!

Since I didn’t touch on her decans last time I’m going to go focus more into this now.

Yeri’s Pisces sun is in the 2nd house, ruled by the Moon/Cancer. Out of all the pisces decans, they’re highly intuitive and in touch with their emotions. Sometimes their intuition can be so strong and so precise that it might even seem like six sense.

Since Pisces is ruled by Neptune, people with these decans often feel older than how they actually are. The realms of their subconscious and ability to drift in the inner conscious is so vast and expansive, that often they might appear to have precognitive abilities or just sense danger before it actually happens instead.

Yeri’s Pisces Sun influenced by her Cancer decan also would reflect on how harsh she would take things like death sometimes. Since it’s missing a piece of Scorpio who rules transformation and life-rebirth, immediate change in the external world can be very jarring and ‘sink’ them down very easily despite the emotional barrier Cancer may carry with them.

Their feelings are highly fluctuated and affected, and they can feel things so deeply that is projected from their environment that they tend to break down crying often if they’re feeling emotionally vulnerable.

With her sun being influenced by the moon, she has a deep profound bond and connection to other people’s feelings as well.

Not only is she more adept at understanding her own emotions and getting through her own problems, she has a highly keen empathetic bond and is soothing/serene to be around.

She gives great foresighted advice that may seem wise and well-beyond her years, as well as emanate an aura of reliability about her that tells people everything’s going to be alright.

It’s often easier for her to give than to take however, and this is prone to her Libra moon.

Becareful to not let emotions interfere with her reasoning, as she would often confuse and use her intuition to make logical decisions instead of consulting a rational solution. It can be great, but it can also be harmful in sensitive time.

Her Libra moon is in it’s 2nd decan as well, which is influenced by Aquarius/Uranus energy. These people tends to be a bit harder to crack down than the typical Libraen trait.

They can come across as proud, strong-willed and willing to confront in order to defend their ideals/positions more than any other air signs.

Aquarius also ruled the 11th house, which Libra vibrates excitably at getting the chance to interact with friends, hopes, wishes and social activities more.

The 11th house is social interactions with people and having this influence in her life- especially for her Moon means that she’ll get the benefit of flaunting her softer lighter trait in social groups even more.

Often validations and approvals comes from people who knows/are close to her because she has an innate ability of exceptionally joining sociability to sensitivity and understanding others.

Since Uranus (intellect) influences her Libra’s Venus (romance) she’s less likely to fall into traps or be emotionally vulnerable around people no matter how she much she wants to. This is important, because Aquarius energy on her moon keeps her from doing too much, feeling too much, and it can be restricting for her sometimes but ultimately- it’ll be a good backbone for her.

She might lash out due to how logical and critical she is sometimes, and she’s frustrated at herself because the rest of sun/moon is harmonic, and there’s just this nagging interference. But she has to understand how to accept it, love it and work with it instead.

She’s sentimental and romantic for sure, but behind all that Yeri makes sure she makes her decisions based on wits and logic. Although her Pisces sun might be a bit uncomfortable with that, her emotions/inner self would never let it overtake her.

Since it is a decan, it might be something she has to learn instead of an ingrained ability. She’ll have to grow into learning how to use her logical side the Uranus brings in her moon to inform more of her emotional responses and decisions. But ultimately it is a healthy balancing placement for her to have.

She’s strong, this girl. And she can take a lot of pressure, but to deal with it sometimes she can tend suppress the feelings her Pisces sun/self. Make sure to let it out sometimes, tell someone how hurt she is and be honest with herself in the comfort of people she knows and cares about would help a lot.

💕These are actually really easier to do than just individual member, they’re much less taxing as well! Although I started this before I did the KTH post, I ended up finishing it much later just because I was having a hard time grooming through Irene’s part. God, anyways the only hard thing about this post is having all the members chart pulled up at the same time but otherwise it’s been really fun! 💕

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Essential Avengers: Avengers #202: This Evil Undying

December, 1980

Merry Christmas, here’s the Christmas robot here to punish the naughty. Protip: Everyone is naughty.

Okay but no, this isn’t really a Christmas story. Preponderance of red and green aside. But if I read this during December it would be a sweet Christmas gift of sorts from Marvel.

Aside from that, nothing much to say about the cover because this is kind of a generic Ultron cover. All I can tell from it is that this is during a time when Vision, Cap, Thor, and Wasp are on the team. Because that really narrows it down.

