You've all been waiting for it... and now you've FINALLY GOT IT!!! ☆*:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:*☆
As promised (and after a TON of hard HARD work with many breaks in between), here's the FULL lore/info book about my Caresona/Yumeship sona, Rosa the Whiffle/True Bloom Bear, all in one huge dump post!!!
Note: This is an AU story, so anything that happens to certain characters in it is because it takes place in my own CB universe, hehe.
Note #2: My apologies if all of the info and lore seems a bit.. much. (I tend to go a little overboard when giving my own characters a personality and a story 😅)
The main story/lore WILL contain:
Angst, mentions of abuse/trauma, some mid-violence/mild blood.. but nothing TOO over the top. Proceed with caution while reading or feel free to opt out beyond this point.
Rosa/True Bloom Bear's basic info before the main story begins, lol:
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Traits: Gentle, shy, introverted, sensitive, soft spoken, affectionate, passionate, elegant, ADORABLE, innocent, kind hearted, understanding, clingy (sometimes) and talkative (ALSO sometimes, it rlly depends on the atmosphere she's in)
Favorite food: Anything strawberry flavored and strawberries by themselves, also likes tea. (Rosa is often seen having tea at her cottage and loves to offer it to visitors, hehe.)
Favorite Colors: Pastel pink and red
Sexuality: Definitely a girl kisser- (A Robbie kisser to be more specific 🤭)
Likes: ROBBIE, being alone at her cottage (sometimes), flowers, STRAWBERRY EVERYTHING, tending to flowers and making them bloom in the Springtime (and creating them!), her special ability to transform into a Care Bear, the Care Bears, the other Whiffles (sometimes.. but they ARE a huge inspiration to her), Plunk, quiet and calm atmospheres, the color pink and pastel red, frolicing through the flowers, taking a stroll through the beautiful parts of The Silver Lining, sight seeing, singing.. but DEFINITELY not in front of others, Frankie (One of my best friend's ocs! If they are still relevant that is.. hehe.)
Dislikes: Loud noises (yelling, screaming, talking at a high volume, loud piercing noises.. some of these depend on the situation of course) cold hearted people who are mean on purpose, hurtful teasing, people who disrespect her boundaries, overwhelming and toxic atmospheres, being pressured to do stuff, short tempered people, a certain someone that will be mentioned in Rosa's story, Bluster (partly), Malcom, being startled, blood & violence, overall scary stuff, being stared at for a long period of time (except for Robbie, she's allowed to gaze upon her 🤭)
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Some extra facts about Rosa/True Bloom:
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・Rosa isn't always so social and enthusiastic, she is also calm, introverted and often seen in her cottage. Whenever she's in the mood to socialize and be silly, she knows where to find her friends. (Robbie is an exception though, since Rosa can't go a single MINUTE without her close. 🤭)
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・Rosa has a very cute and different way of speaking. Her voice is high-pitched but soft and she pronounces certain words with an added "w" sound. (She also speaks like that in her Care Bear form)
Example: "Hewwo" "Wuv" "Twue Bwoom" "Wosa" "Fwowers" "Fwiend" "Bwuster" "Wobbie" "Pwunk" etc. (Don't. Make. That. Weird. Ok?)
Rosa also speaks in the third-person sometimes, sometimes not. (Mostly she will)
Anddd, she's a little soft spoken at times so she'll often repeat herself when asked to by others.
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・Rosa has the ability to transform into her Care Bear form (True Bloom Bear) at will, but it won't always work! 100% she will transform whenever she feels a strong emotion. If she's lucky (and if she focuses hard enough), she can get her transformation to work without having to feel anything big, but it's always random!
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・Rosa/True Bloom represents finding yourself, staying true to yourself and becoming your true self, to not mask yourself to fit in, just like her motto, "Bloom into your true self." She also understands that a journey to find yourself is not always easy or fast, which is why her special caring mission is to help others find themselves one step at a time and be there every step of the way, usually through nature walks and heartfelt conversations.
