Dan raced up the stairs to the control center with Phoenix right behind him. The lawyer knew not to ask questions- the snarl told him all he needed from Dan on the subject, but he remained curious. They had been duped again, as Dan had said, but how? Were they racing now to stop it or was it already too late?
Tricking Dan and his friends wasn't that difficult. Dan wore his emotions, wore everything about him on the surface. He didn't use deception often and when he did, it was usually through a cheesy disguise or other ruse. Rice had kept them all in the shadows, picked pieces off the board while keeping them guessing and isolated. Rice's true genius was his ability to understand others, after all. Even then though, it was easy to trick Dan and his friends. For the simplest reason of all:
They relied on each other. Rice didn't have to outsmart the smartest of them, even though he could. He could lure the lesser among them- the naive, the inexperienced, the skeptical, and the rest would follow. Break a few off from the herd and it was pretty easy to move them in any direction you chose. You could lead them right back to the barn... or right off a cliff.
"I can't BELIEVE I didn't see it sooner," Dan said. "How could I- WE, have been so foolish?"
"I don't know- what did you see, again? What's this about us getting duped yet again?"
They approached the door to the museum, but it opened before Dan could grab the handle. Or rather, a sword cut the door in half from the other side before Dan could grab the handle.
"GraaaAAAHHH!!"
"NICKY! BATHROBE GUY!"
"You killed it, you idiot!"
Dan fell backwards as the door came down in half on top of him. The odd robe-wearing swordsman from just a few days ago raised his sword again. Breathing heavy and teeth barred, it was clear this man was out for blood. He brought his blade down again with Dan right beneath it, cutting through what was left of the door on top of him.
"Hyeeg!" Phoenix grabbed Dan by his shoulders and yanked him out of the way just as the sword splintered the door. They started running the opposite direction as soon Dan's shoes touched the ground again. Behind them, the stranger stepped over the refuse and was already following them.
They reached the south-east corridor- the former villain gallery, and were able to put some distance between them and the slasher. They were still running down the hall when the stranger shouted at them, and that, and ONLY the fact that he attempted to communicate with them coherently, was what caused Phoenix Wright to turn around and say,
"What?"
"Nicky- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? KEEP RUNNING!"
"You killed this place. You've killed this PLANET!" the man thundered. "How? Why?"
Thinking quickly, Phoenix responded with the only thing that came to him. "It's... complicated."
"Complicated? It's complicated?" the man approached slowly.
"Can you put at least one of the swords away? It's not like you need two," Phoenix suggested.
Surprisingly, he complied, and even put both swords away. The man seemed to be seething with rage, but unlike Dan, he wasn't as open about it. He could hide it, which made him more dangerous.
"There we go, thank you. Now, Dan and I would-" Phoenix turned to Dan, and that was when he noticed Dan had taken the opportunity to bolt. (Should've seen that coming.)
"Don't you run from me!!" The man outstretched his hand and shot a globe-sized glowing green-yellow ball from his palm. The ball crackled through the air, streaking at the back of Dan's head as he ran, sparking with electro-plasma energy. It closed the gap between them quickly... then hit the floor and dissipated.
Dan spun around, feet coming to a stop. Both he and Phoenix stared back at the man, muscles tensed but perplexed. Phoenix himself thought of running at that point but something stayed his feet, perhaps the need to negotiate, the desire to understand. He hated that about himself. It was something he'd need to work on correcting at some point, he thought.
"Dammit!" The robed figure raised his other hand and blue flames shot from the spaces between his fingers. They burned hot enough to heat the space around them; Phoenix could even smell the faint scent of smoke but again, it stopped short of burning them.
"Arrggh!" The man growled again in anger. He raised both his hands and shot lightning, purple-glowing electricity from his finger tips, but it fizzled even shorter than the blue flames had.
Dan clapped. "Not bad, not bad. I mean, you're no Trixie, but I liked the flames, really. If we get you a hat, could you pull a rabbit out of it?"
"Do not mock me! You of all people have no right to mock anyone!"
Dan shrugged. "I don't need the right; I have the ability."
"Are you actually mocking him or would you really have gotten him a hat if he'd said he could pull a rabbit out of it?" Phoenix asked.
Dan thought for a moment. "Mostly column A, little of column B."
"You destroyed this planet! The magic is gone!" Eric shouted. "That potential, that energy, all of it, wasted. The majora was all that was holding your world together- do you have ANY idea what your stupidity has wrought?"
"Woah woah woah woah... woah," Dan said, hands held up. "Woah. Woah."