Last time: After the #200 debacle, the Avengers wanted nothing more than to clean up and just forget that #200 had even happened. Mostly nothing happened but then a robot broke into the Pym house, stole some important resins, and blew up the Wasp.

This time: The art looks weird. There’s a weird lifeless quality that I can’t quite put my finger on. I think its the inking, maybe.

Also, Jim Shooter once again gets a ‘based on’ credit. And since last post, I’ve actually discovered what that signifies. This two-parter was adapted from a paperback Avengers novel that Jim Shooter wrote.

I don’t know how much of it is Jim and how much was added making it into a comic and I couldn’t find out much about the novel. I imagine everything situating this within the post-Carol time period was an addition. Probably much of the domestic slice of life moments in last issue.

Also also, the window explodes and Cap logically assumes that they’re under attack because dammit they just got this place cleaned up!

Also also also, they’re all here late at night because Iron Man called an emergency meeting.

Lot of context to this splash page of a window exploding.

No further attack comes and Iron Man’s iron ear heard a tiny cry. Looking among the glass shards he finds...

THE WASP!

Jubilation, she lives!

I knew they wouldn’t kill off the Wasp! At least not until Secret Invasion!

.__.

Besides she’s on the cover and it would be a real dick move to put her on the cover alive if she died in the previous issue.

Anyway, surprise alive Jan tells the Avengers about what happened to her, in a surprisingly lucid fashion considering she just flew through an exploding window.

She has the facts down. None of this ‘says one ominous thing and then passes out’ biz.

Wasp: “I guess I should explain, huh? It seems longer, but it was only about an hour ago when I was awakened by a loud crash. And since my better half had already left for a scientific symposium in Tokyo -- I went to investigate, only to discover a huge robot carrying a pair of metal cannisters from Hank’s ‘impregnable’ security vault. And I guess the robot didn’t want any witnesses, because... it tried to kill me!”

Luckily, although she was stunned by a recent explosion, she possessed the wherewithal to shrink to wasp-size and escape.

And then she flew alllll the way to Manhattan from New Jersey because dammit she can do that if she wants to. She has endurance like whoa.

Still she was tired by the time she reached the mansion and lost control and was headed to thump against the window so she shattered it with one of her stings instead. Because crashing into a pile of glass shards is so much safer than hitting a window?

But after all of that, Wasp only has one concern.

Wasp: “Golly, I’ll be my hair is just a mess!”

Scarlet Witch: “You look fine, Wasp.”

Crisis averted!

Wasp always going to Wasp. I guess I don’t mind it because that’s just her character. It’d be a problem if Scarlet Witch were the same because then it would feel like Women Just Be Like That. But Wanda usually has different priorities going on.

Anyway, although the hair crisis is averted, there is still an attempted-homicide robot out there and the Avengers here an ominous clanking sound coming down the hall.

So hey all take defensive positions at the door so that they could hypothetically all be taken out in one shot.

“The ominous rattling grows, getting closer... until...”

Oh, its just good ol’ Jarvis with the early morning coffee and buttered muffins.

He interprets all the signs of imminent violence as the Avengers wanting breakfast later. Or maybe that’s just his droll Bronx/English? sense of humor.

Later, after the Avengers have affirmed that actually yes coffee and muffins will be lovely, Jarvis, Iron Man questions if the canisters the robot was stealing were labelled... “Ad Resin X and Ad Resin Y”?

Because, this just confirms Iron Man’s theory that he didn’t yet share with anyone, not even us last issue that Ultron has returned. BUT APPARENTLY he was chums enough to share it with the cover artist?

I feel slighted.

Hawkeye being Hawkeye says the dick thing.

Hawkeye: “Aw, geez, can’t we ever get rid o’ that tin-plated Napolean? Maybe your hubby’s lab deserved to get trashed, Wasp. After all -- Ultron wouldn’t even be around if Hank Pym hadn’t created him!”

Why do the Avengers like to spend time with this guy, again?

I mean Cap immediately tells Hawkeye not to be a dick but Jan’s response to that is just ‘well I think I would recognize Ultron if I saw him.’

Because the robot that attacked the lab wasn’t Ultron. As we see on the cover (too soon) Ultron is still looking pretty Ultrony. He has a pretty strong self-image actually.

