Bloopers[]
ALY> *the moment you realize the gang had to use chamber pots and the guards never emptied them* Dylan: How the f**k do they expect us to not die of the stench? Lane: They don't. Chase: *walks up to the chamberpot and burns the contents* Is this better? Lane: Well aside from the fact we just vaped piss and smoked literal sh*t, yes, this is better. Lucas:
Jax and Aurora picked berries off of a variety of bushes, most of which ended up being tossed back into their respective bushes.
The rest of the group had similar luck, excluding Hope, who had seemed to have found something edible.
"Wait, didn't we check that one a few minutes ago?" Aurora whispered to Jax.
Jax paused, turned around, and stared at the bush. "...wait...hold on-Hope no!"
The trainee didn't seem to hear him, unaware of her actions as her hand placed the berry in her mouth.
A> Welcome to dumb ways to die
DIA> w a s t e d 15 mins of my life writing this and it’s still actually garbage but anyway here’s dia’s fried brain trying to create a rotw version of dumb ways to die: <🎶those were poisonous berries you just ate🎶 🎶use your blind friend as wizard bait🎶 🎶rip out your wings and bleed a lot🎶 🎶die in a river of tears because he was a friend, you thought🎶 🎶duuuuumb ways to die🎶 🎶so many dumb ways to die🎶 🎶duuuuumb ways to die🎶 🎶so many dumb ways to die🎶 edit from 10:30 PM Dia: why the hell am I such a lunatic what the f**k is wrong with me how did i actually let myself make this
Aurora, curled up next to Jax against a log, decided to take charge of this precious tradition their whole group had created in the past month.
Their one break from the constant danger and fear.
"Mind if I tell the story tonight?" She asked quietly. The fire crackled loudly as the group nodded.
"Okay um, Grandma used to tell me a little fairy tale whenever we stayed at her barn so…"
"Go on." Jax encouraged.
Taking in a deep breath, Aurora started speaking.
"There was once a boy, who came home from the Academy, upset.
FL> "Taking in a deep breath, Aurora started speaking. <'There was once a-'" *music starts playing out of the sky*
EAV> "Taking in a deep breath, Aurora started speaking.
<'Once upon a time, a LEGEND was whispered among shadows...'
*ominous voice descends, deadpanning D E L T A R U N E*
"You’ll only tire yourself out," Lucas muttered softly. "We’ll figure something else out."
At least, I hope we will.
The warden slumped down, cuffed hands falling into his lap.
X> Oh wait I have a solution to that whole tonal clash thing Just make it a blooper Ben: This is terrible! Ansat: You're telling me. There's no TV. Ben: What? Ansat: I mean, what do they expect us to do in here if there's no TV? Ben: Ansat, we've been imprisoned for months, and we're probably getting executed at some point, and all you're worried about is a TV?! Ansat: Well, yeah. I mean, other prisons get TVs, why don't we get TVs? Ben: You're missing the point! Ansat: I mean, I could survive without a TV, but I can't work out in handcuffs, and they took my phone when they captured us, so- Ben: SHUT UP! WHY ARE YOU BLABBING ABOUT TVS ANYWAYS?! Ansat: So that we could change the topic from being in prison to something with less sting. Ben: ...oh. Well, I guess it took my mind off of it a little. Ansat: See, it worked! Now back to why we should have a TV in this dump. Ben: MOTHERFU- Yeah, uh, this was the best I could come up with.
Then, in the most nonchalant manner, he strode up to the crates the children were hiding behind, crossing his arms, "Did you really think the fight was enough to keep people from noticing you?"
And thus arose the question of how the actual hell did the fey see them.
Children: Edan: Children: Edan: Well? Nathan: NINJA VANISH *throws smoke bomb* *children disappear* Edan: ...wtf
FL> Imagine Aurora being a serial killer, but also retaining her kindness and naivety
JJ> lloyd you didnt say hi to me ;-;;;
FL> That was my greeting
To make you think about serial killer Aurora
A "hi" was too simple
JJ> you know me too well lmfao
can you write that 👀
all my half-finished works are in a google doc somewhere never to be opened again so i kind of forgot everything that happened
FL> Probably not
DS> "Is that a knife in your hands?"
