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In case I haven’t mentioned it, I’m writing a thing! :D
Get excited people. But… probably not too excited. I finished the rough draft of chapter one and just started writing chapter two.
If you’re wondering what I’m writing, it’s a fanfic (What else would you expect from me? Honestly?) about the Odyssey that will be posted chapter by chapter- eh… weekly? Yeah. Weekly.
“Oh it’s a retelling? We have a bunch of those! Sure they’re good but like- ok?” I hear you say.
I know! I know. But hear me out!
This work will follow Odysseus from the Fall of Troy, through the Odyssey, and a short time afterwards, but with a twist: Odysseus adopts Astyanax, the infant prince of Ilium (Troy). Also, Ody will get home in half the time. Of course there will be some EPIC: the Musical inspired happenings and events cus that play caused my Greek Mythology hyperfixation to return with a vengeance by hiding in my love of theater. A “Thespian Horse,” if you will.
I’m anticipating it to be as long as the Odyssey in word count, give or take. Idk tho cus I haven’t written it yet lmao
I’m also not sure what I want to do with Polites. I know I want him to be more important of a character than in the Greek epic, but I don’t know what his fate will be.
Will he die at the hands of Polyphemus like in EPIC? Will he perish with the rest of the remaining crew for eating Helios’s cattle like in the original text? Will he find a secret third fate, somehow survive everything, and become the best uncle ever?
Who knows! Certainly not me.
This has been picking at my brain for months, and I’m so happy to be writing again! It feels so nice. I even got notebooks. This is gonna be sick! >:3
Here’s a little sneak peak:
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It was dark inside the horse.
No one dared to even light a torch for fear of alerting the sleeping Trojans outside. The air was warm and dank from the hours the Achaean soldiers spent hunched over in the cramped wooden space. Blind to the outside world, but not deaf.
They heard everything their enemy said throughout the previous day and the splintering of wood as one of the Trojans pierced the horse with his spear. They heard the grunts and strains of the Trojans pulling the horse to the gates. The crumble of stones as the masons of Troy chipped away at the walls to make room for the supposed gift to Athena. They heard Helen of Sparta, daughter of Zeus, the reason for this decade-long siege, impersonate their wives and call out to each of them.
The plot would have been discovered if not for Odysseus, the king of the island nation Ithaca, the mastermind behind the plan to take Troy and end the war. As Helen knocked and changed her voice, he felt Anticlus, a warrior beside him, begin to call out. Odysseus did not hesitate. He quickly and silently clasped his hand over Anticlus’s mouth, stifling his voice before he could speak. No one dared move as the citizens of Troy celebrated their victory over the Achaeans and the war's end.
The party lasted long into the night, and Dawn’s beautiful rays were fast approaching by the time the festivities ended, and the city fell quiet with sleep.
When Odysseus felt the time was right, he turned to Diomedes. They both nodded to each other, knowing Athena was with them and urging them that it was time to strike.
“Listen closely, my brothers,” Odysseus said, standing up and lighting his torch, “These past ten years, our numbers have been slowly depleted. The Trojans, our enemy, killed our friends, brothers, and fathers. But tonight, we will be the ones who slaughter all they hold dear.”
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Anyways. I’ll post the link once the first chapter is up. Wish me luck, fam. o7
#the odyssey#greek mythology#homers odyssey#odysseus#odyssey#tagamemnon#epic the musical#tagamennon#writing#fanfic#the king and the infant#tkati#char ramblings#char writes
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danyal al ghul memes because i don't think i've done those yet for this au.
(the jason one is in reference to the fanon headcanon/au that Jason and Damian potentially knew each other and interacted while jason was in the league. I've thought about it before in context of this au, but haven't thought about it enough to feel inspired or motivated to make a post exploring the idea)
(diablito means, as you can guess, 'little devil'. while i'm neutral to latino jason, i think the nickname is cute as fuck and was danny's main nickname from Jason. i don't wanna touch that timeline so im not gonna decide how old they were when Jason was there.)
Skulker: i am the ghost zone's greatest hunter! i capture and hunt creatures both rare and dangerous.
Danyal: a poacher?? you're a poacher?? you poach animals??Skulker:...i sense i've made a mistake of some kind.
anyways that was the day that Skulker cemented himself as Danny's no.1 opp, and still remains there to this day even if he and Vlad are both viciously fighting for second. Out of everyone in the the AP rogues gallery, Skulker will be the first to be thrown under the bus in terms of 'o shit here comes phantom fucking RUN'.
