Terribad Valentines '18 by tazsaints
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Terribad Valentines '18 by tazsaints
Another year, another set of derpy valentine lines!
Two Months Later...
Bright and sunny as always, Iki Town bustled with activity as the villagers prepared for their annual festival to honour their Guardian Deity, Tapu Koko. The sound of hammers banging could be heard all over, as various stands and repairs took place, and a certain ‘Faller’ was among those helping.
Despite his sudden appearance, the villagers had warmly welcomed this strange man, providing him food and shelter, in return for helping out around the village.
Jet looked at Hala, confused, “...I thought this festival was just for the kids coming of age? To start training with their Pokémon and such?” “Haha! Normally it is!” The Kahuna laughed. “But this year we ain’t got any kiddos to start training, and instead a mysterious man who Tapu Koko seems to like a lot. It’s a little unorthodox with your age, but I think sending you off on the Island Challenge could help jog your memory, and who knows, maybe you’ll uncover some big secret about where you came from, eh?”
Jet couldn’t argue with that. He couldn’t even remember his own name, much less the how or why as to his existence in this place. The locals had given him his current name based on the colour of his arm, hair ...and horns. He wasn’t sure why he had horns, since no one else had anything remotely similar, so he’d figured it had something to do with his lost memory.
“Alright, so how does this ceremony work then? I have Axle, but who am I supposed to battle if there’s no one else around?”
With timing that couldn’t be more perfect, a certain shirtless professor walked up to answer that very question.
The stage was set, and although he wasn’t sure why, Jet could hardly wait.
G A M E O V E R
[The following takes place during the Final Round of BFOI Y3. Click HERE for R7P2 Intro & Context.]
Inside the engine beast was nothing but darkness. I heard Galatine calling out for me, but there was no way to tell how far away he wa-- CRACK!! What felt like a lightning strike erupted from my arm, lighting up a place that looked like nowhere for a moment. However, I was too preoccupied with the subsequent pain that came with it to notice the giant blade for the first couple of strikes... ...until it was his turn, and blue light shot out of his shield, causing him similar, if not the same, pain.
He figured it out from his first turn, while my head was still reeling after several. “It- It’s stealing our attacks!” “Our attacks?! What?? I’m a human I can’t--” CRACK!! Another burst of lightning and searing pain interrupted the line, and as the colour faded, I realised what was happening.
It’s true that I’m human, but, I’m also a ‘vessel’, as it were. A being of unlimited energy rested in a quantum state within my body as its way of sharing the ‘human experience’ to understand us. The engine beast was draining the legendary Lightning Dynamo, Zekrom, through my body, and there was only so much a human body could take before it’d expire, legendary resistance or not. And if I died like this... “No-nono -- NO! Exal!! Wake up and get out! Hurry!! When I die, there’s-” I cut myself short -- Die? Wait, what? Panic set in as it hit me there was no way out of this. Not this time.
The panic woke Exalted from his slumber - Keeping himself fully conscious all of the time ran the risk of frying me from the inside out, so he’d often only ‘wake up’ when needed. CRACK!! He realised what was wrong as the next strike drained us both. In the fading light, it took me a moment to understand that I was looking at my own arm. Or what was left of it. An ugly mess of burnt flesh, bone and blood.
“Exxalllgghh...” I gurgled -- Oh. ...Hahaha... My nerves must be shot. I couldn’t feel any more pain now, so I didn’t know that the last bolt had fried my throat, and probably a few other things too. Exalted’s electricity was merciless, one or two more bolts and I’d be done for at this rate. He knew it, too.
‘NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, KNOW THAT IT WAS AN HONOUR TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR EYES.’
I ‘heard’ Exal’s voice, and a wave of despair and regret washed over me. The last thing I said to Daven was to scream his name out in panic, and before that, I broke down in tears out of sheer confusion and frustration that I hadn’t saved anyone, and in fact, had been enslaved to serve as a catalyst of armageddon. I wanted to tell him so much. That I was sorry it came to this. That I loved him with everything I had. Scared of what was happening to me. Angry at so many people (and one certain Pokémon) for letting things get this bad. Frustrated at my own helplessness. He’s the only one who could understand how much I meant all of it, since he had Burning Truth residing within, the same way I had Exal.
