saveyourbrain | "Five Years Later..."

"Five Years Later..."

A Good/Bad Ending Meme

Happy First Anniversary, Save the Earth.

Let us celebrate by speculating on where our characters might be in another few anniversaries - pick one or both of the below and do a little babble/blurb - and from there, o' course, freely springboard off of others... or play/thread in the hypothetical scenarios, if you'd like.

Good Ending
Congratulations, Numbers Club - you've fended off the supposed invasion, after a global chase and monster attack and pseudo-political fight one after the other! With the last of the Enemy fleeing and your lot as Earth's heroes, you've got no need to hide yourself any longer - and look how much you've grown in all that time! What have you been up to - and now that you've saved the world, what will you do next?

Bad Ending
...Or you've failed to do any such thing. The alien invasion has succeeded and swarmed over the world. They've overtaken humanity, and the Noble Numbered might be desperately putting up a last-stand defense, hiding their heads, giving in, or on the edge after a string of failures - on a case by case basis. Everyone is bound to react to the apocalypse - and failure to Save the Earth - in different ways.

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Rakka doesn't even stop walking. She's sure the two will be able to keep up, and they really weren't that safe out in the open like this. It's good to just always keep moving.

She does glance over her shoulder at them.

"Yeah, shoot."

Awkward question time!

"What uh..."

"Happened to your..."

"wing..."

Rakka's footsteps slowed for a moment. She hadn't expected that question so soon, but then again she had to expect them to ask it.

"...A long time ago, I was working with a group of people. We ended up in a fight with the aliens one day." She explained quietly, her voice wavering a little at the memories. "They... they took us by surprise and... we didn't stand a chance."

She frowned, although they wouldn't see it. "I ran and... one of the aliens tried to grab me by my wings... They only got one."

They freeze in a look of pure horror. Their faces betray the oncoming onslaught of sadness, tears, and guilt, similar to cloud patterns hinting at a future hurricane.

This is also betrayed by them wrapping Rakka in another hug. At the last second, they position themselves in a way that doesn't constrict or hurt the remaining wing. At least, for the most part.

The hug wasn't expected, but it's quickly accepted. Rakka didn't get that many hugs nowadays anyways, and she understood the two's intentions.

"Thanks guys. But it's okay, really. It's not like I could fly anyways."

She makes light of the situation, but it still weighed on her mind at times.

They step back a little but they're crying again.

"S-sure you can!"

"You can do anything you want to, no matter what any aliens say or do, alright?"

Oh come on. Stop crying, you'll make her cry!

"C-come on, guys. Not here! I literally could never fly anyways and that's okay! Can we please just get to the base now?"

They sniffle a little, but they nod sadly.

"A-Alright..."

"We-we'll make sure everything's awesome and safe and comfy there and everything will be great now!"

"Y-yeah!"

"Five Years Later..."

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