@King Kindred Nope, it's because i was hanging around with students when a bunch of them had just come back from Easter break. Essentially a mini Freshers-Flu.
mattmanganon Member
Your friendly neighbourhood tyranical dicator
- Last Seen: 8 hrs ago
- Old Guild Username: Mattmanganon
- Joined: 12 yrs ago
- Posts: 3669 (0.80 / day)
- VMs: 3
-
Username history
- mattmanganon 12 yrs ago
-
Latest 10 profile visitors:
-
Most recent →
Half Pint,
Sadu,
Captain Uni,
IAmTheIsland,
Cyberlad,
SONIC,
mickilennial,
King Kindred,
Lunamaria Hawke,
darkred
Status
Recent Statuses
6 yrs ago
I am still on RPG, so do feel free to message me. Just don't have the time or energy to actually join any RP's right now. Focusing on a LOT of other projects, including getting into Audio Drama.
1
like
7 yrs ago
Computer is back, yay. I can post again :)
2
likes
7 yrs ago
Computer is getting some much needed maintenance. Will be slow posting for the next week or 2.
8 yrs ago
Sorry for disappearing for 2 months. Life kinda went to shit and RPG was pushed to the back of my mind.
1
like
9 yrs ago
Computer is broke AGAIN. Dog jumped on me when I had a glass of water in my hand, but some of it leaked in. Posts are going to be slow for the next week.
1
like
Bio
User has no bio, yet
Most Recent Posts
Next post may be longer than anticipated. I'm now very very ill.
Right, the play went well and i'm done with that now, i have, however been pulling 9am-10pm days for 4 days straight and have another one tomorrow. So, i'm probably aiming for Wednesday for my next post.
Once again, sorry for a lack of activity. May be a bit busy these next two weeks. I'm helping a friend at with his university acting course in his Final Major Project by helping him write a play. Currently all of my creative juices are going there. The bad news is that i have 2 weeks to help him re-write a good third of his play, the good news is, after those two weeks, i'm creatively free again.
@Daxam So, do you fancy Zac teaming with Zen and Dotty? If so, what world do you fancy visiting first?
T H E L A N T E R N S
T H E L A N T E R N S
T H E L A N T E R N S
"Alone... Always alone..."
"Ok, Jack, i know you're pissed at me, but letting a ring take your body for a joyride isn't the answer." Hal said, as the others stood behind him. He looked across the room and across the base outside, everyone without a ring was on their knee's or straight up on the floor, tears flooding down their faces as they let out wails of anguish.
"Jack Jordan, your brother." Sinestro stated. Hal looked back at Sinestro, a confused look on his face, he had never said anything about Jack or Jimmy to him. "Unlike you, Green Lantern, i actually do read the dossiers i'm given." Sinestro quickly created a gold bubble of energy around the 4 of them. As he did so, May finally came to her senses.
"What the heck was that?" She asked. Jack stepped up to the golden barrier and put a hand on it. As he did so, the golden barrier began slowly etching with silver cracks.
"This isn't going to last more than another few seconds-" Sinestro began, Hal then put his ring forward and a blast of green energy enveloped them, creating a second layer of defense. "The power of Sorrow is a terrible one to bare, but he will attempt to bring out insecurities and our greatest tragedies to life. While clad in your emotional specrtum, you should be able to resist the majority of his aura, but if he gets into your head... Be prepared to relive your most emotionally painful experiences." Sinestro said, as the gold barrier shattered, before Jack got to work on the green one. "Hal Jordan, you should take the lead on this one." He ordered.
"It's my brother, of course i'm taking the lead." Hal replied. He then noticed that Jack was having a much harder time cutting through his barrier.
"Sorrow is amplified by fear and anger, but controlled by Will, you should have the best chance of resisting him." Sinestro replied.
"What about me?" May asked. "Can you use your rings to give me something so i'm not just screaming on the floor again?" Sinestro looked at her, before pointing his ring at her and a golden aura surrounded her.