Iron Man decides that this calls for him to explain to everyone (all of whom have fought Ultron and/or were created by him) how dangerous Ultron is.

Mostly because he’s made of adamantium and even though adamantium is a pain to store (once you mix the resins you have to keep it at 1500 degrees Fahrenheit and even then you only have eight minutes to mold it) once it has hardened, it can withstand a direct hit from a hydrogen bomb.

It was fairly long ago in another Ultron story in Avengers #66 when adamantium was introduced but one thing that sticks with me is the creator going ‘well shit this changes everything in a bad way.’

Its so indestructible that its a threat to the safety of the world. Very few counters to it exist. We haven’t seen a few yet like Rune King Thor or Antarctic vibranium which is the vibranium that kicks adamantium’s ass because its from space.

But one counter that we have seen is the reliable ol’ Scarlet Witch, most competent person on the team.

The way that a fully adamantium robot can even work is a molecular rearranger built into Ultron. And Scarlet Witch’s powers can make that rearranger malfunction and tear Ultron apart from the inside. Also, hypothetically, probability alteration should be able to just break adamantium or turn it into a less durable material. Its probability alteration. It doesn’t have to make sense.

Captain America: “That makes you, in Ultron’s eyes, the most dangerous of us all -- and the one he’s most likely to strike at first.”

So with Ultron out there somewhere plotting nefarious plans, this time the Avengers are going to be proactive by being reactive! Their plan this time is: protect Scarlet Witch!

Scarlet Witch protests though that she is accustomed to taking care of herself and really they should just track down Ultron and beat him up. Jocasta can track him, right?

But no, she cannot. Something is jamming her otherwise OP pls nerf cybernetic senses. She can’t find Ultron and heck she can’t even track Beast’s mutant energy like she did before to find Beast and Wonder Man.

Remember? They went to go tape Wonder Man’s show last issue but then Wonder Man got fired? Who knows what they’re up to now. Probably getting ruinously drunk.

Anyway, Vision offers a compromise. What if he takes responsibility for his wife’s safety? They’d be hanging around each other either way and she likes him already. A double marriage with a tree proves that.

She seems partial to the idea judging by that look she gives him.

And. I don’t even know whats going on with that side-eye Jan is giving them. I just. Do not.

Anyway, the rest of the Avengers are dismissed to go about their duties but also to stay near the mansion because WE ARE ON YELLOW ALERT PEOPLE!

I don’t think a color-coded alert system was ever explicitly established and have to believe that Cap just made it up this instant and everyone is just kinda going ‘ok Cap whatever you say.’

Hawkeye catches up to Wasp and apologizes for being an ass. He’s got that problem where his mouth is faster than his brain.

Wasp forgives him but only because he’s cute. That’s how she rolls.

Later, the sun is finally rising. Do these Avengers ever sleep?

We get a cute scene of Scarlet Witch and Vision watching the sun rise.

Scarlet Witch: “The dawn is beautiful, is it not, darling? Do you think it was meant to inspire us?”

Vision: “Actually, Wanda, the coloration you refer to is the result of the unique refractive qualities of the various airborne pollutants present in this vicinity.”

Scarlet Witch: “Wha--?! Blast it, Vision! Can’t you see that I’m looking for a little tenderness? A little compassion?”

Vison: “What would you have me do, my wife?”

Scarlet Witch: “I’d have you let go of me, that’s what! If you’re so blamed insensitive that you can’t tell when your own wife needs comforting --.”

Vision: “But I cannot let you go -- my job is to protect you. Would you like me to list the refractional indices of the chemical pollutants now? Perhaps in descending order?”

Scarlet Witch: “You do and I’ll hex you into plastic slag, you computerized --”

And then he kisses her. Because he was just teasing.

Is cute.

Apparently Vision’s ‘I do not understand human emotions and it makes me angry’ routine has evolved into ‘pretending not to understand human emotions except its foreplay.’

You’re an interesting guy, Vision.

“And the comfort that these two warriors and lovers find in each other’s arms gives evidence that the sunrise has, indeed, inspired them both.”

So yeah. ‘Beep boop what is love?’ is how Vision flirts now.

I wonder how far a gulf there is between this and Wanda dressing up in a Starfleet uniform and Vision asking Captain Wanda to explain this human concept of love.

Anyway, this page is sure to make the Seeing Red shippers very happy. They deserve it.

