This was actually pretty normal for Oli, TheOrionSound, local Strong Boi™, slayer of dragons, master of the Olipeoligo and Pretty Neat Bard.
(Pretty normal for Oli, who held an Orb in his hands and emerged from the depths changed.)
“But never had this courageous man run into a situation like this,” the oldest Emperor murmured, head lolling as he locked eyes with his friend captor.
The goblin across from him, with skin as green as an olive and ears that moved and tilted with every sound echoing from the caves, scowled back. His arms were crossed, his feet tapping impatiently, causing a repetitive tuk tuk tuk sound on the stones.
There was no recognition in those blue eyes.
(And Oli wept internally, because Gem looked at him and saw a stranger. Because Sausage slept above, and Pearl wouldn’t let him pass to see him. Because Fwhip held him in a cage, dangling above the cavern floor.)
(Because someone called the Sheriff was on the way, and he didn’t know if he could handle looking another friend in the eye and seeing nothing but a blank stare.)
“Fwhip,” came the call, from further within the massive cave, “Why is there a man locked in a cage? Are you stealing my brand?”
Jimmy.
Oli turned to look at the blonde, taking in the rancher cowboy outfit. Dusty hat, golden star, and a leather elytra that folded together to create the image of a badge on its edges.
(And internally, he prayed to the Orb, a habit not yet broken, that this wouldn’t be another friendship lost.)
The Sheriff approached quickly, taking in the cage and the impatient goblin with a keen eye. The lasso on his hip swung as he finally ascended to the platform above.
“No, no, never!” The goblin teased back, “Gem says that he has the dragon egg. And Sausage said-”
“Sausage is here?”
Both emperors turned to the prisoner, who’s choked, incredulous statement startled them.
“Yeah, Sausage is the ruler of Sanctuary,” Fwhip elaborated with a casual, dismissive wave of his hand. (Sausage is here. Sausage is here. Sausage is awake-) “But anyways, he said he saw a strange figure at the campsite the other day. And we did find that weird sign in the Ancient City. So we were thinking that he might just be our culprit.”
Jimmy finally locked eyes with Oli himself.
(And Oli wanted to cry again, but this time in relief, because he knew that look.)
The Sheriff shook his head with a wry grin. “Is that so?” He drawled. “In that case, I’ll take him off your hands and back to Tumble Town for questioning.”
(It was the “gosh dangit Oli, what did you do this time?” Look.)
And the goblin whined and groaned and complained, but he let them go without too much of a fuss, because watching over a prisoner was taking up a lot of time anyways.
As Oli clung to Jimmy’s back, taking in the new sights as they rode atop Arrow, he felt the Sheriff sigh.
“You know, I’m going to be honest, I don’t know who you are.”
(And Oli recoiled because no no no not another one-)
“But I know that I know you. And that you mean no harm. So I’m going to take you back to my home, and you’re going to explain how you know us, and then I’ll help you find your house okay?”
And that was all Oli needed to finally burst into tears and start wailing his woes dramatically, thanking his savior for bringing him out of that “horrible, unbearable cage,” grinning all the while.
(And Jimmy grinned too, because something had felt off, memories missing and inside jokes made with no context. Maybe this familiar stranger was the final missing piece.)
(Elsewhere, a Keeper of Lore straightened and smiled, his hands stilling and resting on a lectern.)
(“Honestly, Oli,” Pixlriffs muttered affectionately, “I was starting to think you’d never get out of that end credits screen.”)
SO YOU’RE TELLING ME G5 MADE IT CANON THAT DISCORD HAD TO WATCH FLUTTERSHY GROW OLD AND DIE??? AND NOW HE’S ALL ALONE AND SAD??? IHATEITIHATEITIHATEIT THROW THE WHOLE THING IN THE TRASH
heres bdubs stumbling over his words, trying to describe how he feels about etho for two and a half whole minutes only to tell us that hes just a genuine good good guy. if u even care.
I think the Pokémon series needs to stop explaining why the Pokémon are big. Mega, giga, tera, whatever – in the next game it’s just called Big Pokémon Phenomenon, and its full explanation is “sometimes Pokémon are big”. It’s not a plot point, they’re just there.
look none of the corporations in s8 were functional but octagon will always be by far the funniest to me. at least most of the other places had like......... living comforts. octagon was just two guys slowly losing their mind alone in a fucking Shape for the entirety of the season. they showed up and immediately got abandoned by rens broke hippie brother. they lived in a sewer. they got manipulated by "the viewers" into building a fuckoff big lightning rod noise machine directly outside of their house. ren called the octagon "the most pimp building in hermitcraft history" and doc agreed with him. octagon ate osha for fucking breakfast. they barely even made any sales. that place was a nightmare and i love it
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