Aurora jumped as Nathan came up behind her. She quickly shoved the knife into her pocket, an innocent smile plastered on her face.
"No, why would I have a knife?"
Nathan paused, before relenting with a small laugh. "No, that’s right, it’s not even physically possible for you to carry a knife. I don’t know why I asked."
He made his way to the door to leave, before suddenly going still.
The Astral Trainee tilted her head curiously at him.
"What is it, Nathan?"
He glanced back hesitantly, before sighing.
"It’s just… don’t stay up too late, Aurora. You have a long day tomorrow and…" He stepped closer to Aurora, ruffling her blonde hair. She scrunched her face when he pulled away, her hair completely frazzled. Nathan chuckled at her reaction.
"You’re like a younger sister to me, y’know that?"
Deep into the night, Nathan shot up from his bed as his window creaked open.
A shadowy figure snuck in, silver blades glinting in the moonlight.
The redhead went still, until a quiet, familiar giggle broke the silence in his bedroom.
He almost slumped in relief, thinking it was a prank, until he saw the blade shoot forwards.
"Aurora what are you doing—"
In the morning, a loud scream erupted from the Flamemaster-Waterwhisper household.
Samantha was staring in horror at her son’s dead body, surrounded in a pool of drying blood.
Footsteps came up from behind the Water Warden.
"Sammy?"
Shakily, Samantha stepped aside, letting her husband see the horror through the doorway.
Chase's eyes widened, rushing forwards to shake his son.
"No… no, Nathan, hey this a prank, right kid?"
"It's just a prank, right?"
"Right?"
"Nathan?"
The others learned of this terrible occurrence not long after.
Aurora had burst into tears upon hearing the news, blurting out the last words Nathan had told her. Lucas sat quietly with his two friends and fellow wardens, watching Jax shake apart as Aurora clutched him tightly in a hug, Hope surrounding both of them in her arms.
The other children and adults soon came over, faces pale and grieving.
So absorbed were they, in Nathan’s death, that not a single one of them saw teary yellow eyes turn cold and calculating as a certain Trainee searched for her next victim.
~~~~~
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The fey stiffened, tail fur fluffing and ears laying back before realizing who had spoke, and frankly, spooked him, "Oh...good morning Kobe. I'm...I'm doing fine, just trying to get this all cleaned so no one uses all that by mistake." He emphasized this by gesturing to the visibly expired preserves on the counter, a spray bottle of air freshener sitting next to them, ready for battle.
FL> Everyone: *resting relatively peacefully* Rai: *overworking himself* Kobe: THE DAY WAITS FOR NO ONE LETS GET THE [redacted] OUT OF BED
ALY> Meanwhile Edan who woke up at 3:00 sharp and is outside:
She was already on the couch, makeshift ice pack in hand.
"...I only cut my hand..."
"Rest!" Nathan shouted from the kitchen. "And don't bother objecting!"
Aurora blinked. She turned to face Edan. "Um...ice pack?" she offered, holding out the cold shopping bag.
Back in the kitchen, Hope had returned with the broom and began sweeping up the glass, albeit the sweeping became noticeably aimless after a while.
