I'm going to make a fanfic of Cask of the Amontillado and give it to my English teacher as an end-of-the-year gift. Any suggestions? Now, I need to actually go write it instead of scrolling.
Just like the first Let’s have fun this is just to be a fun, kind of off the top of my head, idea for Maribat.
Hope you enjoy this bit of whimsy. (P.S. this is what happens when you don’t have a set, or good, sleep schedule btw)
This would be after Hawkmoth is dealt with.
Marinette, now guardian, wants to travel the world and help fix the balance like how the order use to.
She ends up traveling to the biggest place of unbalance in the world she can sense, Gotham.
However, just like the rest of the world, she knows that Gotham is Batman’s terf. He tends to get possessive over his city and would stop any hero from stepping foot into his city.
So she tries to figure out a way to heal Gotham’s spirit without drawing The Bat’s attention.
Marinette knows that she can hide the fact that she is using magic to heal the city if she does it right. Which means she needs to to it slowly and over time.
On a whim, she decides to follow through with a crazy idea. Whether it was her own idea or influenced by Plagg she can’t remember. (Let’s be honest if Tikki is the angel on her shoulder and 60% of Marinette’s impulse control; then Plagg would defiantly be the devil on the other and push that 40% as far as he could)
The idea? Use Mullo’s powers to become a one woman army and start a... circus. “Everyone loves a good circus”, especially the big three ringed ones under the big a$$ tent. (that last bit was my own blurb) She figures this can help heal the city in two ways. The first, is by actually using her magic on the people who come to her circus and help balance their spirits. The second, lifting their spirits, metaphorically, by putting on a good show and let the Gothamites leave with a smile on their face.
As an adult and the guardian Marinette doesn’t need to shrink when using Mullo’s powers. Which makes the plan viable in the first place.
She also decides to use the other miraculous for all the acts that she would need. For one, what is a circus without all the crazy acts and performances? and two, it also lets all the kwami be used easily and frequently. (Well all except Tikki and Plagg those costumes are to recognizable. She uses those two to set up everything before a show and take it down afterward)
She has different places she sets up her circus, all hot spots where the spirit of the city is the most off-balance.
Marinette names this circus of hers something just as silly as the plan itself.
“Miraculous Circus”
(^title^ btw. I just didn’t want to spoil it. lol)
(oh FYI I am using each kwami’s name as a kind of stop-gap instead of saying things like “Tikki’s miraculous power is used for ‘blank’.” The kwami’s names are not the stage names Marinette uses either. e.g. Longg would be the ‘Dancing Dragon’)
Each Kwami has their own role that they specialize in.
Kwami that we know the power of list: (all of these are the first thing that came to mind, so no hate for how simple the idea for their powers are)
Mullo 1: (main mullo): is the Ring Leader and host of the circus
Mullo 2: (extra mullo not being unified with other kwami) secondary helpers for other performers.
Trixx: is the illusionist and wows the crowd with ‘stage magic’
Wayzz: The lion tamer (i got nothing more than that)
Longg: Sword dancer or lighting and effects?
Kaalki: Escape artist or a second magic act where they disappear and reappear all over the circus tent.
Sass and Fluff: together would be the ‘medics’ to make sure nothing goes wrong (the magic of being able to go back in time is great when you are doing ALL the stunts yourself). individually...
Sass: one of the aerial acrobatics.
Fluff: stage performer or clown. (every now and then does fun reenactings parts of ‘Alice and Wonder Land’ like reciting the ‘Jabberwoky’ without messing up)
Duusu and Nooroo: (these two deserve a special spot light) They are an act that brings audience members into their act to help ‘liven up’ the crowd. They would help the person they picked “change outfits” doing it comically behind a folding-changing-divider-thing (IDK what they are called) with fake cloths being tossed into the air as a way to try and get the best outfit ready. It gives everyone a good laugh over the arguing the two do while trying to pick out an outfit. (what they are really doing is they are making the person a temp champion) The pair have the audience member be/do crazy entertaining acts (like ultra juggling, being strong men, fire breathers, and other eye catching acts)
Xuppu: is another aerial acrobatics, because monkey
Pollen: I really couldn’t think of anything for her powers to be used, so... aerial acrobatic.
Kwami that we don’t know the power of list:
Stompp: Strong man... well, strong woman (actively competes with any other strongmen that Duusu or Nooroo to help with the fun of things)
Roaar: could be the ‘lion’ that needs to be tamed from Wayzz’s act (Trixx’s illusions make it look like a real animal. Duusu also makes sentimonster as other animals to tame as well.)
