My First Attempt at a Self-Insert, Displaced AND Anthro story. A poor sap's average life changes when he somehow ends up in Equestria after attending a Fan Convention as a Composite Omega Zero, and now he has to deal being free after being sealed...
(My first attempt at a Self-Insert/SI, Displaced AND Anthro Story at once, please don't judge me so hardly!)
Y'Know, I had gone through a lot in my life, both good and bad, mainly the latter as I grew up older after High School, so I thought I was ready for anything the world could throw at me...
Still, I had never, EVER imagined that I would end up in this kind of situation after going to my first Anime-Manga-Gaming Fan Convention! I mean, I just wanted to see how good it was in person, maybe get to know others, heck even go home with some new games!
Instead, I ended up meeting with a damn salesman, whom after offering me a wonderful replica of Omega's first form Saber from Megaman Zero 3, which I needed to complete my custom made Composite Omega Zero outfit, that I picked up, and the next thing I know, is that I'm on Equestria...several years plus a millenia before Canon started as a newly transformed, real life Omega Zero!
After recovering from my, totally justified, panic attack, I decided to try my best to avoid ending up on Celestia's bad side and suffer a similar fate to Discord...but sadly, life just hates me because I had not only ended up causing a freak accident that turned most of the life forms on Equus at the time into Anthromorphic versions of themselves, but I STILL ended up sealed in stone following a failed attempt to stop Luna from becoming Nightmare Moon!
...You know what?! As soon as I get out of this stone seal, I'll just get the f*** away as fast and far as I can from this whole madness, find a way back home, and utterly make that damn salesman into my little b****...that's it, if I can avoid, let alone survive, this new era with everyone, Good or Evil, somehow going after my a** for some reason! F*** damn it all! What did I do to deserve this?! I knew I shouldn't have screwed up in Boot Camp!
(My SI Counterpart looks like the Picture of Omega Chaos above)
Cross/X-Over:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (All Sources), Megaman Zero 3, And AU-OC Real World. Elements From Other Series Later On.
Synopsis/Plot: My First Attempt at a Self-Insert, Displaced AND Anthro story. A poor sap's average life changes when he somehow ends up in Equestria after attending a Fan Convention as a Composite Omega Zero, and now he has to deal being free after being sealed for a 1000 years in a modified, anthromorphic world he accidentally ended up helping create...
Pairing(S):SI/DIO/D-O/Determined OverLord X Possible Harem/Marem/Herd later on...
DISCLAIMER:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (All Sources) Belongs To Lauren Faust And Hasbro. Megaman Zero 3 Belongs To CAPCOM. All Other Elements Of Other Series Belong To Their Respective Owner(S)/Creator(S). I Only Own The Plot, Myself, And Any Other OCs And Original Elements That Will Appear.
Prologue/Mission 0: E-RANKED LUCK, THE TUTORIAL!
(Herndon, VA, Anime-Manga-Game Fan Convention, 20XX)
"Ahhhhh...this is life~!" Chuckled to himself a young man on his early 20's walking around while carrying on several bags with many games in them, mainly for PC and Handheld Consoles, as he glanced around, watching many other fellow fans walking around wearing several outfits that normal people would find weird or complexing, but not him nor anyone else here of course!
Speaking of costumes, the young man stopped himself and watched his current appearance on the mirror, which showed him wearing a custom made, composite armor of Omega from Megaman Zero, which mainly looked if Omega Zero had his first form's Knight like armor fused to his real body, mainly made because the man LOVED Omega's first form ever since it appeared, even if it had been the slowest, and even then it was due to the limitations at the time on the Game Boy Advance when the Game was launched, because otherwise Omega would have been more epic!
He chuckled to himself, clearing his mind from those thoughts as he walked around before looking at his back and sighing in a bit of self-loathing, cursing the fact that he didn't even got the chance to get, find or even try to make his own copy of Omega's Saber from the first form, all due to the time limit he was given by his family to come to this convention and then come back...not that he minded much, if anything he was glad and estatic he got to even made it here, mainly because he had managed to do so well on his newly obtained job and they decided to allow him to come here by himself as long as he returned back safely and fast enough.
