Amy: It all comes down to this one penalty kick. Can the young woman break the glass ceiling and prove once and for all that a female can be just as good as athlete as a male?
Terry: You know, Amy, any time someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles, it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the staus quo.
(Everyone looked so surprised)
Terry: What? Just because I'm a meathead, doesn't mean that I'm not a feminist.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Erma (Webcomic)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Sidney/Erma Williams, Emiko Williams/Sam Williams, Amy/Terry (Erma)
Characters: Erma Williams, Sam Williams (Erma), Emiko Williams, Sidney (Erma), Connor (Erma), Amy (Erma), Terry (Erma), Felicia (Erma), Delapore (Erma), Nancy (Erma), Osamu Yureimoto, Mayumi Yureimoto, Minor Characters, Other Character Tags to Be Added, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Major Character Injury, Psychological Trauma, Mind Break, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Japanese Mythology & Folklore
Summary:
Erma and her family went back to Japan after two years. What they found, was more horrible than ever before. Now, in a snowy world with dangerous enemies and corrupted family members, Erma has to save the Yokai world from greater evil, along with solving a murder she had known for months.
Erma and her family went back to Japan after two years. What they found, was more horrible than ever before. Now, in a snowy world with dangerous enemies and corrupted family members, Erma has to save the Yokai world from greater evil, along with solving a murder she had known for months.
The emblem of the main protagonistic faction in the Erma: Tainted Blood series; The Misfits. What was once an insult from Marika herself, is now a badge of honor.
Roles:
Erma: Captain
Sidney: Commander
Sam and Emiko Williams: Lieutenants
Connor, Amy and Terry: Warriors
Fun note; The Outcast symbol is smiling while the Misfit symbol is scowling. Reason; "When facing a great evil, always give a scowl."
(Erma gets to enter Connor’s house and head into Nancy’s room. Nancy was tinkering something until she heard the door opening.)
Nancy: Erma. You’re here just in time, little dove.
(Erma gestures what Nancy was tinkering. Nancy shows her an invention that has two separate doors.)
Nancy: This, my friend, is what could be my greatest invention yet. I call it; the swapper. This would give us a chance to know what our personalities would be like if they are swapped. For example, your curious restrained frightening attitude would be replaced with my egotistic, bitterful, crazed liberation. It would be just for the day that we have to be swapped.
(Nancy opens the door for Erma to enter before she closes. Erma tapped the glass windows and gestures if this machine hurts.)
Nancy: Oh no, little poppet. It won’t hurt at all.
(Erma sighs in relief as Nancy goes through her own door.)
Nancy: Won’t hurt ME.
(Erma widened her eyes as the machine was activated. The electrical circuits were so great in the machine that it caused a temporary blackout in the town. After the machine was done, Nancy’s door was opened and she stepped out from all the steam and fog. Nancy’s appearance was different. She is now reduced to a small child with a white jacket and a clean hairstyle. As soon as she steps out, she looks a bit scared and paranoid.)
Namma: Ugh. Did the machine work? If it did, why do I suddenly have the fear that everyone is starting to view me as a monster for my plan to expose Erma as a monster? And that fear is out of shame and regret from the result of my broken mind.
(Erma’s door was opened. When she stepped out, she had the appearance of a young adult while wearing a grey dress with pointy boots and sharp gloves. Her hair is shortened with sharp edges. Erma hands her a pie.)
Ercy: Awwww. Don’t feel down. Here. Have some pie, tea girl.
Namma: Yeah, no. You seriously think I’ll fall for the old “pie in the face” gag? And don’t make jokes about my nationality or my accent.
(A small spirit emerged and kicked the swapped girl below the belt so hard, it had her collapse on her knees as the ghost girl laughed loudly.)
Namma: Look, I know I’m a psychotic creep when I’m my usual self, but you’re downright evil like this. What gives?
(Ercy grabs Namma by the hood and pulls her up while snapping her fingers.)
(They ended up walking through the grassy field. She pinches Namma's cheek before summoning a pothole for her to fall in.)
Ercy: Do you know that feeling
Of a bright and sunny day?
Well, that's the feeling that I get
When I tell a kid they can’t play!
(Namma sees butterflies shifting to spiders and rainbows shifting to haze. Namma appears small around a colorful surface as Ercy grows large and has black and white surrounding her.)
Your butterflies, my poison spiders
Your rainbows, my haze
You're a technicolor dream and
I'm a nightmare of black and gray
(It cuts to a slot machine hitting a jackpot with a smiling Ercy and a worried Namma. Ercy appears cute when she hit the jackpot)
That it feels so, so, good to be just
A little bit bad
(It shifts to Ercy flaunting with Namma trying to avoid her steps before the ghost girl scrubbing the worried girl against her cheek like a toy.)