I wondered if the Reaper would let me wait until Daven was ... well, done with life, I guess. It’d be a long wait, but it’d understand, right? Surely we’d b--
CRACK!!
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Here We Go Again by tazsaints
Heyyyy yo, so I posted this doodle (complete with default outfits that are totally ugly on them if I’m honest) nearly two weeks back on DevArt, and finally my copies of the USUM games have arrived in Canada, from Australia (region-locking is a BITCH).
Which means it’s finally time for me to start a playthrough, and since I know I’m going into relatively subpar games not worth the money ANYONE paid for them, I figure I’ll enjoy them best by either mocking the plot holes and/or making crack AU joke doodles the whole way through.
Since most of the mocking will be with Ty, I’ll be posting to this blog (and blowing a bit of the dust off while I’m at it lol). I want to give fair warning that my views of USUM may be negative on quite a regular basis. If you absolutely adore the games, this may not be something you enjoy.
Otherwise though, I hope you enjoy the ride. :’)
Been sketching more pages, and am starting the lineart of the next batch, and I have to say, I REALLY enjoy drawing kiddie Franz, so here’s a few of my fave panels with him so far. He’s just too damn cute! :’D
If there’s anyone still left peeking at this blog from time to time, I’ma let you know that I’ve started both a new blog, and a comic named ICEBOUND. It’s all about the backstory to Franz Moraine, a character of mine that was the villain for BFOI Y2 and someone who has never been more simultaneously love-hated by all who got suckered into his con routine during the challenge.
The blog will have wips, misc thoughts, answers to queries about the man, and I’ve been doing a few drawing prompts with it recently, with more to come as time goes on. It’s refreshing to work on someone like Franz again after being stuck on GalaTyne for so long with BFOI Y3.
Feel free to have a peek, and maybe even follow, yeah? :’D
Story Selector - Cast Your Vote Here by tazsaints
Not sure how many people watch this tumblr but not my DA, but it’s worth a shot to post it here too ~
Long story short, BFOI’s going into hiatus (due to personal reasons) at the end of Y3, which will be towards end of June. Once the group’s in hiatus mode, I’m going to be doing my own thing for a while, aka starting one of these five short comics, as well as finally having time to continue BRBK, and finish my commissions without the pressure of group work constantly hanging over me.
Votes will close in June on the order these stories will be drawn in, and while I won’t take anon asks as votes on tumblr, I’d be happy to take named asks for those without DevArt accounts (named purely to avoid anons double voting from DA, pretty much). You can click the link above to read the blurbs for each story.
If you have any questions about the stories, you’re welcome to ask here in the meantime too ~ I’ll share what I can that isn’t a spoiler.
15?
“So, I found this waterfall…”
Ty turned to Daven and immediately shot back “I’m not jumping off another waterfall. One was terrifying enough, thankyouverymuch.”
“I –what? When did you– ….No, never mind, you can fill me in later. I wanted you to see it before we left. And it’ll be a while before the boats are loaded, so uh, yeah… We have the time to…”Ty tilted his head and looked at Daven strangely. The Ranger seemed nervous about something, but what on earth could make him nervous now? Especially after all they’d been through in the last week?! Curiosity getting the better of him, Ty decided to follow Daven through the underbrush and was soon greeted with a small, but gorgeous waterfall scene. Ty could understand why Daven wanted him to see this before they left. Or at least, he thought he did, until he noticed the Ranger fiddling around with something in his pocket.
“…I’ve made a lot of mistakes lately, that I want to apologise for…”
“… . .”
“…The biggest one... was not speaking up sooner to you about …well, everything. I was hoping that you’d give me the chance to make up for it…” Daven held out Ty’s necklace, a black Yang pendant, that he’d thrown at the Ranger earlier during a heated argument. “You’re my other half… Thinking about a life without you in it is… I just…” He cut himself short, on the verge of tears.
Ty gently folded Daven’s hand around the pendant, and looked him square in the eye. “Propose properly.”
Daven didn’t hesitate to kneel. Opportunity didn’t knock twice.