FL> Aurora: What just happened? <Edan: Same thing you do to me every time I wal- Aurora: Wait, aren't you supposed to be resting? Edan:
FL> Anyway <My thoughts out of nowhere Jax: Rai, you can take a break. You've already protected us for so long. Now you don't have to worry about that. Nathan: Yeah, nobody's going to kill us in our sleep. *eyes Aurora playfully* Aurora: *rolls eyes playfully* You tell someone about the dream where you're a serial killer ONCE and they refuse to let it go. Everyone else: *dead silence*
DIA> Nathan: Hey cloud, you’re niece’s future boyfriend is dying, we need your help <Cloud: oh sure lemme just— *timetravel noises* *rai perishing noises* Jax: HES DEAD— *timetravel noises* Cloud: problem solved *crying noises* Glace: HE’S A BABY RAIDEN’S NEVER GONNA MARRY HIM LIKE THIS— Cloud: anyways that’s my job done— Glace: NOW HOLD ON A SECOND— *warping away noises*
"But who would we even talk to?" Nathan asked. "All the wizards we know that are 'sympathetic to us' are imprisoned or...not in the timeline. And we can't exactly walk around Lamplight asking people to help us. Also, almost every time Edan stepped out for more than ten minutes, he came back with a new bruise."
"Dia...what was her name again?" Jax muttered to himself.
A> I legit jumped when i saw the word dia
Like i thought we were gonna include entities or some s**t
FL> you've been baited
A> >:(
DIA> "Dia...what was her name again?"
LLOYD YOU GAVE ME A FREAKIN HEART ATTACK JUST NOW I LITERALLY PANICKED FOR A SECOND AND I DON'T KNOW WHY
FL> hehe
"Wait, can we backtrack a moment? Like, to the fact that none of us here know how to use Shadow Magic?"
FL> funny random thought I had: Imagine the first type of magic Aurora used was Shadow magic in a VERY flawed attempt to use Astral magic for the first time
DIA> I meannnn <it *is* an AR :DDD (I am overusing that at this point lmfao) honestly that would be so cool, but also Lucas would definitely freak out :P
ALY> I want to see that, ngl
FL> I'm on it
FL> I suck at setting up exposition lol <Anyway, here you go The Bedtime Shadow Magic Incident ------- It had been a pretty normal day so far in the Herolight household. A few moments ago, Lucas and his mother stood in the doorway to their home, bidding their farewells to the departing Fire Warden and his two-year old son, both of whom waved back before the former pulled out his map and teleported the two away. After the official conclusion of Aurora’s and Jax’s playdate, the Herolight family gathered in the kitchen and ate dinner together, and Lucas put Aurora to bed shortly after. About twenty minutes later, Abner was sleeping on the couch, Vanessa was dozing off next to him, and Lucas was quietly washing the dinner plates, careful not to wake anyone up. Especially Aurora. Lucas suddenly felt something lightly tugging on his pant leg, and looked down to see Aurora looking up at him. "Daddy?" Well, so much for trying not to wake her. Lucas raised an eyebrow in a playfully inquisitive expression. "Sweetie, aren’t you supposed to be in bed?" "Yea bu I wa twying to u magigik like you," the toddler answered. Lucas’ face relaxed, allowing a small smile to appear on his face. "Oh? And how did it go?" "I did it!" she chimed, beaming. "Whoa, really?" Lucas exclaimed excitedly, putting the plate he was holding back in the sink. "Yea! Bu it look purple an black." Lucas' smile faded away and his face paled. "W h a t ." "Yea! An it stil dere too!" Aurora piped, oblivious to her father’s concern. Lucas took in a slow deep breath and knelt down to eye level with Aurora. "Honey...where exactly is ‘there’?" "My woom," she answered. Lucas promptly picked up his daughter and placed her on the couch next to Vanessa and Abner. "Aurora, stay right there and watch over grandma and grandpa, okay? Daddy is going to go check on your room." The girl nodded and turned to carefully and intently stare at her napping grandparents. She did quite a good job of watching them. Meanwhile, Lucas had reached Aurora’s room and opened the door. Waves of magic immediately pulsed through the doorway and unleashed a sudden erratic blast of air onto the warden, sending him reeling back in surprise. Inside the room, violet and black magic violently erupted from an expanding gash in the center of the floor. Sparks of purple and black energy danced along the walls and floor, and the room howled in agony. The nightlight next to the bed flickered out, and the curtains shook violently. And yet, despite the nightlight being out, the room managed to continue getting darker and darker. The Astral Warden was now as pale as a sheet of paper, frozen in place and barely able to get his next sentence out. "...M-mom...d-dad, c-can you c-come over here f-for a m-moment?"