Meanwhile, in the basement training room, Captain America relaxes his own way. Through constant training.

According to Iron Man’s computer study, the Avengers typically face an average of four opponents in a typical battle. Presumably a typical battle against mooks and not against one superpowerful opponent that kicks all their asses.

So he sets up a training exercise with four targets and breaks them all with his shield. Its just a quick little one-page action scene.

In the event that he ever has to face four guys at varying heights, he’ll totally be able to hit them all with his shield in only a few seconds.

Skills.

In fact, he did so good that he gets positive reinforcement from thin air.

Thin Air: “Wheeee! Do it again!”

I josh. Its actually the Wasp.

In yet another new costume?

This is a very mercurial period in her fashion sense. It looks good though. Although it looks like she’s wearing yellow Saiyan armor. Actually she looks a lot like she was cosplaying Vegeta but maybe hadn’t seen a color image of his outfit. Because she’s got the bodysuit, the boots, the gloves, and the armor with shoulders.

Anyway, she was peeping in on Cap’s training routine and riding on his shoulder for a very important reason.

Wasp: “Sorry, Cap, I couldn’t resist hitching a ride. You’re so adorable when you’re concentrating.”

Cap: “I didn’t realize I was that easy to sneak up on, Wasp. Thanks for pointing it out -- I’ll work on it.”

Wasp: “That’s not exactly what I had in mind, Captain. Oh, what’s the use? It’s no fun flirting when Hank isn’t around to get jealous, anyway.”

... A really healthy relationship you have there, Mrs. Pym.

I do love Cap’s takeaway of ‘she must be telling me to work on my situational awareness!’

Hawkeye pops into the training room to report that Ultron’s robot struck again, stealing ‘secret materials’ from a British arms depot and wiping out an armored division in the process.

Hawkeye grouses that while this was going on, the Avengers were just sitting on their thumbs. Cap counters that they’re doing a very important job that nobody else can do by guarding the Scarlet Witch.

Wasp: “You mean you’re guarding the Scarlet Witch. I’m going back to the Cresskill to clean up the mess that drone made of Hank’s lab!”

Captain America: “Wait a minute, Wasp! We might need you!”

Wasp: “I doubt it, Cap. Let’s face it -- I’m the lightweight of the group. If the rest of you super-strong Avengers can’t stop Ultron, what good is a Wasp going to do? But don’t worry, I’ll stay in touch between loads to the trash bin. ‘Bye.”

... Its true but you shouldn’t say it.

Geez. Even the character is self-aware of how ineffectual she usually is. She’s not going on any Clint Bartony pity party about it but still.

I feel that if the writers were better at figuring out the non-combat utilities that shrinking powers were good for, Wasp would contribute a lot more. Maybe I’m just thinking this because I watched Ant-Man and the Wasp before starting this post and there was so much good shrinking action.

Later in the day, a weary hasn’t-slept-a-wink-all-night-probably Iron Man records a voice log.

Iron Man: “This is Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man... and this is the most difficult message I’ve ever had to dictate. I had hoped to speak directly to Thor, but he hasn’t responded to the summonses I’ve sent. I can only pray that he will before it’s too late.

For I’ve reason to believe that the man who reconstructed Ultron was... myself!

The fact that only a handful of men in the whole world could have done the job, combined with the fact that certain necessary components at Stark International were accessible only to me, can lead to but one conclusion -- that Ultron planted a post-hypnotic command in Tony Stark’s mind before last fighting the Avengers, ordering him to recreate Ultron’s form should he be defeated.

In other words, I was his ace in the hole -- though I’m sure that getting Iron Man under his control was something that even Ultron didn’t anticipate!

What worries me now is that I may still be subject to Ultron’s influence. Which means that when Ultron finds out my dual identity -- he could use Iron Man to fight the Avengers!

Which is why I constructed a tracing device last night, tuned to my armor’s energy mode. It’s locked in the basement vault in the mansion, and is to be used if I should become Ultron’s puppet -- used to track me down... and to destroy me!

Print one copy, seal it in an Avengers priority envelope addressed to Thor, than erase tape. Communication ends.”

Phew. A lot to unpack there.

One: So Ultron prepares for defeat a lot for a guy that never expects to be defeated.

Two: When did Ultron even get the opportunity to put Tony Stark under manchurian candidateism? Geez, I hope being brainwashed by villains doesn’t become a big thing with Tony.