"Woah," Phoenix joined in.
"Woah."
"Woah?"
"Woah."
"STOP IT! BOTH OF YOU!" Eric stomped the ground, causing vibrations that would've shook the foundation... had they been strong enough.
"Octavia can do ten times that with her cello," Dan commented.
"Why? What would possess you to kill the spirit of a world, the source of its magic?"
"Well," Phoenix tried to level with him, "that's actually pretty complicated."
"She was a creepy stalker and tried to kidnap us. Twilight killed her," Dan stated.
Phoenix looked over at Dan. "Or... it's actually pretty simple."
"Yeah, the Director has to kill everybody on the planet every so often so Equestria can be remade. She thought if she screwed the planet up enough, she wouldn't have to kill anyone," Dan said. "Honestly, I'm surprised I remember half of it."
(You're not the only one.)
Eric shook his head angrily. "No, that's- the majora's a spirit! It's tied to a physical body, a focal point. You could've easily just restrained them and it would've contained and preserved them both! Even the physical damage to the planet could've been undone!!"
"Wait, what?"
"He's saying we could've used Cleo to fix Equestria," Phoenix said. "I... guess he's right about that." (Although I doubt she would've been very helpful.)
"Oh," Dan said. "Well, crap. Oh well."
"OH WELL?" Eric exclaimed. "Oh well... well, I'M going to destroy both of you. I'll kill everyone here, and if that manages to restart the cycle, the majora will return along with this planet's magic. You can both be pleased your deaths will go to a good cause, then!"
Dan folded his arms. "And exactly how are you going to kill us? Your magic's clearly defunct so the fire, lightning and lasers aren't going to do anything except give us something to watch."
"Dan, seriously, he-"
Eric drew his blades. "Fortunately, I still have steel."
"I knew he was going to say that. Dan, really, you walked right into that," Phoenix said.
"Yeah I forgot about those."
"Let me remind you."
"AGAIN, DAN!"
"I'M ALLOWED AN OFF DAY, NICKY!"
The two swords came down, but they never touched Dan or Phoenix Wright. They were intercepted by another blade, a third blade, that none of them had been carrying. A trio of trinagles were etched into its mirror surface.
"Awesome!"
"Oh my god, is that actually-"
Hero of Legends
Pony Link
Pony Link's grip shook slightly as he struggled to hold back the robed man. The two bladesmen had their eyes locked on one another. The Master Sword was strong, strong enough that the twin magical blades didn't break it, but Link found his strength matched by his opponent. He didn't blink, didn't flinch. The slightest break in concentration could-
"Hey Link! Oh my god, I can't believe it's actually you! Where have you been, blondie? Out looking for rupees all this time?"
Link glanced at Dan out of the corner of his eye, but his mouth was gripping the hilt of the Master Sword, so he couldn't have spoken even if he waned to. And yeah, we're going with the silent Link protagonist in this story but don't worry, because Dan is going to do enough talking for both of them. Whether I want him to or not.
"Where's something we can hit him with? Dan! Do you still have that gun?"
"Relax, Nicky. Link's got this."
And just like that, Pony Link shifted his hooves to break the blade lock, then blocked the next strike from Eric. He switched back, rolled and then drew his shield, raised to his hindlegs and went on the offensive.
EEEEEEE.. Its e pone.
They need a planetary seed to trigger mana crystalisation? Well, could do that naturally but the current minimum time to coalesce a new planet out of particulates is still 250 thousand years? Mote in Gods eye triggered an instantaneous shield at least kuiper Belt size, but thats a skin. Need higher dimentional stuff to have bulk planetary mass to appear all in one place at once, and a lot more power to add gravitaitonal stress and compression effects before field release, otherwise you have a lot of freefall material of planetary mass suddently appearing in a planetary field. Thats going to collapse inwards until not just equilibiram is reached, but recoil limit reached. Thats a lot of movement and a lot of heat.
If the surface starts dropping, you really dont want to wait till it stops, because that is going to Hurt.
Admittedly, I've never read this fic, and I never plan on doing so, but I just gotta ask...
HOW MANY FUCKING EPISODES DOES THIS SEASON FUCKING HAVE!?
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26 full episodes. Episode 18: Dan Vs. The Equestria Games was deleted and removed by the main villain in order to have a 'lost episode.' So there may be 27.