She ALSO represents and encourages others to get lost in nature and appreciate the beauty of the outside world, because the world is a beautiful place and it can really help us pause, breathe, think, and unwind when we're overwhelmed with big thoughts. (This fact was copied from my old introducion post and tweaked a bit, lolll.)
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・Rosa is a HUGE observer, often watching social interactions more than actually participating in them. The Whiffles that work in The Silver Lining are a huge example of what Rosa likes to observe.
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・Nature kinda sorta responds to Rosa whenever she's near, it just depends on whatever emotion she feels. If she's happy, little flower petals might circle her in a playful manner. If she's feeling very down.. flowers nearby her might slowly start to wilt. If she's anxious, she might lose control of the scenery all together, but it's usually nothing too crazy for people to worry about, just something people need to be cautious about.
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Rosa's relationship with different people:
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Bluster: Rosa is very scared and intimidated by him, often trying her hardest to stay away from him whenever he's around to cause chaos and destruction. BUT.. she finds his occasional stupidness to be quite funny.
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Robbie: Rosa gained a HUGE crush on her when she secretly watched her on one of her Bad Crowd missions while out strolling and sight seeing one fateful day. Yes, Rosa was scared of the bad guys, but Rosa knew from the very start that this bad girl was very very different from the rest of the Bad Crowd, and that's when she would start to daydream and gush constantly about her coolness, edgeyness, sassyness, her ability to stand up for herself and especially her softness and sympathy that she tries to hide, but Rosa sees right through her. 🤭🩷🌹
And once the two finally met and became very close, they eventually became gfs. (Yes, I love yuri in case you couldn't tell. 🤭)
Rosa is clingy 24/7 around Robbie, only because she gives her comfort and makes her feel safe. (And because she loves her to an extreme extent. We can't blame her though, haha!)
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Malcom: Rosa doesn't like him. That's it. That's all the info you get. /J
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Plunk: ROSA AND HIM BOTH GET ALONG SOOOO WELL!!! Just like Rosa, Plunk is also a bit shy and has his own place in The Silver Lining. It was no doubt that they would soon become friends and chat often while having tea and cookies back at Rosa's cottage, hehe. (Rosa thinks he deserves love too.)
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The Other Whiffles: Rosa has ALWAYS admired their work from the very beginning and would constantly watch them for hours tending to nature and making The Silver Lining (and Care-A-Lot) grow. The Whiffles are a huge inspiration to her and the life that she dreams of and works for. (Respectful teamwork and caring for the environment, not destroying it.)
But when actually interacting with them in person, she gets very very overwhelmed by their high enthusiasm (and sometimes brattyness) at times and prefers to watch them from a distance. BUT.. she is always willing to be a good friend and be as helpful as she can whenever they need her help. After all, helping others is what she loves to do.
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Cloudseeker Crew/Caring Control: Rosa was very nervous and shy to properly introduce herself to them at first, but over time, she eventually started to warm up and be more expressive/talkative around them and now they are very very good friends to go to! She loves participating in many activities with them! (Anddd, Rosa takes a huge liking to Share Bear the most, hehe.)
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ANDDDDDDD... THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!!!!!!!! NOW, FOR THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!!!!!!
The FULL history/lore/origin story of Rosa/True Bloom Bear!!! Be sure to view the trigger warnings a couple of paragraphs above this post just in case you missed them and proceed with caution. (or feel free to opt out beyond this point)
A little note from the author:
I apologize if the following story is..
1. Poorly worded/written at times
2. Inaccurate to any canon lore in UTM, or if the characters are written out of character. (The UTM timeline is pretty complex.. but I happen to know enough of the main story to make this selfship AU, hehe. And as far as how the characters are written, it's simply just how I see them in my head, lol.)
3. Having the urge to repeat certain words or phrases, I just can't help it, it's a habit. ƪ໒꒰ྀི´꒳` ꒱ྀི১ʃ
4. Any serious topics are written poorly (I'm only trying my best when it comes to that 😅)
5. The story seems a little rushed toward the end, I was starting to run outta ideas and I've been working on this story little by little everyday till it gets dark, lmao. (But I do manage to get some sleep in, dw!!!)