DIA> *gasps* bby Aurora- oh wait dear god what did she just unleash upon the world-
ALY> Aurora just continues to unleash more and more terror, doesn't she? Lmfao
I love this
FL> Nobody: <Not even Kris: Not even Gaster: Not even the player's soul: Aurora: *opens the fourth dark fountain* wait what if she accidentally unleashed the spell in Edan's house and then panics as she tries to neutralize it
ALY> Okay but Glace
I want to see everyone panic and fail to stop it and then Glace just pokes it
DIA> *panic* <Jax: Aurora, Aurora what the heck did you just do??? Nathan: I *knew* you didn't put enough antiseptic on her wound, Jax! Jax: That is not the issue here right now- but also Aurora I am so sorry for doing such a bad job at cleaning your wound now how do we stop this- Aurora: Ummm... uhh... Rai: *door slam* Screw being sick, WHAT IS THAT AND WHY IS IT HERE AND HOW DO WE STOP IT Aurora: *mumbles* boy it's really inconvenient that dad isn't here right now Edan: This is NOT what I signed up for- Kobe: Cloud Neek, I don't care if they're our friends we're getting the hell outta here Glace: *poke* Rai: Glace what are you doing- Glace: * p o k e *
FL> bet
Aurora immediately looked down and shuffled her feet.
Nathan noticed the movement and turned to face the fidgeting Astral Trainee. "I'm wrong, aren't I?"
Aurora glanced up at Nathan and immediately looked away. "Um, well, my dad once told me a story about something I did when I was two...but it doesn't matter."
"How so?"
"...it was completely unintentional and the most I've been able to do ever since was this." The girl held out both hands and a single spark of purple leapt off the girl's right palm. "And besides, even if I could, I wouldn't want t-" To everyone's alarm, purple and black magic began to rapidly swirl around the girl's right hand before taking on a flame-like appearance. A terrified scream escaped the girl as she staggered backwards, holding her hand as far away from herself as she could.
And then she tripped.
Aurora quickly turned around as she fell and instinctively held her hands out towards the ground.
The second her right hand hit the ground, purple and black energy burned a tiny hole in the floor which allowed small wisps of Shadow magic to drift out. Aurora promptly scrambled away from the hole and started shaking her hand rapidly until the magic around her hand dissipated.
Jax was immediately at Aurora's side and pulled his friend to her feet. "Oh my gosh, are you okay?"
"Y-yeah, I just...didn't expect tha-"
Suddenly, a burst of magic ripped through the hole and tore through the room, sweeping nearly everyone off their feet. The hole had now taken the form of a big gaping scar in the ground and shadow magic violently rushed out of the opening. Air rushed around the room, incessantly howling, as a few sparks of purple and black particles hitched a ride in it. The gash in the floor continued to expand, releasing more Shadow magic with it. Dark magic began to dance along the walls and floor and despite the multiple sources of light, the room became darker and darker.
Panic quickly ensued as the children quickly started blasting the erupting gash with a variety of spells, all of which did nothing on impact or dissolved before they had the chance to get near.
"Aurora, Aurora what the heck did you just do???" Jax exclaimed, voice barely audible over the howling wind.
"I knew you didn't put enough antiseptic on her wound, Jax!" Nathan shouted.
"That is not the issue here right now," Jax responded, "but also Aurora I am so sorry for doing such a bad job at cleaning your wound now how do we stop this-"
Aurora fidgeted nervously. "Ummm...uhh…"
Suddenly, a door swung open and slammed close down the hall. "Screw being sick, WHAT IS THAT AND WHY IS IT HERE AND HOW DO WE STOP IT?" Rai yelled, sagging as he leaned on the wall.
"GET BACK TO BED, RAI," Nathan yelled, blasting the violent fountain of magic with several Falling Star Smashes, all of which did nothing.