"That should at least resist his aura." Sinestro grunted. The cracks of silver energy continued to crawl through the green barrier. "Apart from that, stay back and we all support Jordan. Dex-Starr, do you understa-" As the green barrier shattered, Dex immediately launched at Jack's face, all 20 claws ready to do some damage, but Jack's ring-hand shot up and grabbed the cat by the face, claws immediately sinking into his arm and teeth into his purlicue, Jack stared down with the tears continuing to flow, as he did so, there was a flash of silver and Dex immediately dropped to the floor, limp. Silvery images of cats and kittens appeared around his body.
Alone... Always alone... No... Before, he was alone, there was her... Mommy? And his brothers and sisters. All he knew was the 4 walls, mommy's warmth and the others. It was a good life. Slowly, one by one, the humans would come and give the man the weird paper and take one of the brothers and sisters. Till that night. Instead of paper, they shoved a metal thing into him and there was a bang. Then he, mommy and his remaining brothers and sisters went into the bag. It was rough, he was scared. He didn't know what was happening. There was so many noises, so loud, so much laughter around him. But not good laughter, cruel laughter. Disgusting cruelty. Suddenly, there was a whoosh of air and then... We were all weightless. Mommy was clawing, desperately trying to get out, we all were. Then the splash. Then the water rushed in. Brothers and sisters went first, they weren't as strong as him and Mommy. Mommy was able to get a small opening in the bag, he could squeeze through, he could get out. He finally did, getting to the surface, he managed to swim for shore... He sat there... Days... Weeks... So hungry... She would get out, eventually, he knew it... When would he see mommy again? That's when more men came. He wasn't going to trust them, they were going to put him back in the bag.
"JACK, WHAT THE HELL, DID YOU JUST KILL MY CAT?" Hal roared at him. There was a sudden wail that shook the room, eminating from the Red Ring. Dex shot up into the air, smashing into the ceiling. Tears rolling down his face, but these tears were blood-red lava, one rolling onto the desk and immediately sending the paper and everything up in flames.
"MOMMYYY!!!!! MOMMYY!!! YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT!!! DON'T LEAVE ME!!! MOMMY NOOOOOO!!!!" He screamed, before smashing through another wall and disappearing.
"Dex-Starr of Earth knows my Sorrow... And now so will you, Hal Jordan of Earth." He groaned. As the smoke from the burning table reached the ceiling, the sprinklers went off.
"We need to get out, we need to maneuver." Hal replied. As Jack suddenly shot towards them, Sinestro formed a golden brick wall between them, but Jack smashed straight through, Hal grabbed May and flew around Jack, towards the hole he had made. Sinestro, on the otherhand, formed a pair of large, golden hands, grabbing Jack and attempting to throw him, but Jacks ring reacted, creating a carjack that held the hands apart as he finally got close enough and grabbed Sinestro's face. Sinestro instinctively created a large number of cutting blades that desperately lashed towards Jack, but as they did so, a silvery image of a woman and a man appeared around Jack and the blades stopped before them.
"No... No, don't you dare... No!" Sinestro's face flooded with tears.
Her beauty really was something he had never anticipated. After all, she was his best friends sister. It wouldn't be right. It wouldn't be proper. And they were at the academy together. Instructor Re wouldn't like this. But he just couldn't resist her. Who was he kidding, she was out of his league. But he was a Green Lantern... If he didn't have the Will to ask out a woman, how did he have the will to save the galaxy? What was the worst she could say? Ewww, to be honest, but she was Abin's sister. Surely she wouldn't be that cruel? God the look on her face? That wedding dress brings out the beauty without compare. The way her pregnant belly looks against the Korugaran sunset, his dreams all come true... No... Fire... Fire everywhere... Attrocitus! No! Anyone but her. Attrocitus, you will pay... No, i'm not bringing you in, you're going in the ground! GANTHET!!! NO!!! GANTHET, YOU CAN'T DENY MY REVENGE!!! Fine... I will play your little puppet for now... But he will burn... As will this galaxy... Abin... No... NO! ABIN, NOT YOU TOO! CAN'T YOU SEE I DID THIS FOR US!? DON'T- NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Sinestro simply fell to his knee's catatonic, eyes rolling into the back of his head as he slumped to the floor. Jack slowly turned towards Hal.