(Yeahh, I'm sorta overthinking this, aren't I? SORRYYYYY, I'M JUST A NERVOUS WRECK!!!!!!!!!)
In all seriousness, I wouldn't call myself the BEST author out there, but I would say that I'm decent at it.. in my opinion. Besides, it makes me happy to write stories about my favorite franchises anyway and I always enjoy doing it despite how long it takes, hehe. Whatever thoughts you may have on the following story..
BE NICE AND CIVIL ABOUT IT!!!
Anddd, with that being said.. I hope you enjoy this somewhat!!!
Rosa the Whiffle is a very special kind of Whiffle. She is a Whiffle specifically dedicated to the season of Spring. She was born from a very rare and mystical flower on the first day of Spring and was found + raised by the elder Whiffles. (Don't question that too much, just go with it.) Rosa was destined to make floral magic happen ever since she came into the world, but that wouldn't happen overnight of course!
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After a few years that has went by and Rosa starting to grow up over time, she starts to get a teensy bit impatient waiting for her powers to develop and runs away to find the magic herself. (But, it's not the "cruel and mean" type of running away, it's the "I have a destiny and I have to fufill it, even if that means leaving the people I love to find it." type of running away. And to this day, Rosa still thinks about her leaving the loving beings who has taken care of her. Who knows when she'll ever go and try to reunite with them again?) (I haven't decided on that possibility yet, lol)
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The last trace of Rosa since her disappearance that fateful day was a written letter, and here's what it said:
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"If you find this letter, that means Rosa has ran away. Not because Rosa hates you, but because Rosa realized that she has a special destiny to fufill. I'm sorry, but Rosa believes that it's better this way. Rosa loves you all very very much for taking care of her and she hopes to see you all again when she finally discovers what she has been missing, take care."
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And with that, Rosa embarks on her journey to find that "missing" piece within her..
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After a while of walking through the deep parts of The Silver Lining, Rosa bumps into this brand new face, another mystical being named Owen.
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Here's some stuff about Owen that you should know before the main story continues..
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Owen belongs to a species called the "Briarlings" (Plant stuff idfk, just go with it man!!!)
Briarlings are vine creatures (creatures literally made outta vines or smh, just go with it) who can manipulate plant growth in a controlled and forceful kinda way. In other words, they are the perfectionists of nature and they do more harm than good for The Silver Lining. The Briarlings strongly believe that nature by itself isn't perfect enough, so they take matters into their own hands to mold and shape it into something that's more aesthetically pleasing to others. (the "others" being the Briarlings themselves)
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Briarlings are leaders, but they aren't very good ones. They use their leadership role for malicious intent and constantly talk others down, because they believe as leaders, they have the right to treat everyone else like less of a person, even their own team members.
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The average temper of a Briarling is very short and their patience is very low. So whenever something can't get done the way that THEY want it to, or if something takes too long for them, the thorns come out. And once the thorns come out, rage fueled destruction and violence quickly follows. It will take a long time for a Briarling to recover from their meltdowns. But once they do, they revert back to their previous selfs with zero remorse for their twisted actions. The destruction is always for a reason, they say. Regret is not an emotion they possess, ever.
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But.. as far as Owen goes, he.. didn't necessarily WANT to be like the other Briarlings, but the bad energy that they carry with them makes it hard for Owen to act with kindness and patience towards plants and nature as a whole. The energy that his species possess is just TOO strong. Owen often found himself being made fun of for wanting to actually.. let nature do it's thing instead of controlling the way the plants and flowers grow. No, no, no! That was NOT acceptable in the eyes of the Briarlings! And that's where the abuse for Owen started. Many many things happened to him that I will dare not repeat. (Picture that if you will, or don't ƪ໒꒰ྀི´꒳` ꒱ྀི১ʃ)
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It was at that moment where Owen realized that he didn't deserve to be harassed and abused for wanting to let nature.. be nature. So, what did he do?