Admittedly, the story is in need of editing, a few rewrites and restructuring but the foundation is laid and updated consistently with a minimum of 1,000 words every Saturday. Season 0 will be 12 episodes and feature a more 'classic' Dan Vs. Ponies experience and Season 2 will have at least 20 episodes. Season 3 is not yet started and the movie is still in progress.
Hello Barrow, just wanted to let you know that I'm still here and that I will leave some much deserved commentary when time allows...
Till then~ Dollars
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Thanks as always, my friend. I'm lucky enough to have a person even glance it and I know it. Thank you for being with me thus far, it really does uplift me. Take your time.
The theme of last episode was finality and endings, especially final conclusions. The theme of this episode is rebirth.
Greetings to you once more Mr Barro, I am safely hunkered in my lair (well it’s actually our parrot’s room) and reading this latest Dan-tastic instllemnt to stave off insanity (for another day at least) haha. Now let me see n’ere *dons reading glasses*
Uhhh ... who be dis guy trying to kill Dan and Phoenix (this time)? Cos if he made an appearance before I honestly forgot
Uhhh (Part 2) saying nothing against Dan’s impeccable planning I would’ve thought it was obvious Cleo could’ve found a way to stop things, but I think she honestly believed this was the best way. I’mma give her the benefit of th doubt for now (or at least until I hear what happened with her and Megan!)
So who’s this n-PONY LINK!!! now I’m even more glad I stayed up late reading now buck him up Triforce Bro!!!
Now for my Favourite Quotes:
I hereby nominate Barro Broadcaster for Writer of the Year for this quote alone! Any other nominees will be pinched then politely told to move along!
Excluding that last line (spoilsport!) ... this is a freaking Family Guy reference isn’t it?!
Leave it to Dan to cut down the bull crap!
ARGH! ... uhhh little help here? Cos I just got whacked on the noggin by one freaking big chunk of the Fourth Wall that just blew up!
Phew and that’s everything I love (most) about this week’s chapter, and I’ll eagerly await the next.
Thanks so much for this newest chapter to make this weekend of quarantine better ... I live in England so honestly I can’t help comparing the distinct lack of people to the 28 Days/Weeks Laters movies ... if the zombies get me, with my final breath I curse Rice-Vice!
Haha thank you for making my weekend as always Dan-tastic Author, I hope you are safe and well in your dwelling/secret base/lair/treehouse/other and that you have a safe week ahead.
Awesome as always and I’ll see you ~next time~
Your Eternal Fan ^_^
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I thank you as always for reading and joining me. And I hope you and yours are safe as well. It IS like 28 Weeks Later in the absence of cars... and people. It's creepy. I'm doing my best to stay safe and stay indoors. Hopefully, treatment is coming.
And thank you for the sweet compliment. Honestly though, I couldn't accept that nomination without Dan punching and/or threatening me because it was his line. He honestly writes himself.
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And I thank you for your thank you as always haha! Don’t get me wrong I like that movie but I’m really glad it’s just a really bad cold/flu virus making the trouble, if it were that kind of zombie outbreak I’d be so deeeaaad! I made a list of “Most Survivable Zombie Outbreaks”, take a peek!
1) Highschool of the Dead - these Zombies (a.k.a “Them”) are completely blind so if you’re able to stay quiet you’re likely to survive, problem is they’ll follow any sound, be it person, machine or animal (plus side is that while they follow animal sounds they have no desire to eat the animal so yay!
2) Train to Busan (possibly Seoul Station too) - while these zombies are nasty buggers capable of climbing barricades and the like if they can get grip if darkness falls and they lose sight of you they in turn interest and become docile until new prey comes along (see the train tunnel scene for reference)
3) Shaun of the Dead - stupid enough to be fooled by acting like you yourself are a zombie but strong enough to tear guts out (R.I.P Jerk Guy whose name I forgot)
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There are a bunch of others but I think the worst Zombie Outbreak to be in is definitely (turn on scary voice)
RESIDENT EVIL!!! - anything and everything can be a zombie in this world: leeches, ticks, bats, dogs, sharks (c’mon what could be scarier than Zombie Jaws?), whales, even freaking flowers!
... What was I talking about again? Oh yeah:
There’s a video on YouTube called “Gollum at the MTV Awards” and your comment about Dan writing himself made me think of it, I hate that little bugger but it I think it’s funny, you should check it out! (Please don’t tell Dan I said that, I don’t wanna make The List!)
Haha best of luck with your quarantine Dan-tastic Author and stay safe ^_^
Go, Eric, you can wipe the floor that wuss!
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It seems like everybody's kind-of having an off-day today in this episode. Wonder why that is.