All the numbers are so good omg UM how about 6? ;D
“Is there a reason you’re naked in my bed?”
“Is there a reason you’re still wearing socks?”
“I’m cold. How you aren’t is a total fuckin’ mystery to me.”
“Pfffthehehe well, I guess I can fix that that, but first….”
“HEY! LEAVE MY SOCKS ALONE!”
Number 11!
“Don’t you dare throw that snowba-, goddammit!” Ty nearly dodged the first one, but still got a chunk of snow in the collar of his jacket.
“It’s the least you deserve after making me worry so damn much!” Daven yelled back, hurling another snowball and hitting him in the arm, throwing off his aim.
“Oh c’mon, this is unfair, you know I’m weak to the cold! GUH!!” The third one hit him square in the face, and between the icy ground and his non-existant snow-walking ability, he soon found himself on his back, the Ranger now rushing over to help him back up.
After being pelted in that vicious, snowy assault, Ty took note of the freshly fallen snow, young evergreen trees, his breath hanging in the air, and the ice type Pokémon peeking out to stare at him. He knew he was still in Ohana, but his eyes (and now frozen face) told him a very different story.
The transformation of Lone Island was something he’d been aware was happening while he spent some much needed time away from the islands, but to see it in person defied belief.
“C’mon, let me show you around.” Daven smiled and motioned for Ty to follow through the main entry. Looking up, the sign read ‘HAU’OKI SANCTUARY’ Hau’oki…… Ty racked his brain, trying to remember his Ohanan vocab, ‘Icy, Cold, Freezing.’ Cute. Better than ‘White Island’ for the island renaming at any rate.
Daven showed him through the newly furbished Ranger Base, through to the machine keeping the island in this unnatural winter, then to the outer areas of the sanctuary, where Trainers would be able to bring their cold-based ‘mons for some temporary relief from the tropical heat that still hung over the rest of the islands, and finally to the edges of the inner sanctuary, where the most dangerous ice ‘mons were kept, for safety both to and from the public. Daven pointed to a spot roughly 2/3 up the mountain that made up the island and smirked, “Up there is a secret spot I’ll show you later when you haven’t nearly hit your time limit for cold exposure.”
“Oh, I have a specific time limit now, do I? When did that happen, exactly?” Ty scoffed. His leg sucked the cold in like no one’s business, sure, but he’d actually had a chance to prepare for this outing, unlike previous misadventures.
“Maybe ‘time’ was the wrong word,” Daven mused, “but I’ve been keeping an eye on you. You’re moving stiffly, sniffling often, and look pale. You’re at your limit, if nothing else.”
Ty smiled. As always, Daven had seen right through the joking front he’d put up.
“I guess that means it’s about time you made me a hot chocolate then ~”
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“Come over here and make me.”
“Have you lost your damn mind!?”
“Please, don’t leave.”
“Do you…well…I mean…I could give you a massage?”
“Wait a minute. Are you jealous?”
“Is there a reason you’re naked in my bed?”
“I almost lost you.”
“Wanna bet?”
“Don’t you ever do that again!”
“Teach me how to play?”
“Don’t you dare throw that snowba-, goddammit!”
“I think we need to talk.”
“Kiss me.”
“Hey, I’m with you, okay? Always.”
“So, I found this waterfall…”
“It could be worse.”
“Looks like we’ll be trapped for a while…”
“This is without a doubt the stupidest plan you’ve ever had. Of course I’m in.”
“The paint’s supposed to go where?”
“You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you.”
“We’re in the middle of a thunderstorm and you wanna stop and feel the rain?”
“I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice.”
“Just once.”
“You’re the only one I trust to do this.”
“I can’t believe you talked me into this.”
“I got you a present.”
“I’m pregnant.”
“Marry me?”
“I thought you were dead.”
“It’s not what it looks like…”
“You lied to me.”
“I think I’m in love with you and I’m terrified.”
“Please don’t do this.”
“If you keep looking at me like that we won’t make it to a bed.”
“You heard me. Take. It. Off.”
“I wish I could hate you.”
“Wanna dance?”
“You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”
“Hey! I was gonna eat that!”