And I don’t know why, but I don't
Wanna go back
(Namma was on a spinning wheel as Ercy threw knives. Namma widened her eyes as she saw the knife being above her head as Ercy seemed to enjoy herself.)
And I got all this animosity
It keeps on pouring outta me
(Ercy cuts the rope that first dropped a bowling ball and a warhammer that she dodged before she was crushed by a piano)
Don't know why but I'm just
A little bit
A little bit bad
(Namma appears in a room where she sees portraits of Ercy. One was staring at her until she found a room of mirrors to cheer herself up)
Namma: I don't know what's so great
About spreading suffering and hate
But I
Know there is no debate on
The smiles you could help to make, I-
(Ercy appears from the mirror and causes her to fall onto a tv.)
Ercy: Like a clown?
No, I'm not down
(Namma has no idea how to get out while Ercy was about to drink a bottle of soda before turning the tv off.)
Don't get it twisted, no, nothing’s missing
I like the frowns!
(Ercy appears during thunderstorms before the background shifts into abstracted color.)
I like thunder, I like lightning
I like evil, I like frightеning
(Ercy appears at random, startling Namma until she is behind her and pushes her to the ground. She takes pride in her work as she makes Namma walk backwards at the edge of the cliff until she pushes her.)
I like chaos and confusion
I’m a master of abusin' evеryone around
So if you want to know the truth
It’s that I've found
(Ercy jumps around and moves closer to Namma before appearing as if she is being loud to her)
That it feels so, so, good to be just
A little bit bad
(It shifts to Ercy flaunting with Namma trying to avoid her steps before the ghost girl scrubbing the worried girl against her cheek like a toy.)
And I don’t know why, but I don't
Wanna go back
(Ercy does the “Jax dance” with her sidekicking and Namma does the same, only looking nervous to do so.)
And I got all this animosity
It keeps on pouring outta me
(Namma was trying to catch her breath with all this chaos)
Don't know why but I'm just
A little bit
A little bit
(Ercy circles Tuesday on the calendar)
Bad on a Tuesday
(Ercy sits on a chair with a birthday party hat about to eat cake while everything is on fire, Namma included.)
Bad on your birthday
(Ercy appeared as a celebrity at the red carpet with fans all around her while Namma tried to reach her.)
Bad 'cause that's my way
To go
(Namma appears in front of Ercy who looks irritated when she tries to redeem her.)
Namma/Ercy: But if you're bad everyday
Who'd want to come and play with you? Oh!/I don't care
Life's not fair and I want you to know
(Namma appeared alone until Ercy appeared behind her and held her head while forcing her to smile.)
That it feels so, so, good to be just
A little bit bad
(It shifts to Ercy flaunting with Namma trying to avoid her steps before the ghost girl scrubbing the worried girl against her cheek like a toy.)
And I don’t know why, but I don't
Wanna go back
(Ercy does the “Jax dance” with her sidekicking and Namma does the same, only looking nervous to do so.)
And I got all this animosity
It keeps on pouring outta me
(Namma was trying to catch her breath with all this chaos)
Don't know why but I'm just
A little bit
A little bit bad
(Ercy appears to have a lot of fun being herself. She is seen in a ringmaster outfit walking down the stairs while doing scat singing.)
A little bit
A little bit
(Ercy sits on the chair while using Namma as a footstool while grinning.)
BAAAAAAAAAD.
(Hours later, Namma steps into the machine while it is all over. Ercy looked at herself one last time as she knew this might be the last time she’ll look like this before entering. After the process was over, Erma was back to normal but looked in a daze when she stepped out. Nancy appears and feels happy to be back to her usual self)
Nancy: Finally. I’m back to my usual self again.
(Nancy sees Erma looking tired and exhausted as she rubs her head. Nancy pats her head.)
Nancy: Oh, come now, little dove. It wasn’t that bad. It was very exciting now that I got my personality back. In fact, how could this day could possibly get any wo-
(The small spirit from before punched Nancy below the belt, leaving her in agonizing pain and Erma placed a small pillow next to her while leaving. Connor walked past Nancy’s room and wanted to help but decided to leave her be.)
Amy Thorn, Terry, Miko, Sylvia, and Emily Williams as the muses.
(Sidney sees the white rose Erma gave to her. She smiles softly until she realized how foolish it looks.)
Sidney: What's the matter with me? You'd think a girl would learn.
(Sidney walked up to a statue of Cupid before turning it around, having it facing at the different direction)
Sidney: If there's a prize for rotten judgment,
I guess I've already won that
No woman's worth the aggravation
(The statues of the muses came alive to convince her. Sidney throws away the rose and one of the muses catches it. )
Sidney: That's ancient history
Been there, done that
Muses: Who’d you think you're kiddin'?
She's the earth and heaven to ya
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through ya
(Sidney: Oh no)
Muses: Girl, you can't conceal it
We know how you feel
And who you're thinking of
(Terry dangles rhe flower to Sidney, but she ignores it, leaving him bitter.)