#dpxdc#dp x dc#danny fenton is not the ghost king#dp x dc crossover#dpxdc crossover#danyal al ghul au#dpxdc memes#danyal al ghul#dpdc#truly the epitome of “i dont faster than the bear i just need to be faster than YOU”#regardless of when Jason was with the league he *does* know that Danny loved Damian. don't ask me about the timeline because it'll be#*messsyyyy* and i've seen plenty of aus where jason was there while Damian as an infant so i can totally believe this could happen i just#need to do the mental gymnastics for it. not even. baby im faceplanting right into the mat and not getting up#the last meme is a tiktok sound that i found and thought was hilarious. and would also ABSOLUTELY be a story danyal would tell the#family after reuniting and developing a bond with them. damian has no recollection of this but is embarrassed nonetheless#danny spat that story out when he over heard damian claiming he doesn't have any embarrassing stories from the league. danny beat jason#to the punch and in the most deadpan voice said 'i remember you walking into my room. as a toddler. in nothing but a diaper. and picking#a marble up off the floor and holding it out. like the skull of yorick. before putting it as far down your throat as possible. i had to#stick my entire arm down your esophagus to pull it out. and save your life' before walking away#i got the ages wrong in the last image so just assume that danny recently turned seven and damian is like#18 months old#about a year and a half.
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Dp x dc fics in a nutshell.
#Zatana and Constantine are screaming crying throwing up#Bats and Supes are have no idea what’s going on#and Marvel’s like friend?maybe??#and Danny reaction usually lines up with having a nap disturbed#infant eldritch abomination#twice I’ve seen him described like a serpent and you know who else is shaped like a snek?#little baby man#dp x dc#dp x dc art#ghost king danny
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Prompt 79
When Pariah was awoken from his slumber, he wasn’t exactly expecting it. One was never expecting to awaken when they were supposed to be sealed for eternity after all. He also wasn’t expecting for the reason the sarcophagus was even opened to be a pair of literal infants. A pair of very sick infants.
One was a newborn ancient for Realms’ sake! Two years dead, if that, and the other- Where was their guardian?! Who had let an obsession get that bad?! How long had he been sealed away that no one had caught an obsession turning toxic and harmful towards a ghostling?!
Why was he even sealed inside this area of the zone?! Why had his Keep been moved in the center of one of the zones where ghostlings formed?! He’d never harm a ghostling, but if he’d been any madder (And he knows he had lost it near the end there, that he’d gone too far as he cracked under the weight of the Realms, he’d had an eternity to realize) it would have been a catastrophe!
Who has been in charge, the observants!? … What the fuck, that was supposed to be rhetorical! No! They’re good for paperwork but they seem to have failed even at that and- what do you mean they’ve sealed Clockwork away?!
The already traumatized Time Primordial who was in this type of area specifically to care for ghostlings, and was now being prevented?! How long has this been going on- No! He’s fixing his realms-damned kingdom before he even thinks about conquering other ones, because who the fuck let it get this bad!
Pspsps, here little sick ghostlings, he’s trying very hard not to hurt you but you are very tiny and he has been locked away for a long time so please stop squirming…
#danny phantom#prompts#pariah dark#look if the phandom has decided that 100 years is the equivalent of 18 for ghosts#Vlad is like a 3 to 4 years old with a terrible infection and feral out in the woods#Danny is a itty bitty 1 year old *if that* but baby ancients are so rare#like look at Danny's rogues#they're all very modern and like 30 at most#Pariah is the ancient of Darkness#Pariah gets shocked out of his Gonna Go Conquer mode when the first thing he sees is a pair of literal infants who are all sickly#If we wanna go DC crossover part of Clockwork could be Kronos & he was traumatized after getting those memories#Everyone in the know is Pissed at the observants for trying to force a ghost already traumatized by similar things to End a child#He might be behind Pariah getting out without the Observants realizing#Very desperate and hiding this single timeline from them as best he can#DcxDp#DPxDC#If someone tries to summon Pariah they're either going to get a note saying no or the king with like 5 ghostlings on child leashes#vlad plasmius#Vlad masters#danny fenton#ellie phantom#dan phantom#Pariah is screaming because that is 4 baby halfas alone who are incredibly sick#That's not even getting started on the rest of the area who hasn't gotten taken care of thx to the observants#If DCxDP crossover he's going have an aneurism about the Pits and lil baby reaper ghostling Jason#And everything else going on there
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The Danny Phandom has sucked me back in. So here I go with this little headcanon/au:
Danny smells like a baby ghost, which confuses all his enemies.