If you said "ran away" you'd be correct! (Wow, ANOTHER character running away, interesting theme here, was not intentional on my part, lolll)
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Owen manages to finally escape to a place where he can actually pause and reflect on what he truly wants for himself. And what does he want for himself? He wants to be one with nature, he wants to embrace nature for what it really is, not what others want it to be. He finds a place surrounded by tons of flowers, and that was pretty much fate at this point. He didn't realize how beautiful flowers really were. And so, he decided to be the one who protects them. To tell them that they're doing their best in their own special way. Flowers were the only thing holding Owen together. He loved flowers.
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You would THINK that would be a happy ending, right?
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Despite Owen finding his true destiny, he still hasn't forgotten his past abuse/trauma and sometimes finds himself repeating the same terrible and violent meltdowns that his species bring, the thorns and stuff, because that's all he learned HOW to do, to solve everything with violence. (Except.. it solved NOTHING.)
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At first, Owen was TERRIFIED whenever he would accidentally caused mass destruction, he felt like a monster. But after a while of constantly doing it from time to time, he started to (sadly) adjust to it and become numb to the bad energy and behavior. It was a part of who he was now, and there was no one around to stop him, it was HIS place now, and he makes the rules... Owen's way. And if Owen's way can't be done, then he will make sure to say exactly what others need to hear... (Hurtful words 💔)
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Andddd, that's all you need to know!
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As previously mentioned, Rosa ends up bumping into this Owen guy and they end up talking. Owen had a reputation to maintain, so he made an effort to mask his temper and violent behavior around this cute little Whiffle unless it was completely necessary to let the beast out. Well.. the bad energy wasn't the REAL him, but it was what he was slowly normalizing over time, and besides.. he had no one to help him see the error of his ways, or anybody to tell him how wonderful life really was. Also, Owen knew of the Whiffles, the Briarlings relationship with them wasn't the greatest, but Rosa seemed.. different, the good type of different.
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As Rosa shared her reason for wandering around here, and as the two of them talked a little more, they realized that they both had one thing in common. They both share a similar destiny, to be one with the flowers! And that was also fate, a big connection would then start to develop between the two.
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Owen actually did show genuine care for Rosa the more they hung out, he felt more like himself around her, like he could finally breathe some fresh air without the pressure of perfection, violence and bad energy consuming him. He was gonna be just fine with her, Owen thought.
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After a while has past, Rosa then suddenly realized what she was wandering around for, so she finally tells Owen exactly what she wanted. She wanted to finally gain her missing piece, her destiny, her special flower power!
She was a bit nervous telling him, but Owen was MORE than happy and even proud and eager to train her! He did see a lot of potential in her, so he decided to help her grow and shine. And "grow and shine" she did!!
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The training DID in fact pay off, and Rosa ended up creating her first flower! It was a small one of course, but Owen thought it deserved to be a special piece of her. Her own.. special.. 🌹rose🌹
And that's how Rosa got her rose accessory that you always see on her head, hehe. A rose that never dies, because it was a part of her and she made it with special magic.
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Time skip to 10 months later, Rosa was the flower making camp! Over time, she was able to make bigger flowers and even a whole field of them! Rosa also had this ability to make nature respond to her emotions. Owen was very proud of Rosa, and she was especially proud of herself. Rosa couldn't thank Owen enough for all of the great moments she has spent with him, growing, learning, and loving. Owen was Rosa's special friend, and Rosa was Owen's greatest treasure to him, his light in the dark, and his many reasons why he feels like him again. Rosa was also an example of how much greatness people can achieve if they work hard.
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Friends don't always last forever.............
Maybe... some friends have true colors that they hide...
And once their true colors come out... they can NEVER take them back...
And Rosa was about to learn that the HARD way...
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One unforgettable day.. Rosa was going about her usual activities, creating any flower she could possibly imagine. And she has gotten quite the hang of it too the more she practiced at it, her powers were very special to her. This was her destiny, fufilled, and she couldn't be happier.
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But.. something else lingered in the air that day, something.. off..
Despite Owen enjoying Rosa's company and Rosa alone becoming a huge change to his life, flashbacks to his trauma kept on clouding his head. And he DID tell Rosa about his past life, the both of them talk about it constantly.. maybe a little TOO much for Rosa's liking to the point where it became emotionally draining for her. (And Owen could never understand WHY) But Rosa always shook it off since she had lots of empathy for Owen despite how bad it was, she is very kind hearted and wanted Owen to feel loved and happy, and that was a promise she made to him.