Not that he could blame them of course, given the fact that there had been recent news of many people going missing in these kinds of conventions, and don't even get started on the rumors of some wacky, mysterious, out of nowhere salesman and his caravan booth being responsible for those disappearances...
Still, he knew better than to fall for something like that, and upon looking around and not seeing anything interesting enough to him at the moment, he decided to retire back to his temporal room in the hotel before going back home-?!
'What's that?' Thought suddenly the surprised young man as he saw a caravan booth he swore wasn't there a second ago, as his eyes narrowed upon remembering the disappearances and his eyes widened in a mix of fear and nervousness, 'Don't tell me...could it be?!'
He just KNEW that said place was bad news, how did he knew was unsure albeit he suspected it was a sixth sense or instinct or something like that, so he decided to leave as quickly as he could and, maybe baby, make an anonymous call on to the closest police station to investigate the place, just to be safe of course!
But before he could do anything, he felt himself suddenly go...into some kind of weird, high mood as if he had used a lot of drugs and was now hallucinating, which he was only speculating since he had never, EVER, gone near drugs of any kind of course, all thanks to those Car Accident and Driving While Texting Or Drinking Adds on TV.
Leaving the speculations of how it actually felt to be High and/or drunk, from which he never EVER got BTW as well due to his dislike for that kind of beverage, the young man just couldn't help but feel...oddly calm and curious about the place he tried to avoid just a few moments ago, and before he knew it he found himself inside the place, where there were a lot of stuff many fans would recognize, from the typical cosplay made copies of legendary weapons to disguises, to even several he had never seen before!
'Just what is this place?' He thought, only to jump slightly when a male voice, older than him by at least a decade, called out by asking behind him; "Oh my, a customer! How long has it been since I had one...who are you, young man? And what do you seek?"
The panicked Omega cosplayer quickly turned around and saw a male adult around his 30s, at least from what he could guess, dressed like a Hunter from Bloodborne with a mask that covered his face but still let his charming yet rough and calm voice be heard.
"Jebuchrist! Don't scare me like that!" Quickly said the young man, subconsciously imitating Homer Simpson and his mispelling, before he sighed and said, "Well, those who ask should introduce themselves first, no?"
"Fair enough, young man, you may call me The Grinning Salesman." Chuckled the man with the jester mask amused. "Now please answer my questions."
"...Alright, alright, geez...for name, you may call me Omega, since it's obvious why, as for why I'm here...well, honestly, I don't know..." Admitted at the end the self named Omega, since he obviously couldn't give his real name off the blue to a stranger, as he glanced around before his gaze stopped at a certain object that made his eyes widen as he unknowingly walked towards it...all while missing the chuckle from the masked Salesman.
'No way...no fucking way...' Omega thought to himself in disbelief yet awe and hope as he stared at a body-sized, real life replica of Omega's Saber from his first form in Megaman Zero 3, sheathe and all, which was the thing he had been looking desperately for the most in order to complete his outfit. 'And now, it's in front of me...'
"How much for it?" Could only ask the young man as he held it, finding it surprisingly light to hold, as if he was holding a mere stick instead of the big-ass sword it was supposed to be, and quickly put it on his back with a holder safely put around his chest.
"It's alright, you can keep it for free." Upon sensing the surprised look given to him by the young man, even if it was covered by the custom made helmet-mask, he explained briefly. "I can see that sword means a lot to you, and seeing people like you get what they sought out the most fills me with happiness, and don't worry about money, I have enough for a good while."
Upon hearing that explanation, and despite one small part of him feeling wary, Omega nodded in joy as he began to walk outside of the place...only for him to start feeling woozy all of a sudden!
'W-What's...going on...?! M-My body...is...feeling...like it's gonna fall at any moment!' Could only think the now dizzy male as he tried to stand up, only to fail on his knees as his consciousness left his body, barely managing to see and hear the now laughing Salesman. 'D-Damn it...I should have known be-better! I-I swear...I'll ma-!?
With that last thought, the young man fainted, and soon knew no more...
(?,?,?,????)
'*SIGH*...That damn memory again... Sighed Omega as he glanced around, but barely anything changed from his sight within the basement of the Former Royal Sisters' Castle...but then again, what else would he expect from being sealed in stone for a bloody millennia!