Three: So I guess the invention he was working on last time that would cause his death at his friend’s hands was this tracking device. Hmm. Not what I expected but okay.

Soon, Iron Man finds Jarvis cooking a nice roast and asks him to give it to Thor when he arrives.

Iron Man: “But if I start acting unusual, acting like I’m not, well, myself, then get it into the hands of any Avenger immediately! And whatever you do, don’t give it back to me -- even if I threaten to kill you. I’m counting on you, Jarvis.”

Jarvis: “Thank you, sir. I promise I’ll not let you dow- kill me --?”

God. Jarvis puts up with so much. Double his salary and vacation time. He deserves more but thats for starters.

Also, its evening. A full day! We started at night, then the sun rose, and now its night again.

And Iron Man has approached Jocasta with a solution to the sensor jamming. All she needs to do is plug into this console and the problem will be solved quite nicely.

I don’t mean to cast suspicion at the man who explicitly suspected he was under brainwashing (oh hey, a bit of minor karmic comeuppance for letting Carol waltz off while brainwashed. Weird.) but Iron Man comes off very ominous here.

What with the shading but also the random italics.

But that klak is the last bit of this scene for the very next page and mere moment later, Iron Man knocks (or rather ‘noks’) on Vision and Scarlet Witch’s room.

Where apparently Vision is helping Wanda with her hair? Cute.

Iron Man tells Vision that sensors have detected unusual vibrations in the bedrock below the mansion. Maybe Ultron is trying to sneak up through the floor?

Hey, since Vision can alter his density maybe go check that out? Iron Man will watch the Scarlet Witch.

Vision doesn’t want to leave Wanda (this is the most time they’ve had together in weeks and maybe months) but he goes off anyway.

Wanda questions why Ultron would attack so obviously.

Iron Man: “That’s simple, Wanda -- he wouldn’t!”

He then grabs Wanda and zaps her unconscious.

Gasp! The traitor is Iron Man!

-eats popcorn-

Iron Man places a call to Ultron, specifically identifying as “Tony Stark in Iron Man armor” which is technically correct but also an amazing way to weasel out of revealing your secret identity when you’re technically brainwashed. Outstanding, Tony’s subconscious.

Iron Tony reveals he has incapacitated Scarlet Witch and asks Ultron whether he wants her killed or brought to him.

There’s a second pause.

It would have been a good place for a beat panel.

To drag out the suspense.

And then Ultron tells Iron Man to bring Scarlet Witch to him.

But for the flip of a coin, imagine how things could have been. If Ultron had been more cautious and told Iron Man to kill Wanda. If Tony had come out of the hypnosis to find that he had killed a long-time friend and teammate. Even if Vision understood and didn’t kill Tony in his grief, I don’t think Tony would ever forgive himself even if it was something out of his control.

Now there’s some good fodder for a What If story. But its terrible and I never want to read it.

Anyway, Iron Tony blasts out of the mansion carrying Scarlet Witch but before he goes, he spots Jarvis napping in a chair near a window. With the important envelope on a table right in front of him.

“There, he raises a gauntleted finger -- and cybernetically activates a pencil-thin laser beam -- turning what could well be the most important envelope in the world into a cluster of blackened ash and shattered hope.”

Dammit, Evil Tony! Stop taking precautions against your precautions!

But at least he didn’t murder Jarvis. Small miracles.

So Iron Man flies off to Neville Island where an abandoned Davreax heavy metals plant hides an Ultronish secret.

Its Ultron.

That’s the secret.

He’s got giant bubbling cauldrons of adamantium set up and ready. Despite the high tech lasers and stuff, it gives it a real gothic vibe.

Ultron congratulates Tony on his clever thinking of dressing as Iron Man.

Iron Man: “I... feel the need... to serve you... Ultron.”

Ultron: “Yes, my psycho-hypnosis has seen to that. And you are but the first. For soon, all humanity will serve me. They will serve... or die!”

Oh. Good. At least he’s not trying to wipe out humanity this time?

Actually I’m very vague on what Ultron’s overall goals have been up until now. I’d go back and check but most Ultron stories are stupid.

But elsewhere, an electronic cry of human anguish.

Vision has discovered that Scarlet Witch is missing. Although in classic robo-angst fashion he immediately tries to dismiss his obvious display of emotion.