"Oh, HELL NO!!!!" Hal pushed May out of the hole in the wall and formed a large bed construct to break her fall. She landed softly on it before rolling off and onto the ground, while Hal looked back at Jack who was advancing on him. "Alright, Jack, but i'm not 6 years old anymore, you can't just push me around. Come on, follow me!" Hal jumped out of the hole and shot into the sky, Jack stepped out and raised after him.
Seems like an interesting What If.
Sorry for the double-post. Inspiration hit me and i just decided to let it flow.
After Maleficent fled, moving on to what she claimed to be a more time sensitive matter, Dotty had practically collapsed of exhaustion. There was only so much that the magic could do. Zen-Aku's spirit and Taivas sat on a balcony watching the grand ball that had been planned going on bellow. Philip and Briar (Or Aurora as it turned out her name really was) dancing merrily as their parents happily watched. Taivas looked at the monstrous spirit next to him. "I... I have to leave..." He said. Zen-Aku looked back at him.
"Can't say i blame you. But Dotty is in no shape to-" But Taivas put his hand up.
"No, I, singular, need to leave..." Zen-Aku turned to him, about to raise an objection. "It's not you, or Dotty. It's..." He growled under his breath in frustration.
"... Your friends you mentioned." Zen-Aku responded. "I can't say i blame you. Dotty only came with me because she has a need for adventure and no idea what that means. But i need to learn about my past as well. I need to know who that man you saw when i sang was. So, if you need to go, then do so. But at least give us a ride back to Traverse Town so we can get our own ship. The ship is yours, you paid for it, but i'd appreciate us not being stranded." He replied.
"I just talked to Yuna. She says that she and the others can send you back to Traverse Town with their magics. But they also have something for Dotty when she wakes up... I'm no good at goodbyes, so i'm going to head off before she wakes up. Tell her that Han The Handsome has adventures away from Poodlewolf." He said, before turning around. He looked back at the dancing lovers. "They make a good couple... When i saw Yuna, i also saw Philip, he gave me this back. You should have it." He pulled the Shield of Hope from his back and handed it to Zen-Aku. The Duke Org looked down at the shield, before holding up his hands to indicate he should stop.
"If there's one of us who needs Hope right now, it's you." He said. Taivas looked down at it, before reholstering it on his back.
"If you ever need it. Let me know." He said, before waving him a goodbye and walking out. Zen-Aku sat continued to stand, watching the pair dancing... But in his head, he wasn't seeing Aurora and Philip, he was watching that mysterious man and the woman that he may have loved or may have killed... Or even both. He didn't know which eventuality scared him the most.
Each day when the sun rises, I hurry from my sleep... He mumbled in rhythm. "I can't wait to greet you with my song..." He sighed.
"The song of Animaria." Yuna sighed. Zen-Aku's eyes bolted wide open as he looked at the little fairy next to him.
"You know that song? YOU KNOW IT?"
"You are every kind of flower, every animal I meet,
You are nature full of grace and majesty." She continued.
"You MUST tell me what you know of that song..." He quickly remembered what Master Phant had told him. "Please..." Yuna smiled at him.
"I know very little, i'm afraid. I used to be a Summoner back where i come from. I summoned the Aeons from the spirit realm." She replied.
"What's an Aeon?" Zen-Aku asked.
"They go by many names across the cosmos. Aeon, Esper, Spirits, Eidolons, but they all have one thing in common, they come from the Spirit Realm. She replied.
"And that song? Where do you know that song from?" He asked, sounding increasingly desperate, as if she was teasing him with an answer just out of reach.
"One of my friends, an Aeon by Valefore, he taught me the song. He said he learned it from another, by the name of- Animus" The pair said at the same time.
"Did you ever meet this Animus? Do you know where to find him, how to summon him?" He asked.
"I'm sorry, i never met him or formed a Summoners Pact with him, i'm afraid." She sighed. Zen-Aku crossed his arms and continued to watch the happy couple dance as Rikku and Payne began dancing around them, zapping Aurora's dress with their magics, turning it back and forth from Silver and Gold. In a flash, Yuna transformed back into her human form. "May i have this dance, Duke?" She asked. He grunted, before reluctantly taking her hand and beginning to dance on the balcony with her to the music.