'DAMN THAT CELESTIA! JUST BECAUSE I WITHELD INFORMATION RELATED TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ACCIDENTALLY CAUSED PONIES TO BECOME ANTHROMORPHIC DIDN'T MEAN I HAD TO BE SEALED IN STONE, DAMN IT!' Cursed the now mad Hakaishin, wishing he was free yet again to beat the fuck, or was it buck...who cares, out of her, and to hell the fact that she was a princess and a woman, he deserved dibs after being unfairly sealed over a BLOODY MISUNDERSTANDING OF ALL THINGS!
...Then he did the mental equivalent of a headshake, since he couldn't do it outside for obvious reasons, as he calmed himself down because while VERY tempting the idea of going after Celestia's blood after getting freed, he knew it would end up in a lot of BS in the end, which is why he decided instead to focus on finding a way back home and make that damn Salesman regret sending him here in the first place!
'...Well, that's it if I DO EVER manage to get out of here...' But then before Omega could play once again one of his MANY games, which were thankfully absorbed with him and therefore allowed him to stay, mostly or kinda, sane during his imprisionment alongside his newfound access to Internet back on his home through his new Reploid Body, he felt a tremor of magic like never before followed by a *CRACK* near him! 'N-no way...could it be?!'
Indeed it was, for Omega soon found several cracks appearing on his sealed stone form before-
*BOOOOOOOOOOOM!**CREEEAAAAKKKK!*
-He found himself finally freed from the spell casted by the Elements of Harmony!
"...N-No way...I'm free..." He muttered as he barely managed to get up, since even his body would be kinda rusty from a 1000 year sleep, as he looked around before staring at his surprised face through a nearby broken mirror before he grinned and then laughed in a mix of joy and slight hysteria. "I-I'm free....he he he he...GA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA AH HA HA HA AHA HA AH AH AH AHA AH HA AH HA HA HA HA HA HAH!"
This continued for a few moments, scaring up any nearby critters before the now freed Reploid cuffed, but still with a smile on his face.
"Ahhhhhh~! I needed that! I'M BACK BITCHES!" Chuckled Omega before remembering his objective. "Ah yes, time to pay a...what'dyall call it? A visit? Ah yes, a beating to that damn princess...n-no, I mean find a way back home AND THEN pay the visit-I mean beating to the damn salesman! Yes!"
With that said, the Hakaishin Reploid decided to walk away from the scene, not using Dash or Teleportation in order to enjoy the rest of the scenerie, which he learned to appreciate upon being sealed among many things, as he thought on a way to somehow avoid dealing with that damn Celestia if possible and find one of those mirrors Starswirl worked on before being sealed alongside the others to deal with Striggan and return to his home, if not at least a more modern earth, all while avoiding being sealed again by the Elements Of Harmony...
'It could be worse...Mission Start!' With that thought, Omega pulled out his giant Saber from his back, with sheathe and all, and decided to practice his moves first with a nearby group of Timberwolves in order to see how much he would need to catch up to his former strength before being sealed, which hopefully won't take too long through! "WARE WA MESSIAH NARI! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Synopsis/Plot: Now freed after being sealed for a millennia, the Displaced OverLord Omega is trying to get a grasp of how his fighting style is now when compared to his prime, all while looking for a way back to his home as he tries his best to avoid meeting with Celestia and/or getting turned into stone again...
Pairing(S): SI/Omega/DIO X ? (Accepting suggestions)
DISCLAIMER: Everything Belongs To Their Owner(S)/Creator(S). I Just Own The OCs And PLOT.
Mission 1: Adapting To This New World!
(Equus, Equestria, EverFree Forest, Old Castle Of The 2 Princesses, 20XX)
"WARE WA MESSIAH NARI! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Laughed the determined OverLord as he swung his blade to the upcoming Timberwolf, managing to cut 2 of them in half, easily dispatching them as the rest of the dozen growled at him, surrounding him as he sighed. "Not bad, still paling in comparison to back then..."
What he spoke about, was the fact that, had he done that a millennia ago, he would have been able to cut all Timberwolfs to barely any chunks left in less time than his first slash right now, showing that he had indeed become weaker after getting freed...