Captain America: “Vision! What’s wrong? That scream -- !”

Vision: “I apologize for that, Captain. My... vocal circuitry was misaligned. I merely wished to call the Avengers’ attention to an emergency.”

Just admit that you can feel feelings, Vision. You’ll be a lot happier if you do. Happiness, by the way, is one of those emotions you totally feel all the time and yet deny feeling.

But just as Vision is telling Cap that Iron Man sent him on a wild goose chase and tricked them, Hawkeye calls in on the intercom to say that he thinks Iron Man tricked them.

Because apparently when he said he was going to fix Jocasta’s circuits he meant ‘fix’ with scare quotes because when she plugged into that computer console, he scrambled her brain.

Weirdly, the book almost misleads you into thinking you were misled about the ominousness in the Jocasta scene. Iron Man has her plug into a computer to fix her cybernetic sensors and then moments later he’s upstairs going ‘hey something weird on the sensors.’

You kidnap one of the female cast, you turn another one’s brain into mush? Stop being such a dick, Iron Man!

Thor picks that moment to arrive because its the most dramatically appropriate time to arrive. He even says the equivalent of ‘then good thing I’m here!’ in Asgardian speak.

With Thor arrived, Jarvis tells him about the secret envelope Iron Man left for Thor but also that someone burned it while he was merely napping, only this and nothing more.

HOWEVER

Jarvis: “However, knowing the missive’s importance, I took the liberty of xeroxing the message -- without reading it, of course.”

Jarvis, you beautiful man! You beautiful boundaries respecting forethought having man! You deserve a dozen backup stories! Nay, a dozen dozen!

Thor reads the letter and immediately runs to the vault. Unfortunately, Tony welded it shut. Fortunately, Thor just WHA-KAMs right through it.

Which considering the letter was meant for Thor feels like the intended outcome. He welded it shut so that not even he could get in there. He took precautions against him taking precautions to his precautions! Tony, you magnificent bastard!

Inside the vault there is but the Iron Man tracer device that the letter spoke of. Although Thor says it traces Iron Man’s ‘energy aura’ because he’s gotta be fantastical about things.

But either way the device picks up a clear signal from the west so the Avengers Assemble their asses into a Quinjet and go looking for iron.

Or at least I hope that’s the tracer and that they’re following Iron Man’s signal because that device is clearly a cassette player and they may only be following Iron Man’s mix-tape.

... I kind of want to listen to Iron Man’s mix-tape.

Meanwhile at Ultron’s heavy metals plant, Iron Man is starting to come out of the hypnosis when Ultron reveals his plans to hurt the Scarlet Witch.

Apparently, he had Iron Tony bring her from the mansion because he personally wanted to kill her. And to do so in an ‘eye for an eye’ fashion. Since her power tore him apart last time, he’s going to do the same to her.

Iron Man won’t be standing for that and though he doesn’t know how he got here, he’s not going to let Ultron hurt Wanda.

Unfortunately, Ultron still has his Win Button from last time.

When Iron Man grapples with him, Ultron just instantly drains all of the power from Iron Man’s armor, leaving him... well powerless.

This scene would make a hilarious sequence animated. Just charge Ultron and then immediately get dropped to the mat.

It does mean though that the Avengers lose the signal. And without it, they have no choice but to set down somewhere and wait until daylight to make a visual search.

Uh oh. So much for the cavalry.

But back at the plant, Iron Man hasn’t given up. A scraping sound clues Ultron in that the dude is crawling across the floor trying to get to a wall outlet to recharge his armor.

I’m not sure how fast you can recharge a suit of powered armor from a standard wall outlet but I’ll give Tony props for determination.

Ultron decides to be smart and just kill Iron Man this time. Why take chances?

But a tiny but apparently painful and distracting tzzzing painfully distracts him.

The Wasp of all people has shown up out of nowhere and started blasting Ultron in the face.

The Wasp: “I knew I wouldn’t be much good in a frontal assault, so I hid away in Wanda’s glove, figuring I’d be more useful as a surprise!”

That’s that good shit! That is what I’m talking about! Good job, Jim Shooter and/or David Michelinie in having the Wasp use her powers in an intelligent fashion! Misdirection, stealth, and the ever distracting tiny energy blast to the face!

Please keep writing her this smart! Please!