"Boy it's really inconvenient that dad isn't here right now..." Aurora mumbled.
Edan pinched the bridge of his nose. "This is NOT what I signed up for-"
Kobe tightened his bandana and turned to the door. "Cloud Neek, I don't care if they're our friends we're getting the hell outta here."
"Kobe, get back here," Celestina demanded.
Glace, meanwhile, had no indication of alarm as she walked up to the gash, crouched down next to it, and poked it.
"Glace what are you doing-"
Glace paused and looked up at her frail brother mid-poke. "You f**king idiot, get the f**k back to bed NOW," she demanded, standing up and stomping over to him.
ALY> :o <Chaos I approve :3
FL> anyway, with Glace shoving Rai back to his bed, how do we close this thing
ALY> Glace is still secretly a demigod lmaooo
Imagine if the 5th dimensional hole in the ground just thought she was yelling at it and not Rai and just slinks off into a random bedroom
DIA> "how do we close this thing" <we don’t we let the world burn to hell uhhhh my only idea is to pause time in children zone via time shenanigans, speedrun prison break by dumping in all the doc scenes at once with no care for any order, and then team lucas abner Vanessa gale Luce fix the sh*t and then rp done Or something else. Please something else.
ALY> ...Glace. Creation energy consuming being. Literally the spawn of Shadow.
DIA> Better idea let’s go with that
Also we are just delaying rai’s healing process for the fun shadow moments lmao he’s gonna die and it’ll be our fault but they don’t know that
ALY> Heheh-
Rai opened to mouth to protest, but before the two could begin to argue, an ashamed whimpering noise arose from the fifth dimensional hole in the ground before it slid across the wooden floor and slipped under the door to Glace and Rai's bedroom.
"Did it just..."
"...go to bed?"
"So..."
"Um..."
"Yeah, she can probably use Shadow Magic—"
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Edan was viciously scrubbing a pan, "Ididn'tsignupforthisIdidn'tsignupforthisIdidn't—"
<DIA> after jailbreak: Edan: Gale, Aly, fix your children. And I am permanently off babysitting duty. Gale: We don’t even know each other that well—? Aly: and what did they do— Edan: *ignores them and turns to lucas* And YOU. Chase: What branch did he snap? Lane: That was still horrible and I despise you. Edan: if you are going to have a innocent bean child that is capable of opening a fifth dimensional rift and destroying the world, TELL SOMEONE SO THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT Lucas & Abner: SHE DID WHAT The rest of the adults: EH???
"Uh, Glace...?" Jax started.
"...what?"
"Did you happen to hit your forehead on anything while you were in there?"
"...no?" The ice fey pressed her fingers to her forehead and pulled them away, immediately seeing a red liquid coating her fingertips.
Jax summoned his backpack and pulled a roll of bandages and alcohol wipes out of it. "Yeah...I think we should go check on that..."
Glace dashed back into the bathroom and slammed the door behind her.
"...or not."
<ALY> Wait until her upper tail fur starts molting >:3 In main timeline it took a few days but in here... She's going to have a panic attack at this rate, lmfao
DIA> Aurora doesn’t just summon fifth dimensional shadow rifts— she summons fifth dimensional shadow rifts that can amplify the second puberty process!
EaV> sometimes i forget the darkshades literally tortured a child for titan control
Aurora stared at the fey, arguing in a language she didn't know.
Her expression was at first one of shock.
Then it turned to annoyance after a few minutes.
Then frustration, as ten minutes passed.
"Will you two stop arguing?" She snapped, recklessly moving forwards and grabbing both Edan and Owlen's arms, much to their surprise.
She sent accusing looks to both of them once she had their attention.
"Our friend is dying, and here you two are, being silly and arguing over people who aren't even here! Do you not care about someone else who's suffering right in front of you? One of your own kind even?" Turning to Owlen, she narrowed her eyes. "One of your own family members? Would you let Rai die because of who his parents were? Because if the answer is yes then–then what were we even fighting for in the first place? What were we even trying to achieve, by running that whole time? Why would we– why...."