'Oh well, nothing I can't fix, just need to keep fighting...' With that thought, the knight like reploid jumped back from another Timberwolf that tried to bit him, and while usually that wouldn't have hurt him even at his weakest, right now he couldn't risk himself. And so, he opened his extended left hand, with the right holding his sweet Saber, as a green glow came from it before he launched several energy rings in linear motion, managing to hit an unlucky Timberwolf and cause it to explode into many parts. 'Yet another thing that needs fixing...Celestia damn it! It took me SO BUCKING LONG to finally make those rings go in many places and now I'm back to square one!'
The now annoyed OverLord Reploid was shaken from his thought upon hearing a howl and then watching as another one had jumped forward and was about to bit him in the face, only for him to open his "masked mouth" as a green energy ball shot forward enveloped in a light green aura, instantly blowing up that Wood creature to the point where barely ashes were left, him then glaring at the remaining 4 Timberwolfes, a scowl now on his face, albeit hidden by his mask.
"Oh, to Tartarus with all this Merde! Come at me, you pieces of Merde!" Taunted the pink-haired knight, wanting to confirm one more thing as the offended beasts did as told, making him grin darkly, this time the mask mirroring said expression while showing a row of deathly, beast like teeth similar to BurningGreymon from Digimon Frontier, followed by Omega then smashing his glowing left fist on the ground with a shout of "RAKOUHA!" as several blue light beams appeared around his body and rotated protecting and healing him as the Wood Wolfes were quickly broken apart and exploded upon hitting the light barrier!
"Well, that was that..." D-Omega (DI-Omega) sighed as he stood up and looked at the damage caused by this so called battle, before he shook his head and simply walked forward, still with his saber outside as he thought of how that fight had gone, and how much he now paled in comparison to his former self. "That Rakouha would have been faster and could have lasted longer before, heck, it seems I'm barely good enough to fight right now!"
Then D-Omega couldn't help but compare himself to how Zero had started in the first 2 Megaman Zero games, back then it had been kinda easy, even if somewhat frustrating, to just play the game and level up Zero's skills to the Max Stats...either that or just use cheats to get the best stuff at once...heh, still, now he would have to experience that first hand.
"Oh well, it's nothing I can't deal with..." Chuckled the Overlord as he saw that he was now inside the forest, watching as several animals ran away as soon as they saw him, making him sigh as he continued, trying to find his way near civilization, and then proceed from there. "Alright, step one, find a place with citizens, step two, get information, step three, find a place to live comfortably in the mean time, step four, train until I'm back, or as near as possible, to my prime, and step 5, find one of those mirrors made by Starswirl and get back home, all while avoiding Celestia...then step six, find the salesman and make him pay, step seven...Profit?"
With that last question, the Displaced OverLord continued his journey, appreciating the sights before him, sights which before would have been boring or even a bit nervous, especially at night, but now we're nothing but refreshing. Funny how he got to feel this way about everything that most beings would have taken for granted, but then again they had not been sealed for a thousand years in stone...
Upon that thought, he couldn't help but sigh upon remembering when he first had ended on this world...
(FLASHBACK: Equus, Equestria, Desert Town, 100X)
'Ugh...my head...where the heck am I?!' Groaned the recently awakening Omega as he started to get a grisp back on the living world, feeling a headache coming to him as he tried to remember what happened to him. 'OK...What the deuce happened to me?! I just remember being in the expo one moment, and then...-?!'
Then he remembered his meeting with the salesman, and how he feel basically asleep after getting his Saber, making him stand up quickly enough as he looked around, barely noticing that he was on a classic rural like house, albeit it lacked an actual window glass!
"W-Where is that damn Salesman?! I'm gonna call out the police! No, I'll beat him up instead! No, I'll...Arrrggggghhhhhh! This is just too confusing!" Cursed the poor guy as he tried to figure out what had happened and where he was. "A-anyway, what is this place?! Where am I?!"
"You're in Sunnyhoof village, Mr. Stranger..." Called out a male voice with a hint of wonder and slight worry in it, making Omega turn to see the speaker...only to comically freeze up into stone upon seeing the one responsible being a young unicorn with dark blue mane in a bob cut, gray coat, black eyes, skinny build and wearing brown robes as clothes. "Erh...are you alright?"
"...I-I think so...Erm...what's your name? M-mine is Wan-I mean, DIOmega!" Barely managed to answer the pale young man, hoping that he was NOT where he thought he was. "A-and where am I?"