Despite that.. the words.. the actions.. the bad energy.. it just.. ate him from the inside out.. and instead of trying to get the help he desperately needed (even though he doesn't think he NEEDS any help to begin with) he decided to take his trauma and frustration out on the small and innocent being that he cared about the most. (Or.. did he really care about her to begin with? Owen doesn't know himself, but he didn't care enough to find out.)
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As Rosa continued with her flower creating, Owen approached the tiny pink Whiffle with his taller figure. Rosa didn't expect it, but she was now suddenly being told that.. what she was doing.. wasn't.. perfect enough.. that she was doing things wrong. Rosa was surprised and a little.. sad. She was also shocked to hear something like this coming from someone who cared for her, helped her grow and discover her greatest talent. This.. wasn't the Owen that Rosa knew for the past 10 months of being together. Was Owen.. hiding something?
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It was only gonna get worse for Rosa later on, because before she knew it, she was forced to do a ridiculous amount of harsh and cruel flower training.
"For what purpose?" Rosa thought to herself.. she didn't believe she needed to fix anything she was doing, the flowers were.. just flowers.. nature, THE SILVER LINING, was a place that didn't run on control, abuse of power, and especially not perfection.. it ran on gentle growth and respectful teamwork. Despite those obvious facts, Owen was firm in his beliefs and took every bit of aggression out on Rosa when it felt necessary to him. He was too blinded by the rage to realize who he was getting angry at.
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As the training got harder, the hurtful words got more personal as well. And after hearing one particular phrase that really got to Rosa..
"You'll NEVER be good enough if you don't have me. You'll NEVER truly be something if I'm not there guiding you. You are NOTHING without me."
Rosa felt threatened. Threatened to stay, threatened to fulfill Owen's own ridiculous needs. She didn't believe Owen's lies, she was doing just fine. She wasn't gonna take any more of this behavior from him.
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Rosa had enough of all this pressure and verbal abuse. She started to get the bravery to stand up for herself and tell Owen that his way of thinking, living and tending to nature was messed up and wrong. Not to mention he was manipulating her as well. And of course, Owen didn't like being called out for this behavior. The two would then start to get into a tiny conflict that would quickly escalate into something bigger.. something Rosa would have never expected to happen to her. Owen started to threaten Rosa.
"I'm warning you, you don't wanna see what I'm capable of once the thorns come out."
But Rosa wasn't scared. At least... not at that moment...
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Rosa continued to talk back, not with insults, but with genuine facts. The Silver Lining was not about being perfect, it was about being beautiful in its own way. Owen had changed (definitely not for the better), his true colors were finally showing and Rosa made sure to make that clear enough to him.
That was the last straw, Rosa had officially crossed the line, Owen thought. And it was decided right then and there that it was time to show her what really happens when the ways of the Briarlings can't be followed or done correctly/quickly enough. He really didn't wanna do this to her, but the bad energy was turning him into a monster, a shell of his former self. There was no more voice of reason left in his head to stop him now.
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After a little pause, Owen's thorns suddenly started to pop out, each one bigger than the last.
The vines around him multipled and got taller.
Owen then GRABBED Rosa by her little feet and screamed:
"THANK ME FOR MAKING YOU BETTER, YOU SELFISH LITTLE BRAT!!!!!!! I'LL PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE RIGHT NOW!!!" *Slash!*
He left her with multiple open wounds all over her body due to his sharp thorns and made her bleed.
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And Rosa wasn't just bleeding either, she was screaming in agony and pleading for Owen to stop. Rosa's voice reached frequencies she didn't know she could reach, it was absolutely painful, heartbreaking and terrifying to hear such an innocent being like her going through such a messed up and traumatic event.
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After what seemed like an eternity, Owen finally finished his meltdown, dropped Rosa down on the grass like a ragdoll and quickly reverted back to his regular form like he didn't just make Rosa scream bloody murder.