Cause they aren't aware that he is a teenager and a really young ghost at the same time.
Most think that he must be a really powerful ghost that plays human and manipulated his parents into thinking he was their son.
(Like, who would guess that the child of ghost hunters is a ghost?)
Then Danielle pops out and they conclude that they attacked a ghost that was caring for his brood.
(Skulker is extremely pissed about that, cause it goes against his morals to hunt fresh parents, as it would leave the babies defenseless)
(Bonus: lunch lady giving unwanted tips on raising a young ghost and box ghost wanting to do play dates with their "kids")
Also, there is a panic outbreak once they realize that:
1. He's basically a ghost infant
2. The infant was cloned to create another infant.
3. They got their asses handed to them by said infant.
4. The infant is their new king
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Lazarus Pact AU
In the last moments of his reign, King of the Inifinite Realms attacked the victor and fled to the mortal plane to prevent the Tyrant known as Pariah Dark from absorbing his core and stealing his powers for himself. Those who couldn't challenge the new king's rule and wanted nothing to do with the barbaric monarch followed soon after.
Notably, the seemingly countless elite warriors who were revered for their expertise at ectoplasmic manipulation who joined the Former King throughout his eons-long time as ruler of the Realms.
However, in an environment with very little to no ambient ectoplasm, they had to use their energy reserves sparingly until they found a new home. The journey nearly resulted in them nearly fading from existence in the void of space, but they had found salvation in the form of beings called 'Guardians' who held similar beliefs to the monarch himself.
So, a pact was made, and conditions had to be met. The most important were the following:
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1) The Warriors of the Infinite Realms would house themselves in artifacts that were virtually indestructible to any form of harm to keep them safe.
The Guardians would create power rings to keep them safe.
2) Ectoplasm was essential for beings of the Realms. Without it is to perish, so an energy would be needed to replenish their cores.
The Guardians got to work and made ectoplasmic generators that could revitalize a warrior's energy within a matter of seconds to carry on in their duties. These devices were to be called Lanterns.
3) A stealth team would be made to keep an eye on the happenings within the Inifinite Realms, specifically the young king Dark, and reported to the former king.
The Guardians established an elite team of Green Lanterns composed of their best members. These mission reports would be classified and kept secret from the Corps at large for the former king's eyes only.
4) Should Pariah Dark lose his crown, they would be informed by the former king. Should the new monarch be a just soul, the Green Lanterns are to protect this being with their lives and come to his aid in his hour of need.
Failure to do so will result in the forced disbanding of the Green Lanterns Corps via the destruction of the his own core. The Guardians, despite their scientific prowess and failsafes, could not hope to stop this event if it came to pass.
Upon hearing this, the Guardians would anxiously make their weekly scouting parties turn daily and scour the Realms for trouble.
5) From that day onward, the former king would no longer be addressed with his old title. A new one would be made.
The Guardians would address the entity as Ion, the Being of Willpower.
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When Ion booms across all power rings that the new king is in need of immediate assistance, the Guardians send every available Lantern to intercept the threat.
The question being...who is it?
#dc x dp#justice league#danny phantom#I like to imagine that danny is attacked by the GIW and abducted only for the space fbi to knock there doors down#or the Justice League detaining him as he's an unknown yet powerful being#but then the watchtower is swarmed by the Green Lanterns demanding they release the king of the inifinite realms#Ion is panicking because 'that is a whole ass infant' in terms of total ghost and mortal time existing#Danny is like 'what the FUCK do you mean I have the space police as guards!?'#dp x dc
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Just imagining, in a world where Wukogn wasn't immediately trapped in the scroll of memory after Azure freed the rest of the Brotherhood, he'd have some things to say. I'm thinking TMKATI au post Wu is Wikong reveal
Wu: MK... who helped you get me out of there?
MK: Oh, this only friend of yours. Called himself the Azure Lion?
Wu, immediately going pale as a ghost: Azure Lion!? MK, please tell me you didn't listen to him or make any deals!