"Oh, well, I'm Stygian, and you're in my home, in part of the Sunnyhoof village, located at the south of Equestria." Said more calmly the Unicorn as he then asked. "And what species are you, Mr. D-Omega? Where do you came from anyway? I mean, I found you unconscious in the sky so..."
"Well...Sorry to say this, but can you please leave me be for a while, I-I need to rest a bit..." The now renamed D-Omega could say, a tick on both eyebrows as the unicorn did as told, albeit reluctantly, before he looked at his arms, still in the costume he used but now looking somehow more real, before he sighed and hit his own face, grunting when he noticed that the pain, was indeed real..."I see...this isn't a d-dream...I'm really on Bucking Equestria..."
Then the entire population of Sunnyhoof village was blown away upon hearing several curses coming from a now mad OverLord as he screamed outloud how he was going to murder the salesman that sent him there among many other things that lead to many either blushing, fainting, or cursing whoever said all those words like that, heck there was even a case that caused a pair of newlyparents ponies to know what to name their newlyborn foal...
Which was indeed quite unfortunate, but that's a story for another day...
[FLASHBACK: END!]
'I still remember how I had to calm down Stygian after that...good times, good times...' With a sigh of both nostalgy and sorrow, the Reploid kept walking forward until he froze up as he gazed at a hut made of wood, looking like those he remembered seeing in Africa through his TV or computer...but since it was here on the Everfree Forest, this could only mean one thing. 'So I made it to Zecora's hut...good to know...I guess?'
And this is when D-Omega realized one thing...he didn't knew what to do now!
"Merde! Should I try to go there or just leave? I-I mean...damn it all!" He cursed, wondering what should he do at that point, especially since he realized that if he spoke to the Zebra, who was actually quite nice, she could end up telling of his freedom to one of the Mane 6 or Applebloom, and either way it could lead to Celestia, which could lead to..."Yeah, buck that! I'm just gonna leave for Ponyville and hope for the best...and maybe avoid getting turned to stone again..."
"And how do you plan to accomplish that, by twitching around like a rat?"
"Well, I thought of-?!" He froze up on his track, mechanically turning around to see the Zebra he was thinking aroud, only to see her as an anthromorphic version of herself wearing a black sleeveless shirt that showed her navel and was like second skin to her developed body, which didn't help as she also wore a black loin-cloth that showed off her legs and mark on her butt check, which he could appreciate more, even if he didn't wanted to, due to her weight of 5'8 to his 5'6. "Oh merde..."
Mission 2: First Meetings Aren't Always Straight...
Synopsis/Plot: After remembering some of his past following the dispatch of the Timberwolves, D-Omega keeps travelling through the Everfree forest thinking on what to do until he arrives at a certain Zebra's home...but what will he do now with said Zebra in front of him?
Pairing(S): SI/D-Omega X ? (Accepting Ship Ideas)
DISCLAIMER: Everything Belongs To Their Respecitve Creator(S)/Owner(S). I Just Own Ze Plot, SI And OCS.
Mission 2: First Meetings Aren't Always Straight...
The silence between both Reploid and Zebra was so tense yet awkward that it could be possible to hear a knife cutting through the air, but that was the farthest thought from the mind of both presents.
'Well, merde...I did NOT expect to meet her so fast...what do I do?!' Mentally panicked the poor OverLord, just wanting to go back to his home and beat up that damn salesman! Still, he had to find a way to reach a peaceful state with the female in front of him.
And with that thought, he sighed before looking at the Zebra in the eye, which was kinda hard to do due to not only her narrowed glare but also her...assets, which he barely ignored, as he then began his attempt at peace. "Well...erh...did you had a nice name, errr...miss?"
"Zecora is the name, now I would like to learn of your game." Swiftly answered Zecora with a glare, making the male in front of her sigh as he then asnwered, already knowing her name but faking it.
"The name is D-Omega, and just living a normal life is the game..." He answered a bit nervous. "My apologies if I looked like a creep, I was just trying to think on what to do next...and find a way back home, that's all, I swear!"
"..." In response, the shaman narrowed her eyes some more before sighing herself and noddind. "I can see that you are troubled, would you like then to get something to eat and untrouble?"