Surprisingly, even though Edan and Owlen were the ones being scolded, it was the Astral Trainee that had the strongest reaction, glistening tears falling from her eyes.
In a quiet voice, she continued, "We don't have enough time... and I'm not wasting any more of it on this."
She marched away from the adults, arriving in front of Rai, and proceeded to pick him up–or attempt to, anyways.
Glace, despite their previous argument, nodded approvingly at the girl's actions, and helped her carry the Earth Warden. Then, the group trudged forwards at a sluggish pace, the other children flanking the three in the center.
The two fey adults stared at the scene, almost too stunned to take action.
DIA> imagine they're just like, "welp, i guess they're gone now" and go right back to fighting.
FL> The children: *start walking off*
<Edan:
Owlen:
Edan:
Owlen: Welp, they're gone now. So anyway-
Owlen and Edan: *argument ensues*
.
.
.
Edan: Wait, I'm supposed to be watching those kids! *runs off*
Owlen:
Edan: *comes back, shoves Owlen to the ground, and takes off again*
For a second, when she glanced at Kobe, Diane could see the form of a different, long-gone, wizard, tan skinned with a pair of headphones, and some sort of warm feeling she could only call "reluctant fondness" almost rose up in her chest.
Ignoring it, she exchanged a look with Faith, before looking back at the group.
"You have had no confirmation whatsoever that we're healers, and yet you still tried to find me?"
Jax shrugged. "We just got a random feeling out of nowhere that you were a healer, and that was confirmation enough."
Diane pinched the bridge of her nose, and Faith decided to take up the speaking role in her place.
"You mentioned sleep deprivation? For how long? And–actually, let's take this into the house."
The two turned towards a building that was clearly aged, but still sturdy. It seemed to have been repainted a sunny yellow at least a couple years back, with a sneaky-but-visible change in the paint roller movements nearing the bottom, resembling waves.
To its right, were four gravestones. Both fey and wizard glanced towards them, heads tilted down briefly, and then opened the door.
As the group entered, Diane went to find a spare mattress for Rai to lay down on, and the group huddled in the living room.
Faith glanced at them awkwardly, before making a feeble attempt at conversation.
"So... how have you guys been holding out after the... the whole... war?"
> Do you want to know something about THEM? Sometimes, THEY choose to interact with them. ... Oh, you're thinking of the Gamble, aren't you? The event that contained the biggest Genesis Event to date. The one that pushed the entities to step in and fix their subsection of the multiverse themselves. Heh, no, I'm not talking about that. Sometimes, THEY speak to them. But they don't hear THEM. Not really. Rather, they get..."feelings" of what they should do. Feelings that will let them progress to their end goal. It happens a lot more often than you think. Even the timetravelers get these "feelings" now and again. None of us are above this phenomenon.
Deleted Scenes[]
The Ice Trainee stood their, ears laid back as she waited for the entirety of the group to settle down.
"Well, I'm saying, if we used Shadow Magic we can always cast, let's say, an illusion to look less suspicious."
"Like a hologram?" asked Kobe.
"...no."
"Oh."
"Wait, can we backtrack a moment? Like, to the fact that none of us here know how to use Shadow Magic?"
"My dad does,'" Glace said with a shrug.
"But he isn't here. He's gone. Like everyone else's parents."
"I'm saying it can't be that hard."
"...this is starting to sound like one of those movie tropes where everything goes wrong."
Aurora glanced at the floor awkwardly. "We can't... do we even know where to start?"
Jax turned on her, startled. "You aren't actually considering it, Aurora?"
Edan stared blankly at the children, "I didn't sign up for for this," and he promptly left to Rai's room, supposedly to try to get him to drink the tea.
Trivia[]
- This is the first Alternate Reality roleplay of the Return of the Wardens series.