Pigsy: What? Why would it be such a big deal? He's your friend isn't he?
Wu: Azure is anything but a friend! He's the reason I was trapped on the Furnace and under the Mountain to begin with, him and his rebellion!
Tang: Uh, what? But all the stories say it was because of the Havoc you caused!
Wu: The Peach Festival I crashed and ruined was hardly important enough for Heaven to do what they did to me, even with the pills and immortal peaches and wine I had stolen. It was just the catalyst. I was still a cub back then, a stupid, reckless cub who was impressionable enough to trust the wrong person. And then Azure had left me to take the fall for the rebellion he had started! Whatever you do, don't trust Azure!
Tang, taking in the implications: ...I'll kill him.
+Bonus:
Even if Azure did not realise it himself, he had built Wukong up in his mind to be the matyr of the Rebellion. And when Wukong surrendered, rather than die for it, Azure became convinced it was a great betrayal.
There's even hints of Macaque recognising/suspecting this sort of manipulation all the way back during their carefree Brotherhood days. There's a split second in "New Adventures" just after Azure convinces the others to make Wukong the leader of the rebellion, when Macaque is clearly unhappy/thinking about the situation. The only reason he doesn't speak out then and there is because Wukong seemed so sure of it. We see a similar look again just before they head out on their first attack.
And of course there's the memory Tang wanders into in "Court of the Yellow Robed Demon" thats very telling;
Peng: "Wukong is a traitor! He'll end us the first chance he gets!"
Yellowtusk: "Yes. The Stone Monkey is unpredictable. Now he's thrown his lot in with the Celestial Host, there's no telling where his true allegiances lie."
Peng: "You're characteristically quiet, Macaque!"
Macaque: "I just think we should consider all our options before we—"
Peng: "What's to consider? Wukong's made his choice. I say we strike him down now while we have the chance!"
The Trio are discussing attacking Wukong for aligning himself with "the Celestial Host" [i.e helping Tripitaka on the Journey so he can do parole] - the memory taking place within Camel Ridge.
Macaque's reaction brings up a super interesting twist to the story told in JTTW. Was the whole plan of disguising himself as Wukong and taking the scriptures not his own? Did the other three or an unknown villain working in the background insist he do so? Did he do it to stall Wukong so that his best friend/mate did not fall into a trap from the rest of the Brotherhood? Did Macaque die trying to give Wukong another option less the Monkey King risk being captured or worse at the hands of his former sworn brothers?
Macaque recognised that *something* was super wrong in how the Brotherhood treated Wukong, especially how Azure directed the situation. But being the same, barely-a-cub, age Wukong was at the time, Macaque wasn't sure/confident enough to speak out about it.
And ofc this whole thing with the Brotherhood would come to a boil in the TMKATI au when Macaque and Wukong are having their Big Fight.
Wukong/Wu had long since recognised that Azure was grooming/manipulating him for the fall, but isn't sure why he tried attacking him afterwards. Macaque is a bit proud in a "I told you so"-way and says that Azure had expected Wukong to *die* in the war as a matyr rather than live as a prisoner.
Wukong: "Why didn't you say anything!?"
Macaque: "I was as young and stupid as you were! I only wanted to see you happy!"
Wukong: "Oh yeah! Like you did when you left me under that mountain!"
Macaque: "You weren't exactly grateful for the company at the time."
Wukong: "Uh, need I remind you that before I was imprisoned, I had just spent 49 days being broiled alive!? I wasn't exactly firing on all cylinders. You could have atleast tried to visit me after a few years!"
Macaque, uncharastically quiet: "I wanted to..."
Wukong: "Huh?"
Macaque: (*goes silent and leaves the room*)
Wukong: "Wait! Mihou! What do you mean "you wanted" to!?"
note: Tang is accidentally privy to this convo cus he was in the stairwell when it started and got nosey. Then he kinda gets kidnapped by a baby bull demon before he can ramble his discovery to Pigsy and/or Sandy.
Wu gives the clipnote version of events to the gang as he's trying The Big Stupid, and they are horrified. The Monkey King, one of the most infamous tricksters in folkore, was ultimately a groomed teenager at the time of his punishment! And the Macaque was in the same boat, just more cautious...