Ziggy: I... got nothing again. another for aerial acrobatics? (you can probably guess the ship by know)
Orikko, Barkk, and Daizzi: (From the fan wiki they all look like they are lively and colorful) They are a group of ground performers and possibly just a fun clown act.
As news gets out about this new circus in town word spreads like wildfire and it gets lots of traffic.
Trixx’s illusions and stage magic are a hit with kids of all ages. Stompp is an incredible strongman(woman). Duusu and Nooroo’s act is an absolute riot. All the other acts are loved as well.
But what gets the most attention are the acrobatics. Some news outlets even go so far as to say things like “Not sense the ‘Flying Graysons’ have we seen such amazing aerial stunts.”
That statement heard from by one particular Bat Clan member as he passes by a TV/Radio (whatever) gets Dick Grayson’s attention.
He somehow is able to drag all of the Bat Clan to this new circus. It is because of his puppy dog eyes and the sunshine personality of his that gets them to come along. But none of them will admit it to him out loud.
Each of the Clan is wowed or awed by one thing or another from this (surprisingly) all female circus. No one not even Bruce suspects that there is real magic at play.
Then the aerial acrobatics starts and Dick can’t take his eyes off of the performance. Which wows the rest of the Batfam by how much he is absolutely vibrating with excitement.
The circus acts continues and the whole performance is done before Dick knows its over.
All the Gothamites leave with a smile and a spring in their step.
Dick, however, holds back to talk with the new performers. He goes back in the tent but can’t find any of them. He does find one woman out of costume and can’t place which act she was in. ‘Strange’ he would think.
After a bit of a shock of someone popping back into the tent (this is the first time anyone has come back in after a show) she introduces herself as Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
They talk for a bit. Mainly, Dick asking excitedly about all the circus stuff. (TBH he has missed preforming and tells her as much) Marinette gets a little caught up in his excitement and says she was part of of the aerial acrobatics team (his favorite part, of course). And she gets surprised by his enthusiasm toward the aerial stunts. They hit it off after that, trading circus stories. (The connect pretty well because they are both sunshine children)
This ship would be platonic at first. Friends that share a common love of preforming. That is until Dick convinces Marinette to let him join in one of the acrobatic performances.
She gets wowed by his abilities, because “He is doing all of this without magic.” And it sparks something more between the two. and it slowly turns romantic.
Other notes:
People want to know more about the “Miraculous Circus” either how some of the ‘magic tricks’ work or just more about the performers themselves. Because no one sees them after a show.
In the magician circles there is a standing reward for anyone who can figure out how Trixx’s ‘stage magic’ works. No one has figured it out yet.
News outlets try and stick around after shows for interviews but can’t find a single performer except one woman (Marinette) that is the janitor and just cleans up after shows. The "miraculous circus" is a true mystery.
But what really gets people to talk and conspire among themselves is a rumor that MDC designs the outfits and is backing the “Miraculous Circus”
There are loads of conspiracies and theories about it too. People would say things like “Why would such a well known fashion designer care about a circus of all things?”
No one notices because it takes place over months and years but the spirit of Gotham is healing after each show bit by bit.
It is slower way to heal the worlds balance in a place like Gotham but Marinette wouldn’t have it any other way at this point.
One, the kwami are happy to be out and used so much.
Two, The people of Gotham absolutely love the circus. (she even saw Bruce and Damian show up a few times on their own accord a few times)
Three, she met Dick and she loves that that he loves it.
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special thanks to @miraculous786 for letting me bounce this idea of of them. Well... it wasn't so much as bounce but more just threw it at them at like 3-4ish in the morning.
Okay, I’ve been sitting on this since 4 am, because I was dead asleep when in my dream I had a brain storm about a possible twist in The 100 s4. Woke up, could NOT get back to sleep even though I promised my brain I would talk about it, if it would let me get 2 more hours of sleep. No go, just couldn’t stop thinking about it. It is definitely from out of nowhere, but it could fit in to various things. Not saying it’s going to happen, just saying it might. Putting it behind the cut because it’s not my prediction and it’s rather off the wall. But if it’s accurate it would totally spoil the surprise. I, of course, have also used evidence from the promos, trailers, spoilers, and things JR has said. It’s probably not real but anyway...
Okay, so my 4am revelation has to do with the time jump, the life boats, that white room, emori and murphy.