****
As next morning rolled around, Dotty awoke and her youth practically restored her overnight. After a quick breakfast and a long, loud crying fit over learning that Taivas had his own way to go, she made her way to the Throne Room where Zen-Aku had told her to go. Aurora and Philip were there awaiting the girl and her spirit guardian, alongside of them was Yuna, Rikku and Paine. The pair walked up to meet the couple. Aurora smiled at Dotty. "Thank you, my friends. With your valiant effort, you held off Maleficent enough for me to finally..." He smiled at Aurora. "In any case, i believe a reward is in order. I have talked with the others and-" Dotty walked towards Philip, waving her arms.
"Wowowowow..." She sighed. "My poor, sweet, sweet Philip. I know what the reward is, and i'm afraid i'll have to turn it down." She looked up at him with loving eyes. "But our friend, Han The Handsome has left us to forge his own path and to save more worlds. I'm afraid that i need to go as well. I can't afford to marry you and be tied down here as your queen." She choked back a tear. "Hussy, you'll have to be his consolation prize. I'm just afraid I have a whole universe to save." She then grabbed Philip by the front of his collar and pulled him down to bend him over as she gave him a kiss on the cheek, before lightly petting it. "You'll get over me, don't worry." As he opened his mouth to say something, she put a finger over it. "Shshshshsh... Don't say a word. I have to go... Before you beg me to stay." As she turned away from him as a big, fat tear rolled down her cheek. Philip leant back up and looked at Aurora, mildly amused, mildly bemused. Aurora had both hands across her mouth, desperately trying to stiffle her laugh. In the meantime, Yuna, Rikku and Paine approached Dotty.
"Before you go, we have something for you." Rikku giggled. At that point, Yuna pulled a glowing sphere from her back and handed it to Dotty.
"We liked the way you sang with the band, kid." Paine smiled. "So, here's something to stay with us." As Dotty reached out for it, she exploded in a bright flash of light, the Mask of Zen-Aku disappearing into it, as suddenly, she reappeared in a Red, musketeer looking outfit with a Rapier on her hip and a fancy red hat. She looked herself up and down.
?"OMIGODOMIGODOMIGODIMAREALADVENTURERJUSTLIKEPOODLEWOLFANDHANJUSTLIKEEPISODE91WHERETHEYGOTOTHEKINGDOMOFBONEOVIAANDHAVETOCLASSCHANGEANDHANGOESFROMTHIEFTOMUSKETEER!" She screamed out all in one singular breath.
"Slow down, there, girl. We have a few Dresses already loaded into there, but we felt that giving you firearms would PROBABLY be a mistake. But we're hoping that Mage classes might be what you need to focus you." Paine continued. Dotty quickly changed from the Red Mage to a Black Mage, then a White Mage then, finally, into a Songstress, looking much like Paine's had done. "We also modified it to store your mask. Just think of the mask and it'll appear." She said. She then looked at Zen-Aku. "We're not doubting your ability to look after you, but i think she needs to learn to defend herself without you, too."
"No, i'm very greatful. Last world, she got hurt because she couldn't get to my mask, this will make me feel safer. Taivas said you could get us back to Traverse?" He asked.
"Oh yeah, one quick spell and-" Rikku rolled up her sleeves, but was cut off by Yuna, who shook her head.
"I managed to get in contact with my friend, Valefore last night and he managed to give me this." She waved her hand and a firy red crystal with a falcon in the center appeared in his hand. He slotted it into his Flute Knige and in a flash, it turned into a Red bow with a Falcon motif. "Fire it into the air and say the name, Wild Force Rider and the rider will arrive. The Rider will get you anywhere you need to go." She smiled. Zen-Aku got down on his knee's.
"I thank you for trusting me with this great power." He replied. "I owe you my life twice over now." He growled in servitude.
"Alright, let's go then!" Dotty yelled. Zen Aku drew back the bow's string and an arrow appeared by magic.