When things are said and done - Wukong and Macaque go out of their way to tell their kids to always be wary of powerful people who put you on a pedestal. Perhaps not delving into their personal history (they are Normal Demon Parents™ afterall), but using the story of the Monkey King and his Brotherhood as an aesop. The Monkey King had many friends who thought he should lead them, but they shrunk away for whatever reasons when he chose to live and not die in heaven.
MK thinks its the saddest "superhero backstory" ever.
So when S4 of TMKATI comes about and the memory curse gets loose...
Azure Lion: "Ah, Monkie Kid-"
MK:
Legit the only reason Azure is able to get away unscathed is because he's the only one who knows how the Scroll works and MK and the rest of the babus want their parents back.
Red Son is on standby (fire ready) outside the Scroll in case Azure tries some sh-t. But of course that doesn't last long.
Tang, Pigsy, and Sandy: (*released from the scroll. Sees Azure Lion*)
All three: "YOU."
Then again this is all with the idea that someone else was additionally pulling the strings to ensure the demons downfall...
#the monkey king and the infant au#the monkey king and the infant#sun wukong#azure lion#six eared macaque#liu er mihou#shadowpeach#lmk tang#lmk pigsy#lmk sandy#lmk mk#qi xiaotian#lmk golden winged peng#lmk yellow tusk elephant#lmk#lego monkie kid#lmk aus
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Some more stray gods/cr redraw stuff because I am having so much fun with it :) here’s one of the 3 lyric changes I’m making, I’m ignoring how it breaks the syllable structure because it means I get to draw Imogen with red skin and glowy markings
#one of the other lyric changes is changing muse to ruidusborn again (‘wait what word ruidusborn not use it at all?’)#the other is changing ‘was it you who was married to the king of hell’ to ‘was it you who’d worshipped the queen of hell’#critical role#stray gods#stray gods the roleplaying musical#imogen temult#my art#technically imogen’s not a new ruidusborn as she is not an infant but it’s for the Vibes yknow#id in alt text
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It pisses me off so fucking much when people say Morgott is “based” or “badass” or “heroic.” He’s not. He’s a member of an oppressed minority who endorses and contributes to the very oppression he faces out of some misguided sense of duty and righteousness. He’s a tragic villain so lost in the dogma of a fascist regime that he perpetuates the very evil that continues to hurt him and others like him. He's an old man who refuses to change or let himself get better, who ultimately ends up dying alone, ashamed and uncared for because he refused to let himself be more than the shackles that were put on him.
#elden ring#morgott the omen king#honestly anyone who thinks he's a good guy just completely misses the point of him as a character#and no matter who they are or how upstanding they are otherwise#nobody who stands behind a power that calls for the mutilation of infant children for being born different is a hero#from software#rare actual original post from me
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All hail Mothra, the queen of the Monsters!
🏝️🦋👑
#history#mothra#toho studios#infant island#kaiju#movie history#the luminous fairies and mothra#mothra vs godzilla#ghidorah the three headed monster#godzilla king of the monsters#japanese history#silk moth#movies#saturniidae#japanese culture#behind the scenes#monster movies#toho kaiju#1960s#film#female characters#divine protector#queen of the monsters#moth#nickys facts
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i imagine hes a metalhead
also DONT WORRY IM NOT GOING BACK TO BEING A HOMESTUCKIE AFTER THIS. TRUST 🙏
#eridan ampora#sollux captor#eridan is finnish you can't change my mind#fef too#erisol#i guess????#h......#ho........#home GAGGGG#home..............#homest 🤢#homestuck#WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CRYING LIKE AN ABANDONED INFANT#humanstuck#digital art#my art#burger king table graffiti
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some quick doodles of my kirby au!!