“Have I entered an alternate universe or did you really just crack a smile for me?”
“You did all of this for me?”
“I swear it was an accident.”
“YOU DID WHAT?!”
“If you die, I’m gonna kill you.”
“Tell me a secret.”
“Hey, have you seen the..? Oh.”
“No one needs to know.”
“Boo.”
“Well this is awkward…”
Writer’s preference
You know what, I don’t often write, but LET’S DO THIS. Story prompts are never a bad thing and neither is getting the mind working again.
Will do either Taz/Ty depending on the prompt ~ Fire away
Trick-or-Tre--BOO! by tazsaints
Clearly the best use of Pokémon skills is not to battle for pocket money, but instead scare little kids into spoopin' their pants.
Happy Halloween, everyone. :’D
Just wondering what is the next Round on??? Is Mega or other. And is Tyrone going to be okay or not?! So many scenarios are going through my head right now! And does Genevie (I can't spell her name. Sorry!~) join his team again??????
There’s a calendar for the two story months the Battle Test takes place in, where you can check what order the events are scheduled for, which means Round 5 is scheduled as the Mega-Position event ~
Is Ty going to be okay? I’m guessing we’ve seen Sharu’s entry ahahahhaaa. You’ll have to wait for my own R4 comics to find out just what happened. ~
Will Genevieve join the team again? She will once she’s found her centre with Daven and is able to help Ty once more instead of hindering him.
Read one of your past answer, and was wondering, who is Sparkles????
She’s a Shiny Pidgeot Taz first met whilst on a rather ill-fated ‘adventure’ (aka a rigged/poorly managed shitfest of an OCT I took part in), and was met the second time in Kalos where she joined the team permanently. She’s on Ty’s roster for BFOIY3 and we’re not far off seeing her in action as I’ve just about gotten into my R4 work there~
Wow, that new Z-Move looks great! XD
I couldn’t resist the gif edit. sorrynotsorry
lol am i cool yet??
I am totally naming my Alolan Muk Pile-o-Sand as ‘SANDGUARDIAN’ XD
Based off of this legendary vine.
Power levelling in Pokémon GO
For those of us lucky enough to have gotten our mitts on Pokémon GO already, I’m sure you’re having good fun tracking down ‘mons, getting some hilarious pictures and stories, and possibly lamenting at how strong some people have gotten already.
The screencaps are from my power levelling spree I did tonight, which yielded 22,910 exp and propelled me from lvl 15 to 17 in under 30 minutes. I’ve been trying to figure out all the little tricks I can find in this game, and if you want to get up a few levels quickly, particularly when the exp needed jumps ridiculously between levels 14 and 15, this may help out a bit.
What you need: 1x Lucky egg - Obtained for free at lvls 9, 10 and 15 12-20 evolution-ready Pokémon 1x Incense (Optional)
Obviously, this takes a little while to set up, but considering that every ‘mon is still worth exp, candy and stardust, even the trailer trash is worthwhile. I know it’s tempting to get the quick exp boost with each evolution as you go, but you want to be saving your evolutions until you’ve got a bunch to do in one big hit.
Once you’ve got a sizeable amount, set off that Lucky Egg, and you’ve got 30 minutes to evolve everything in your arsenal. Evo’s you’ve seen before that are normally worth 500exp become 1000, and new evos worth 1000 become 2000. You see where I’m heading with this??
I evolved 8 Rattata, 2 Doduo, 1 Zubat, 1 Weedle, 1 Bulbasaur, 1 Exeggcute, 1 NidoranM, 1 Metapod, and 1 Pidgey through to Pidgeot, (new evos for me in Italics) netting 21K. Once I ran out of mons to evo, I saw I was only short by a few points to the next level, thus the Incense, which brought in just enough ‘mons before the egg ran out to boost me to 17.
Of course, everyone’s mileage will vary depending on Pokéball availability, and what ‘mons you can amass quickly, but hopefully this helps a few people out~
This may be helpful to reblog on my Pkmn Blog too, ahaha.
If you’re wondering why I’m nowhere to be found, GO is to blame, and I love it. XD
Yeah, for real! I actually got my act together and put a page up after several million years. :’D
You can read it over here!