"WILD FORCE RIDER!" The Arrow fired into the air and in a flash of crackling red lightning, a large, red motorcycle appeared. Dotty's eyes lit up as if the bike were a large lolipop in the window of a candy store. Immediately straddling it, she looked at Zen-Aku, who pushed her to the back of the bike and mounted the bike properly. "We will see you soon, my friends, hopefully. As the bike took off, it burst through the doors of the castle, into the courtyard, as the wings on the front of the bike unfolded to reveal an eagle's head. It let out a screech, before flapping its wings and the bike took into the sky, disappearing through a portal, back into The Space Between.
"Can't say i blame you. But Dotty is in no shape to-" But Taivas put his hand up.
"No, I, singular, need to leave..." Zen-Aku turned to him, about to raise an objection. "It's not you, or Dotty. It's..." He growled under his breath in frustration.
"... Your friends you mentioned." Zen-Aku responded. "I can't say i blame you. Dotty only came with me because she has a need for adventure and no idea what that means. But i need to learn about my past as well. I need to know who that man you saw when i sang was. So, if you need to go, then do so. But at least give us a ride back to Traverse Town so we can get our own ship. The ship is yours, you paid for it, but i'd appreciate us not being stranded." He replied.
"I just talked to Yuna. She says that she and the others can send you back to Traverse Town with their magics. But they also have something for Dotty when she wakes up... I'm no good at goodbyes, so i'm going to head off before she wakes up. Tell her that Han The Handsome has adventures away from Poodlewolf." He said, before turning around. He looked back at the dancing lovers. "They make a good couple... When i saw Yuna, i also saw Philip, he gave me this back. You should have it." He pulled the Shield of Hope from his back and handed it to Zen-Aku. The Duke Org looked down at the shield, before holding up his hands to indicate he should stop.
"If there's one of us who needs Hope right now, it's you." He said. Taivas looked down at it, before reholstering it on his back.
"If you ever need it. Let me know." He said, before waving him a goodbye and walking out. Zen-Aku sat continued to stand, watching the pair dancing... But in his head, he wasn't seeing Aurora and Philip, he was watching that mysterious man and the woman that he may have loved or may have killed... Or even both. He didn't know which eventuality scared him the most.
Each day when the sun rises, I hurry from my sleep... He mumbled in rhythm. "I can't wait to greet you with my song..." He sighed.
"The song of Animaria." Yuna sighed. Zen-Aku's eyes bolted wide open as he looked at the little fairy next to him.
"You know that song? YOU KNOW IT?"
"You are every kind of flower, every animal I meet,
You are nature full of grace and majesty." She continued.
"You MUST tell me what you know of that song..." He quickly remembered what Master Phant had told him. "Please..." Yuna smiled at him.
"I know very little, i'm afraid. I used to be a Summoner back where i come from. I summoned the Aeons from the spirit realm." She replied.
"What's an Aeon?" Zen-Aku asked.
"They go by many names across the cosmos. Aeon, Esper, Spirits, Eidolons, but they all have one thing in common, they come from the Spirit Realm. She replied.
"And that song? Where do you know that song from?" He asked, sounding increasingly desperate, as if she was teasing him with an answer just out of reach.
"One of my friends, an Aeon by Valefore, he taught me the song. He said he learned it from another, by the name of- Animus" The pair said at the same time.
"Did you ever meet this Animus? Do you know where to find him, how to summon him?" He asked.
"I'm sorry, i never met him or formed a Summoners Pact with him, i'm afraid." She sighed. Zen-Aku crossed his arms and continued to watch the happy couple dance as Rikku and Payne began dancing around them, zapping Aurora's dress with their magics, turning it back and forth from Silver and Gold. In a flash, Yuna transformed back into her human form. "May i have this dance, Duke?" She asked. He grunted, before reluctantly taking her hand and beginning to dance on the balcony with her to the music.
****
As next morning rolled around, Dotty awoke and her youth practically restored her overnight. After a quick breakfast and a long, loud crying fit over learning that Taivas had his own way to go, she made her way to the Throne Room where Zen-Aku had told her to go. Aurora and Philip were there awaiting the girl and her spirit guardian, alongside of them was Yuna, Rikku and Paine. The pair walked up to meet the couple. Aurora smiled at Dotty. "Thank you, my friends. With your valiant effort, you held off Maleficent enough for me to finally..." He smiled at Aurora. "In any case, i believe a reward is in order. I have talked with the others and-" Dotty walked towards Philip, waving her arms.