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happy birthday king thanks for giving us the funniest mental image for dsmp that one time
#i think about this every day of my life its so funny#especially if you remember that time techno chased quackity and scared the hell out of him. it would be so much funnier if he was A Baby#everyone is scared of this infant#anyway happy birthday technoblade i miss you king#technoblade#technoblade fanart#dream smp#dsmp#nest art#im going to try to draw something else too but i needed to get this out of my brain lol#ctechno being a tiny little guy makes everything in dsmp infinitely funnier. like if hes a kid or a little pig its just so funny#'hes terrifying' hes literally just a little birthday boy
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TY FOR MAKING A BLOG FOR ADELEINE YOU'RE MY HERO
she doesn't get enough love and your art is super cute omg
AWAWAWQHDNAGBFKE 💖💖💖💖 THATS SUCH AN HONOR TYSMMMMM!!!! ^^^^^ AND YOU ARE SO RIGHT ADELEINE NEEDS 10000% MORE LOVE SO IM HAPPY TO SUPPLY A BIT OF IT :DDDD
#ask#not daily#my infant daughter ado. shes an orphan. she is 12 years old. her best friend is an alien fairy. she has pneumonia. she likes drawing ocs.#she can breathe in space. she cant fit in doorways. she gets commissioned by the king regularly. she got possessed once. she
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Me @ Paradox au: you're as beautiful as the day I lost u
Person in charge of updating this fucking sucks ur schedules shit smh
King/Syn beloved belongs to @seasidemew
Sink or swim
"Our previous theories on the exact genders of the Genetic Terror has proved incorrect."
Leader is shown finding a quiet protected area the bushes shrubbery and tree branches making a perfect nest like area for her to squeeze and shuffle through past the leaves, she is shown leaving and returning with furs carefully crawling under the branches to not disturb or reveal her hidden area.
"In order to observe further we need more specialised equipment."
People talk inaudibly in the background as the cameraman shows off what looks like an ordinary leaf but is in fact a highly sophisticated type of camera powered by solar with little legs like a bug for movement. The view from the multiple leafcam is slightly green tinted, a little non invasive toy car like rover scoots revving softly near the nest and deposits the box with the leafbots in who disperse quickly subtly into place.
Leader is shown chasing the little toy car and knocking it over watching it spin in circles stuck on its side before it 'dies', she loses interest returning to her nest, inside viewed by multiple leafbot the leaves and foliage are spread and flattened intentionally as she builds up the other materials feathers from Great Tusk, Scream Tail fur, Slither wing fluff and wings any soft body part she wants and can fit into the nest.
The nest is completed during a time lapse of her nest building and half a day later she lays three small eggs, they are lumpy and slightly misshapen but she seems delighted her body resting protective over them like a brooding hen she incubates what is hers. During a time of her absence Dart enters the nest slowly looking around sniffing materials.
"We feared Dart would devour the eggs of the male he'd been trying to chase off," Dart lowers themselves and produces an egg of their own larger and more solid and smooth into the middle of the nest before leaving, "we were wrong."
Leader returns and pauses her head lowering as she nuzzles each egg faintly as though counting them pausing at the large healthy egg in the center of her misshapen ones she moves and returns to her brooding accepting the foreign egg as her own.
"If Leader knows this is Darts egg we aren't sure we can only assume she believes it her own egg or knows of its origins. The difference in egg shape size and overall visual health has led us to believe Leaders eggs may non be viable."
A timelapse shows Leader guarding her nest leaving occasionally to hunt but noticeably losing weight and leaving less and less frequently. There is also footage of Dart and Glider struggling to hunt as a duo without Leader to guide them and King searching around looking noticeably lost his snout to the ground sniffing deep inhales trying to get a scent before snorting in frustration and walking off heavily.
Finally, there is movement from one of the eggs, they wobble and flop to the side as Leader watches them intensely, the little leg that kicks out is dark red with dark grey striping, when they finally destroy their way out their egg it is clear they are not Leaders, a miniature adult genetic terror, proud horns and midhorn with a subtle bump implying a double point like King, their colors were deep and rich Darts red orange hues darkened further like dark jewels grey emphasising and contrasting.
Leader watches the little hatchling bounce around making infant screeches and chirps before scooping them close to her body nuzzling and grooming them.
"Her eggs haven't hatched," they've shrunken and even caved in on themselves, "Leader could carry a genetic defect, or it was an unlucky draw." She is witnessed removing the eggs one at a time from the nest throwing them to be scavenged elsewhere before bringing a small Roaring Moon limp in her jaw to give the hatchling their first meal.
She demonstrates biting the carcass and ripping away the flesh offering it to the chick dangling between her teeth, she feeds them tenderly and often but keeps them hidden in the nest.
"We don't know how long hatchling stay in the nest with their mothers, or if this is purely a behaviour displayed by Leader, and unfortunately this time we won't get answers."
Leader leaves the nest to go hunting, she's still underweight from everything as she goes to hunt, the hatchling is seen playing with and chasing a feather that's floating about the nest making little bark like noises vocalisations of play displaying what could be a play bow before diving after the feather.