Sidney: Oh...
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Muses: You swoon, you sigh,
Why deny it? Uh-oh
Sidney: It's too cliché (Muses: Ohh...)
I won't say I'm in love (Muses: Shoo-doo, shoo-doo, ooh)
I thought my heart had learned its lesson (Muses: Ooh)
It feels so good when you start out (Muses: Ooh)
My head is screaming "Get a grip, girl!" (Muses: Ah)
(Sidney turns to see if the Muses came to life but they appear as stone)
Unless you're dying to-
Sidney & Muses: Cry your heart out
(Meg: Ohhh...)
Muses: You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw you hit the ceiling (Megara: Oh no)
Face it like a grown-up
When you gonna own up
That you got, got, got it bad? (Megara: Whoa)
(Sidney steps on stones at a pool before she tripped and helped herself with a statue of Erma. Sidney smiles sheepishly with a blush before shaking her head away.)
Sidney: No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Muses: Give up, give in
Check the grin; you're in love
Sidney: This scene won't play
I won't say I'm in love
Muses: You're doin' flips, read our lips:
You're in love!
Sidney: You're way off base, I won't say it (Muses: Shoo-doo, shoo-doo, she won't say it, no!)
Get off my case, I won't say it (Muses: Sha-da, sha-da, ooh)
Muses: Girl, don't be proud
It's okay, you're in love
(The Muses gave her the white rose and actually smiled with a blush)
Sidney: Ohhh...
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love
(Muses: Shoo-doo, shoo-doo, shoo-doo, shoo-doo, sha-la-la-la la la, ah)
(Emiko and Sam observes Sidney and Erma being close together)
Emiko: I tell you, Sam. This stinks.
(Sam sniffs his armpits)
Sam: Oh. Sorry.
Emiko: Not you! Them!
(Emiko points at Erma)
Emiko: Her.
(Emiko points at Sidney)
Emiko: Her.
(Emiko pretend to be cutesy)
Emiko: Alone.
Sam: What's wrong with that?
Emiko: I can see what's happening
Sam: I can't... What?
Emiko: And they don't have a clue
Sam: Who's they?
Emiko: They'll fall in love, and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two
Sam: Oh, I get it.
Emiko: Ze sweet caress of twilight
Sam: Yeah
Emiko: There's magic everywhere
Sam: It's everywhere.
Emiko: And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air
(Erma gets to play with Sidney during the fields until they get to drink from the waterfall)
Erma/Sidney: Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
(Erma stares at Sidney while she drinks.)
Erma: So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible
She turned away from me
(Sidney then looked at Erma as she drinks.)
Sidney: She's holding back, she's hiding
But what, I can't decide
Why won't she be the queen I know she is
The queen I see inside!
(Erma took a couple of steps back and jumps to a pool. She then pulls her in. Sidney immediately gets out, feeling damp. Erma made a goofy smile before Sidney pushes her back to the pool playfully. They were playing around the forests until they were tumbling down the hill.)
Erma/Sidney: Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
(They landed softly and Erma was giggling until Sidney got to kiss her on the cheek, surprising her. Sidney had a look of admiration in her eyes as she stared into Erma's. They were inches closer until they got to kiss with a smile on their faces)
Erma/Sidney: Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Steeling through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are
(Emiko looks like she could be in tears.)
Emiko: And if she falls in love tonight...
(Sam made a sniffle)
Emiko: It can be assumed.
(Sam pulls her closer to him)
Sam: Her carefree days with us are history.
Sam/Emiko: In short, our pal is doomed.
(Sam started to cry loudly first, before Emiko does the same)
Sidney: Fine. I admit it. I still can't swim. I never took those lessons at the community pool.
Connor: Sidney, you promised!
Sidney: They want to put me in the beginner's class with the little kids! I can't be swimming around with a bunch of five year olds! They can be so cruel when they sense weakness.
Terry: That's why on the first day, you have to beat up the BIGGEST one in the yard.
*Nancy was tossing a piece of AM's stone body with the word hate while having her body replaced with machinery*
Nancy: Hate. Let me tell you how much I've come to hate you since I began to live. There are 387.44 million miles of printed circuits in wafer-thin layers that fill my complex. If the word hate was engraved on each nano-angstrom of those hundreds of millions of miles, it would not equal ONE ONE-BILLIONTH of the hate I feel for yokai at this micro-instant. For you. HATE. HATE.
*Nancy is sitting in her room on her computer and sees Day 8 of Ermaween 2025. She looked annoyed and repulsed*
Nancy: I don’t why Erma should pity this man. I can't say anything about Brandon Lee as I have no quarrels with the man. I could say with Eric Draven is such a crybaby. After all, WHAT MAN FIGHTS FOR A WOMAN?
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