Also, she was apparently in Wanda’s glove the whole time. And they’re not exactly roomy so Wanda knew the whole time that Wasp was there.

Anyway, Ultron threatens to crush Wasp like the insect she is because his superior robot intellect isn’t really great at one-liners but suddenly

SHRAK-OOOM

Ultron gets blasted through a wall.

It turns out that you can recharge an armor a lot in a very short time with a standard wall outlet. Who knew?

Humorously, when Iron Man thanks Wasp for the distraction, she replies that he can repay her with an autographed picture of Tony Stark. Oh, you!

Everyone involved is pretty clear that just blowing Ultron through a wall hasn’t significantly stopped him so the plan now is to grab Wanda and skedaddle.

But just as Iron Man scoops up unconscious Wanda, Ultron emerges from the wall hole and blasts at them. Its a near miss but it still knocks Iron Man off his feet and stuns him.

Ultron: “That’s right -- grovel in your pain! Rue that you are but flesh, while I am all-abiding metal! You shall die, but I shall go on forever! For there is not a single power in the universe that can stop me!”

Narration: “No, no single power... save perhaps the hammer of Thor!”

FRAKOW

I love it when the narration plays off the happenings like that.

So when Iron Man completely recharged his armor from a wall socket, as ya do, the tracer reactivated. So the cavalry has arrived after all!

Bursting through a wall like the Kool-Ade man because that's just how the Avengers roll.

While Hawkeye (really? Really??) distracts Ultron with concussion arrows, Vision and Cap run off to check on Wanda and Iron Man respectively.

Iron Man tells Cap to be careful of the liquid adamantium vats. Remember to remember the vats, he seems to be saying.

Thor scoffs at the need for caution because while Ultron has stomped mortal foes, now he faces A GOD!

And he throws his hammer hard enough that we need to zoom to the outside of the factory to show the impact.

Which is big ol’ lightning strike and the building and even ground cracking and crumbling from the force of uru striking adamantium.

But it is adamantium its striking.

I don’t know why Thor finds this so hard to grasp. Adamantium is really, really, really durable. Although, Thor at his strongest can break it. But we are talking Thor as All-Father or Rune King or whatever.

This Thor that we have right here is comparatively a baby Thor or perhaps a gawky adolescent Thor. He’s not there yet. He doesn’t even have a beard.

Ultron retaliate blasts at Thor but Cap jumps between them and uses his shield to angle the blast right back at Ultron. Because apparently when fusion blasts oppose his mighty shield, even they must yield. And also apparently, its the mirror shield.

Not that it does much. Again: adamantium. REALLY TOUGH.

Its funny though. The motion lines on the panel with Cap and Thor make it look exactly like Thor just grabbed Cap and put him in front of him as a human shield. Instead of the intended read that Cap jumped there.

It’d be way out of character but it made me laugh.

Thor decides that if he can’t just hammer time Ultron hard enough to break something, he’ll strangle him instead!

Okay. Okay. I’m pretty sure this is more of a grappling thing but he keeps pushing the handle of Mjolnir against Ultron’s throat. IT KEEPS HAPPENING.

Maybe it would make more sense to put him in an arm lock. It looks like Ultron designed himself with joints that work like a human’s would. And surely Thor could outmuscle him.

And then when his arms are pinned, I dunno, find a maintenance hatch or something and just start pulling wires.

It wouldn’t work because Ultron pulls powers out of his ass and could... electrify his carapace or something. But still.

I want to see Ultron in an arm lock.

Anyway, Thor’s attempts at grappling are for naught because Ultron just shoots blindness beams with his unlocked arm.

Because he has those. That’s just something he can do.

Then Iron Man calls him out on it.

Iron Man: “That was a dirty trick, Ultron! Let’s find out how good you are at going one-on-one with someone who’s onto your ploys -- like me! Or are you scared?”

Ultron takes the bait for bait it is and jumps over at Iron Man to smash him. Iron Man just flies away leaving Ultron confused and standing next to an adamantium vat that I hope you all remembered was a factor.

Hawkeye: “That’s right, motor-mouth! We humies have a few tricks of our own! Like f’rinstance, the ‘ol’ one-two’ -- in which Iron Man’s the one -- an’ I’m the two!”

And Hawkeye ziplines down at Ultron, kicking him into the adamantium chekov’ vat.

Surely breaking every bone in his foot but oh so worth it.