Unfamiliar jaws lean into the nest, the hatchling pauses watching the unfamiliar mouth, cold and unfeeling they snap around the youngling. With a squeal the invader makes off with its prey from the unwatched nest. Leader is viewed botching her hunt before bolting back to her nest she vocalises squeaks and cries in her throat in sheer desperation sniffing around and whimpering at a trickle of blood. She looks lost without her hatchling.
"Leader hasn't left her nest since the incident, her pack members have been struggling and King seems unaware of the tragedy that has occurred."
The camera shows the start of a forest fire beginning to crackle and burn loudly.
"If Leader can't find the strength to flee the fire will surely kill her."
Multiple pokemon run and flee bellowing in natural fear of the fire ravaging their home, instincts drive them purely to survive, the leafbots are forced to flee with what battery they have left. It looks bleak, Dart and Glider stand at the forests edge crying and bellowing out throaty summoning calls echo into the darkening sky.
"But like a phoenix she is reborn from the ashes of despair!"
A camera catches glimpse of orange hues bolting through the forest, underweight and disorientated the Genetic Terror runs dodging and weaving around the flames and burning foliage around her course correcting as the flames race her dropping burning trees and setting shrubs alight. Her panic evident in her cries and roars. Leaping from the burning forest she crashes into the grassland outside quickly reached and greeted by her siblings, chirps and nuzzles reassure their bonds before they take one last glance at the flames disappearing into the thickening ash and smoke ridden land.
King bellows at the flames enraged by their insult as nature takes its course ravaging the land to regrow it, he storms off with heavy stomps to find a new area to sleep.
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"It's been months since the fire, Leaders condition has not improved, while the fire forced her to move from her nest her appetite has not bounced back."
Dart and Glider gorge themselves on fat Slither Wing their wings ripped off to prevent mobility and escape as they excitedly chitter at the flesh they're enjoying. Leader lay nearby on her side, she's thin and looks exhausted breathing heavily for such an easy hunt the strain of hunger causing issue with her body and yet she won't eat feeling no hunger.
The other two have long since fallen asleep assuming their sibling will eat now they're asleep, she lay uninterested but awake head lifting slowly sensing the slowly approaching King. Her head lowers either in submission or being too exhausted. King stands and looks over her slowly he moves digging into the carcasses of the Slither Wing himself devouring large mouthfuls.
He pulls away flesh hanging in his teeth and comes to Leaders side leaning down and using his arms as support he holds the food out to her, he nudges his face to hers until she acknowledges him opening her mouth slowly to take the food he delicately hands it over. The process repeats, with King biting at her legs when she does not chew only holding the meat in her teeth, his own teeth never break flesh but encourages her enough to eat.
He continues until she seems genuinely unable to devour more slowly trudging off and returning with a wetter snout he opens his maw slowly to her and water he had collected falls onto her as he attempts to offer her water, she makes noises of discontent shaking her head at the water splashed on her with a warning hiss he doesn't respond to.
King holds his jaw more steady and after some working out carefully shares the water with her for her to drink, he seems content and licks the spare droplets from her muzzle and nuzzles her face in affection purring deeply to her before going to retrieve more water, though this time she stands to follow slowly. He stops every few paces waiting for her and rests besides her at the water as she tips her head low and drinks, his tail thumps the grass happily.
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"King has been tailing the group for a few weeks now, he is recorded giving Leader special attention and even aiding in the hunts and refusing to let the others eat until himself and Leader have had their fill. Her health is improving, though it's clear she still thinks about the nest and lost hatchling, on some nights she is seen pacing around making calls for her baby as though she will get a response. King only seems to watch her when this happens, he does not seem aware of what she is calling for."
"She will recover and more behaviour can hopefully be recorded. The area which burned down has been regrowing at a rapid previously unseen rate and should be back to it's lush original state within a month or two. Area zero continues to fascinate us."
-Recording end-
#My writing#my oc#Friends oc#Leader the paradox mewtwo#King the paradox mewtwo#@seasidemew Syn#Tw Infant mortality#tw death#Tw animals eating animals#They're just animals being animals#King trying him best#mewtwo#pokemon
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Anyway I need people to be normal about short trans men right the fuck now
#stop infantalizing us stop calling us short kings* just treat us like men is that so fucking hard#*without our permission. if you self id as a short king or your friend is okay with you calling them short king that's fine
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