"N-No, I'm fine, really! I just need to know where can I get to the closest civilization and I'll leave at once!" He said in a 'small' panic, hoping to leave without much trouble that could lead to him being sealed again, and so early!
"Are you sure about that, for you might not find another place to eat..."
"Don't worry Miss Zecora, I can go a long way without needing to eat for food. Of that I can assure you, albeit thanks for the offer." Nodded in acceptance the Reploid with a smile, thanking the fact that he could go up to several days without eating and resting thanks to his new body. "Anyway, just please tell me where is the nearest civilization and I'll see where I can have food later on."
"...Very well then, just don't make me repeat myself again..." With that said, the Zebra Shaman told the young man in front of her to keep south for a while until he arrived at Ponyville, to which he nodded and thanked her before leaving through the directed path as she stared at his back seriously. "...I wonder what changes you will bring, oh destroyer of thing..."
(Equus, Equestria, Ponyville, Main Entrance, 20XX)
"Woah..." All but could only gasp the man at the sight before him, because after all it was one thing having seen Ponyville from a TV, then another to see it in person, but now with those Ponies being Anthro and many advances in technology, several of which he had contributed of course before his sealing, it was a whole matter altogether!
D-Omega could see as several ponies of all kinds walked or flew around, each wearing clothes that fitted their bodies, and showed off a fair amount for the females, as they went on their everyday business, from adults handling their business to children playing in the street, making him smile in appreciation at what he saw, and while he was a bit anti-social and loner most of the time, having been freed from his stone prison made him more appreciative of what he was seeing right now.
'I have to confess...I missed this kind of sights...' He thought with a smile on his face before his look got serious as a flash of light covered his form, something that was thankfully missed since he was a fair distance away from others, before it revealed him now looking more like a human with his long maroon-pink hair in a ponytail and wearing a white hooded jacket that was closed as the hood was up, covering his face, with white pants that had pink lines at it's sides, white gloves on his hands and white boots on his feet. 'Oh yeah, I had forgotten I needed to blend in more in order to make sure she doesn't find out I'm free yet...but then again...'
Then he thought back to his meeting with Zecora and shook his head before heading inside the town, 'Not that it does matter, now I must deal with that and hope for the best...but first, I need to see which 'Season' I'm in right now...'
After all, his plans depended of how long he had been sealed; If it was an early season like 1 or 2, then he could make it work as long as there was no Villain out there, mainly due to his conscience not allowing him to let others be hurt if he could help it, but from season 3 onwards it would worry him more, especially because from there the chances of Celestia dealing with those mirrors was higher, and all he needed to do was to find the one mirror Starswirl had promised to make for him to arrive home before the whole madness involving that damn Shadow of Darkness screwed him up for good, and he seriously hoped that Starswirl had managed to finish said mirror since he never got the chance to check it out due to the following villanous attacks on Equestria by many of the past Villains followed by his Sealing...
Seriously, after a while of helping Luna and Celestia deal with their duties as Princesses, he ended up having to help them deal with all those damn villains! First Tirek, then Sombra, who had to be a dick and seal the whole Crystal Empire upon being defeated, followed by Chrysalis and her Changelings first attacking, then Discord, who despite his best efforts still required the Elements to be stopped for a good time, and the less said about bloody Grojar and what came afterwards the better...all for his luck to run out when he failed to stop Luna's corruption into Nightmare Moon, and cue him slipping his mouth off followed by an epic misunderstanding with a still mad Celestia leading to his sealing...joy...
Ugh, he was now remembering merde he didn't wanted to deal with right now. So shaking his head he just continued walking, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Treehouse Twilight and Spike used to live in before it was destroyed by Tirek, and if not then he would try to see the Friendship Castle, and from there he would think on his next move to find a way into Canterlot and obtain access to that damn mirror-
"C-COMING THROUGH!" All but screamed a voice he had heard before on his TV, making him look up surprised...only for his eyes to almost pop out of his head as he saw the rainbow streak fall down towards him!
"OH MER-!?"
*CRAAAAAAAAAASSSSHHHH!*
"...W-Whhhhrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy...me...?!" Could barely gasp the shaking OverLord as he barely managed to catch the Rainbow haired female and managed to stay on his feet, which was REALLY hard to do due to the strenght she clashed against him...