Then without missing a beat, Captain America and Thor throw their mighty shield and Mjolnir to destroy the lasers heating the vat.

And as the Avengers watch in trepidation, Ultron claws his way out of the vat screaming

Ultron: “No! I... must... sur... viiiiive... *”

And the adamantium cools, trapping Ultron in an unbreakable prison. And he’s powered by fusion so its possible that he’s conscious in there.

“And then it is done, like a tortured fly stuck in glittering amber, Ultron stands frozen, unmoving, unmovable. The threat of the evil undying is over.

For now.”

Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving prick, I suppose.

This is probably one of the better Ultron stories.

I’ve said before that after Ultron becomes adamantium and thus unable to just be punched to death, each encounter with him becomes a puzzle. How do we get rid of him this time?

And although it would be easy to just have Scarlet Witch take care of him every time, that probably wouldn’t be as engaging maybe.

So the solution this time was fairly creative. The Avengers can’t kill Ultron. Or, well, they could. Scarlet Witch was conscious. She could have done her thing. But minus that, the Avengers can’t kill Ultron.

How then do you make him not a threat?

You dump him into adamantium so he becomes a vaguely Ultron shaped statue.

Its an obvious but creative solution that hadn’t been used yet.

And then hopefully you dig a hole and dump him in that hole and dump cement on top of him and then fill in that hole.

I can’t think of a way for this specific Ultron to get out of this but why take any chances?

Also and amazingly: this is the one Ultron story where everybody is smart.

Ultron was smart, hiding behind his robot drones until Scarlet Witch was neutralized. Not having Iron Man kill her was dumb but dude is petty.

Iron Man was smart... ish. Suspecting that he had been compromised, he set up some contingencies to ensure that the Avengers would be able to find him. Making that letter, making the tracer, welding the vault door shut. Smart.

Not telling anyone and relying on a letter to Thor to find its way was not as smart. I understand why though. Revealing he might be under Ultron’s control and may have rebuilt Ultron might lead into revealing his secret identity. Its stupid he has one but its his.

Hypnotized Iron Man: also smart. Came up with clever ways to neutralize Jocasta and get Vision out of the way so he could abscond with Wanda. Also, even hypnotized he protected his stupid secret identity. He also burned the letter without causing much of a fuss.

Jarvis: smart. Realizing from Iron Man’s weird ominousness how important the letter was, he made a backup. While respecting privacy.

Wasp: faked writing herself out of the story for her uselessness, instead proved how useful her powerset is.

Usually, everyone is stupid in an Ultron story. But here, everyone was smart.

They could have done more. Tony should have a team of scientists working around the clock to find ways to deal with adamantium generally and Ultron specifically. They shouldn’t rely on either the Scarlet Witch or having a vat of liquid adamantium available.

Still, way to use your surroundings.

Okay, so despite the story having ‘waiting for Thor’ as a minor plot point, he doesn’t really do much besides bust open the vault but its still something that his and Tony’s mutual trust is what made him the person that Tony entrusted the letter and Iron Man tracker to.

So the real contribution Thor made was not his muscles but his heart. And that’s beautiful.

Its a bit weird that Ultron just so happened to have brainwashed Tony Stark off-panel but that’s not the first time that’ll happen.

Actually, this story is like a much more condensed and much less stupid version of the Crossing. Iron Man turns traitor because he’s brainwashed by a long-time Avengers enemy.

You cut 90% of the fat and the part where Tony is replaced by his younger self and yeah, the similarities are uncanny.

I’m really not looking forward to the Crossing...

Anyway, I think being based on a book helped bump this story’s level of quality up.

I understand that writing a monthly comic means you can’t put as much effort into the story. There’s not time for extensive revising. But you had this apparently pre-existing Avengers novel where more time was spent on refining this Ultron story.

I suspect that the characters that got written out were not part of the novel. Jocasta, Beast, Wonder Man, and Yellowjacket. Also why you had Hawkeye stick around after the nonsense with Marcus. Needed to get him in here so he could kick Ultron.

If anyone knows anything about this mysterious and legendary Avengers paperback novel, please let me know. I’d be fascinated to see what changed and what was kept during the adaptation process.

But yeah. I really enjoyed this two-parter. Its funny that they apparently had run out of ideas for after #200 and had to adapt an existing story but it was good.

Keep it up, Micheline and/or whoever.

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