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Rosa started crying.. painfully. Owen was right, Rosa didn't know what Owen was capable of, but it wasn't Rosa's fault for making him snap, Owen brought it upon himself due to rage being the main emotion that he learned to develop all his life. Even when he had a best friend who genuinely cared about him, it wasn't enough to tame the beast that he had created inside of him. He never made actual effort to get help when it was available to him (Rosa is the help in this context, not much, but she was all Owen had. But Owen also had the option to search for more people, but it was now too late for that.) and now all hell broke lose.
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Rosa started to get a little light headed due to her slowly bleeding out, but she made an effort to stand despite her fresh wounds.
And for once, they both agreed on something.
They NEEDED to distance themselves for a while, maybe a week or two, or more.
They couldn't possibly look at each other in the eye again after all of this.
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It was decided, the two had temporarily parted ways. Rosa left, for now.
Owen on the other hand, he was too power driven to feel any remorse for his actions, he didn't even feel bad for cutting Rosa, nor did he feel guilty for making the little Whiffle cry.
Owen agreed to let Rosa heal herself, but secretly took her distance as an offense.
"I made her better, so why doesn't she LOVE me?! It's HER fault that I hurt her. She had it coming, they always do.." Owen said to himself. In Owen's head, Rosa was supposed to praise him for helping her fulfill her destiny, not to be selfish and wanting to do things her own way. "Owen's way" was often a phrase that he would use. If you aren't doing things his way, you were doomed to fail from the very start, no exceptions.
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Anyways, as a few days went by, Rosa has started to heal a little bit. Her wounds were still obviously noticeable, but not as bad looking when she first got them in that traumatic fight between her and Owen. She also make a quick effort to stop the bleeding, it turned out ok in the end. She was gonna be ok, she kept saying to herself. She wasn't gonna let herself die now, not ever.
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So.. how did Rosa feel about all of this moving forward? Well.. she might have gained a whole new perspective of her friend and gained a bit of PTSD from the violent fight, but she was strong enough to finally decide what she wanted for herself, and that was the freedom to be herself without being looked down upon and hurt. (both physically and emotionally) Rosa was ready to face Owen again, and face him she did.
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Rosa's legs and overall body parts were still a little wounded, but she bravely stood tall. Rosa started to tell Owen exactly what he needed to hear and Owen gave her his perspective as well. Owen's perspective in question was insults that cut deep and the mockery of Rosa's own species, the Whiffles. Owen didn't like how the Whiffles handed things in The Silver Lining. He could never understand and even aggressively questioned it.
Mockery of Rosa's own species? Victim blaming her? Manipulating her? Not feeling any remorse for his actions? That was all Rosa needed to hear, all of those things that Owen was currently doing was enough to make up her own mind.
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All Rosa could do was nod during Owen's childish ranting. She didn't try to talk back this time, she eagerly listened to what Owen had to say, even if those words will echo back in her mind later, even if what he was saying was completely false.. she still listened.
And once that was over, Rosa made the last move.
She slowly turned away and started limp walking.
"Where are you going this time?!"
"To where Wosa bewongs. Thank you.. for helping Wosa grow."
Rosa said with a tiny smile before finally turning back around and never looking back.
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Owen was left dumbfounded by Rosa's departure, but he quickly brushed off any feelings of shock and stood upright.
"Pfft, they ALWAYS leave.. those Whiffles were always a bunch of softies, weren't they? Hehe, I'm not concerned in the slightest. She WILL fail without me. And once the real resposniblites hit her, she'll regret EVER leaving me. Tick tock, Rosa.. your time will come..."
Owen started to insanely cackle after that villainous speech he gave. The image of Rosa falling apart was his dark and twisted fantasy, and he gained an insane amount of entertainment from it. He was left with only him and his scary cackling. Owen likes to claim that he isn't going insane right now, but you and me both know that is false.
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Owen was finally on his own again. I guess a friendship between a Whiffle and a Briarling was never meant to be, and that was the way it was always gonna be.