"Wowowowow..." She sighed. "My poor, sweet, sweet Philip. I know what the reward is, and i'm afraid i'll have to turn it down." She looked up at him with loving eyes. "But our friend, Han The Handsome has left us to forge his own path and to save more worlds. I'm afraid that i need to go as well. I can't afford to marry you and be tied down here as your queen." She choked back a tear. "Hussy, you'll have to be his consolation prize. I'm just afraid I have a whole universe to save." She then grabbed Philip by the front of his collar and pulled him down to bend him over as she gave him a kiss on the cheek, before lightly petting it. "You'll get over me, don't worry." As he opened his mouth to say something, she put a finger over it. "Shshshshsh... Don't say a word. I have to go... Before you beg me to stay." As she turned away from him as a big, fat tear rolled down her cheek. Philip leant back up and looked at Aurora, mildly amused, mildly bemused. Aurora had both hands across her mouth, desperately trying to stiffle her laugh. In the meantime, Yuna, Rikku and Paine approached Dotty.
"Before you go, we have something for you." Rikku giggled. At that point, Yuna pulled a glowing sphere from her back and handed it to Dotty.
"We liked the way you sang with the band, kid." Paine smiled. "So, here's something to stay with us." As Dotty reached out for it, she exploded in a bright flash of light, the Mask of Zen-Aku disappearing into it, as suddenly, she reappeared in a Red, musketeer looking outfit with a Rapier on her hip and a fancy red hat. She looked herself up and down.
?"OMIGODOMIGODOMIGODIMAREALADVENTURERJUSTLIKEPOODLEWOLFANDHANJUSTLIKEEPISODE91WHERETHEYGOTOTHEKINGDOMOFBONEOVIAANDHAVETOCLASSCHANGEANDHANGOESFROMTHIEFTOMUSKETEER!" She screamed out all in one singular breath.
"Slow down, there, girl. We have a few Dresses already loaded into there, but we felt that giving you firearms would PROBABLY be a mistake. But we're hoping that Mage classes might be what you need to focus you." Paine continued. Dotty quickly changed from the Red Mage to a Black Mage, then a White Mage then, finally, into a Songstress, looking much like Paine's had done. "We also modified it to store your mask. Just think of the mask and it'll appear." She said. She then looked at Zen-Aku. "We're not doubting your ability to look after you, but i think she needs to learn to defend herself without you, too."
"No, i'm very greatful. Last world, she got hurt because she couldn't get to my mask, this will make me feel safer. Taivas said you could get us back to Traverse?" He asked.
"Oh yeah, one quick spell and-" Rikku rolled up her sleeves, but was cut off by Yuna, who shook her head.
"I managed to get in contact with my friend, Valefore last night and he managed to give me this." She waved her hand and a firy red crystal with a falcon in the center appeared in his hand. He slotted it into his Flute Knige and in a flash, it turned into a Red bow with a Falcon motif. "Fire it into the air and say the name, Wild Force Rider and the rider will arrive. The Rider will get you anywhere you need to go." She smiled. Zen-Aku got down on his knee's.
"I thank you for trusting me with this great power." He replied. "I owe you my life twice over now." He growled in servitude.
"Alright, let's go then!" Dotty yelled. Zen Aku drew back the bow's string and an arrow appeared by magic.
"WILD FORCE RIDER!" The Arrow fired into the air and in a flash of crackling red lightning, a large, red motorcycle appeared. Dotty's eyes lit up as if the bike were a large lolipop in the window of a candy store. Immediately straddling it, she looked at Zen-Aku, who pushed her to the back of the bike and mounted the bike properly. "We will see you soon, my friends, hopefully. As the bike took off, it burst through the doors of the castle, into the courtyard, as the wings on the front of the bike unfolded to reveal an eagle's head. It let out a screech, before flapping its wings and the bike took into the sky, disappearing through a portal, back into The Space Between.
© 2007-2026