This theory is taking the time jump from 6 months-2 months as part of the plot.
I’m imagining that there is an atmospheric/environmental/radiation filled storm coming that the all people will not be able to survive through. But once the immediate storm passes perhaps they could manage survival. This idea comes to me after hearing about Nagasaki/Hiroshima, where the people in protected environments (like bank vaults) survived the initial blast. Which also explains why people survived around Washington DC. That city would definitely be targeted, but people in the very deep subways would have survived the initial blast. This is also reminiscent in the promo scene at the Pyramids, and the purple cloud that swallowed Polis. Definitely a storm you want to be out of. Okay. That’s not the theory.
The theory is that they realize they have to get people through the initial blast so they can even GET to the place where they can survive the radiation poisoned earth, and my crazy wild speculation is that they discover or uncover cryo chambers, so that people could go into deep freeze to survive the worst of the radiation storm, and come out after it is over, getting ready to build their new “ark.”
Crazy, right? They have never even hinted at cryo technology the way they hinted at the blood treatments. Although they never hinted at nano tech or AI until we actually met ALIE. So maybe it’s not that crazy.
Also Emori is a tech scavenger. And we see her in the white room. The white room which is definitely high tech and like nothing we’ve seen on the current Ark. The closest is Becca’s lab before she ran off with the flame. So my speculation is that Emori takes them to the white room, where they find a pre-apocalypse lab which was set up to save people 100 years ago, but which they never managed to utilize because it happened too fast. This is where they find the cryo chambers. THESE are the lifeboats to get people through the worst of the radiation storm.
That scene between Emori and Murphy, her telling him to survive... that’s not because Emori doesn’t get a lifeboat, it’s because Murphy doesn’t get a life boat. Emori would have a valuable skill as a tech scavenger which they will need when they emerge from stasis. Murphy doesn’t. He’s just a survivor. Also it explains his anger at Clarke, and his feeling of betrayal and hers of guilt, over how he saved her life, and now he’s being left to die.
This theory would also account for the possible spoiler of Bellamy not wanting to take a lifeboat. He would probably want to stay behind to make sure his people survive in their life boat cryo chambers, like the captain of a ship. Like the captain of The Titanic. But Clarke, will not allow this and tells him that if he doesn’t get a lifeboat and feels the need to stay behind to protect, then she’s going to also. Both together. Either they get saved or they go down with the ship protecting their people. Thus he will take a lifeboat because he needs to save Clarke.
Now if this wild theory is true, I believe that Murphy will survive. Because he is the cockroach prince and cockroaches will survive the end of the world.
Wild theory done.
I tried so hard not to go too deep into speculation and one ripped it’s way right out of my head. But now I’ve written it and maybe my brain will not wake me up in the middle of the night making up stories anymore.
Does anyone else want to share any wild speculations?
So this is an idea that stuck me late last night. I can’t think of a way to work it but I feel like you lovelies in the MLB fandom could do something fun with it.
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Let’s say that there is a being that senses how things are going to go in the MLB universe and they decide to step in.
IDK if they a Spirit, Demon, Devil, or God yet. I leave that to all of you.
Anyway the being asks Fate (a being high up in the otherworldly realm) if they can interfere with the way destiny is suppose to go. They know that Fate has more than one way for destiny to be fulfilled. (meaning that someone else can get Tikki’s miraculous and be Ladybug in Marinette’s place)
Somehow they convince Fate to let them interfere with destiny. Meaning that the being can partner with Marinette. (Which means Marinette can have her own magical adventures along side the Miraculous crew.)
But, Fate has some stipulations.
1. Things will be harder for the being. (and Marinette as a result) Either in the case where there are other spirits who are angry with the being and want to take them out or Fate will have the being (and Marinette) fight against some type of golem that are meant to correct the ebbs and flows of destiny.
2. If Marinette ever becomes Ladybug and as a result ends up following the original path of destiny then the being will face the consequences of trying to change destiny. (what that punishment is IDK)
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I hope you guys have fun with the idea
Want to also thank @loveswifi and @multifandomscribette for letting me bounce the idea off of them at ungodly hours in the night.
okay but listen . . . i have an oc idea for the little sister type in the spn world and the horn of gabriel is actually embedded into her soul " the horn of gabriel isn't an item it's a person "
A group of anarchists are ironically the only ones to survive their own man made apocalypse. Realizing that they actually would like to survive, the misfit band of rebels anarchists and nihilists end up trying to rebuild society out of the ruins of civilization.