It's up to you to decide whether Owen emotionally breaks or not after Rosa leaves him. (Yes, he does in fact emotionally break and he's never heard of ever again. No, I wouldn't say he died, he just isn't relevant anymore to be brought up ever again, so that's all you get of Owen. Thank you for listening!)
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We are now back with Rosa's point of view. Rosa has now resorted back to wandering around The Silver Lining again. Despite her condition and difficulty walking a bit, the beautiful surroundings of The Silver Lining has never failed to make her smile a tiny smile. Stopping and appreciating nature for how unique and beautiful it truly is was a thing Rosa loved to do often, and she finally had the chance to do so again. The flowers were her happy place, this was where she belonged, not with someone else's cruel control and aggressive behavior.
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Rosa continued to stroll for a while, often stopping to smell the flowers (or stopping to rest her little wounded legs X-X) and taking in the beautiful atmosphere. The environment felt.. nicer.. quiet.. calm.. collected.. exactly the type of environment that Rosa liked and preferred. She felt safer here than where she was before. And of course, the previous events that occurred still echoed in the back of her mind, but she wanted to make an effort to recover from them, and this was the right place to do so.. one step at a time.
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As Rosa continued her strolling, she felt something.. different again. But this time, it was the GOOD kind of different. Like, there was this unexplainable magical feeling around her.. like The Silver Lining itself was actively listening to her and picking up her energy. Rosa didn't know what it was, but the feeling only made her wanna do ONE thing.. and that was to express her feelings in SONG.
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Her voice came out soft at first, but with every sentence that she sang, every event that she recapped, her voice grew more confident, more strong. Rosa didn't realize it, but flower petals started circling her in a way that made her feel like this particular area belonged to her. She didn't even care about the condition of her legs (and the rest of her body), she didn't care if she was still wounded, if she still limped while she walked. She was too lost in the beauty of the song to feel any pain anymore.
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As she continued to sing, Rosa started to create something that she would soon treasure for the rest of her life. It started with a couple of flowers, then a roof started to appear, then tiles, windows, a DOOR, Rosa was creating herself her own COTTAGE without her even realizing it! The more the cottage started building itself, the more the flowers started to surround her tiny form. And as if that wasn't a miracle enough, Rosa started to gain something else that she would also treasure forever as well.
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As Rosa started to wrap up her little song, she felt her tiny body getting a little lighter. The light got brighter and brighter until her form started to CHANGE. Her body grew in size, she gained ears, paws, a tail, pastel pink fur, and a cute little flower symbol on her tummy. There was only ONE (or two) creatures who could possess these features. Yes, folks! Rosa became none other than a CARE BEAR!
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After her transformation sequence, Rosa finally looked at her surroundings, and she was shocked to see the beautiful cottage in front of her, but that wasn't all she realized. The cottage windows reflected her brand new form, and her eyes WIDENED. At first, she looked at herself, observed her many new features, the fur, the ears, the tail, the cute heart shaped nose, the belly badge. Rosa DID in fact hear tales of creatures who looked just like her new form, the Care Bears. Rosa knew all about them actually, their job, their mission, EVERYTHING. And she admired them greatly, so the fact that The Silver Lining decided to grant Rosa the ability to BECOME a Care Bear caused her to get all teary eyed. After a long moment of staring at herself, she started to hug herself tightly. This new form that she gained, it was a reflection of her growth and healing. And the best part of it all.. her transformation caused all of her wounds to disappear and heal completely. She was someone new, someone different, but she was still.. HER. She was finally.. a truer version of herself. A version of her that she wasn't gonna hide or mask to please others, ever. The only person she had to please was HERSELF. (And yes, she was definitely pleased.)
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What was Rosa gonna call herself now? Well, it didn't take too long to come up with something unique. Her transformation felt a lot like blooming into something greater, special, more real, but without losing herself within, without hiding or criticising any flaws that she had, because flaws are what makes us human.
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Blooming into her true self. Blooming.. her true self..
True.. bloom.. TRUE BLOOM! THAT was the name! It sounded perfect and told a story within itself. And that's where she would come up with her own life motto as well. "Bloom into your true self" because the only person you can really be is yourself, and you shouldn't hide what makes you.. you. Yourself is unique. And if you continue staying true to yourself, you'll eventually discover people who appreciate the many special things about you and wouldn't change it for the world.
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So.. True Bloom Bear, huh? Rosa liked the sound of that a whole lot. And it was at that moment where she knew exactly what awaited her next. She had a brand new home and a special, beautiful, and quiet area.. all to herself. And that's where she was gonna stay, happy and free.
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After many many months of her spending her quality time at her cottage, Rosa would eventually start to crave some sight seeing. So, here and there, she would occasionally leave her cottage and stroll through the many parts of The Silver Lining. And that's when she would discover other Whiffles with their own individual job at tending to nature and helping the placs grow. One Whiffle was dedicated to water, one was dedicated to wind, leaves, soil, and one dedicated to sunshine. Rosa was fascinated by how hard the other Whiffles worked and would often watch with a smile. This was the way The Silver Lining was supposed to be, run on teamwork, gentle nourishing and caring. Rosa was happy and proud to see all the hard work the Whiffles put in go so well most of the time. Watching the Whiffles was one of the many things Rosa would do often, they inspire her a whole lot.
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Rosa had this special thing she would do for her birthday every year. It started with an idea, a plan at first, but then it started to become something way bigger.
Rosa still continued to make flowers, nothing could ever truly stop her from doing that, not even after the traumatic events she went through. After many hours of watching and admiring the Whiffles' hard work, she wanted to give them something special in return, a sign that she was always watching after them.
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Springtime was the time of the year where many flowers would start to bloom in The Silver Lining, and so.. Rosa thought to herself.. what if she gave the gift of flowers to the Whiffles secretly? Sorta like Santa Claus with presents, except it was a shy but caring little Whiffle that made the flowers bloom in a special way for all of the Whiffles to see, without knowing who or what caused the magic to happen in the first place. It was Rosa's little secret.
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It was decided, whenever her birthday (Springtime) would come around, Rosa would stroll to the Whiffles' main place of work and would make floral magic happen. Rosa gave the Whiffles a flower show that they would never forget. At first, it wasn't noticeable, but then a few Whiffles felt and saw the magic happen before their eyes. Eventually, a few Whiffles would start to invite others to watch this floral magic happen. Then, a few Whiffles would start to become a group of Whiffles. Then, a group of Whiffles would become a whole crowd of Whiffles. And it kinda.. sorta.. became a whole special event at this point. THEN, it became a WHIFFLE'S TRADITION! And when I say tradition, I mean tradition. The Whiffles created a whole festival (they call it the annual Blossom Festival) dedicated to watching this special magic of the blooming flowers every year in the Spring, which was caused by an unknown source. And because the source of this floral magic was unknown, it became a myth and legend in The Silver Lining's history books. Some Whiffles even tried to catch a glimpse of this unknown magical florist whenever the special event came around, but it always ended up unsuccessful. BUT.. that was why it was always so thrilling. The Whiffles hoped that one day, the mysterious florist might finally reveal themselves. And once they do, it would be a huge privilege and things would change a whole lot.
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And now.. here's the moment in the story that all of you have probably been waiting for, hehe.
How Rosa met Robbie and how they eventually became a thing and maybe even more.
It all started like this...
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Things weren't always sunshine, rainbows and flowers for the Whiffles. They had to deal with the baddest baddies of them all, the one and only Bad Crowd!
I'm sure you all know what the Bad Crowd's goal is at this point unless you've been living under a rock, LOLOLOL.
Their goal in question was simple enough, but always hard to achieve most of the time due to the Care Bears interfering: Create bad seeds, expand Blusterland, take over The Silver Lining + Care-A-Lot and Wednesday at the latest.. THE WORLD!!! /ref
And at times, they would go pretty far with their plans, but the Care Bears were always one step ahead of them.
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It was only a matter of time until Rosa would eventually find out about these baddies. And once she did, it wasn't hard for Rosa to form a strong dislike (and fear) for them. BUT.. one member in particular really caught Rosa's eye. That genius and cool inventor girl with the googles.. what was her name again? Oh yeahh, Robbie herself!
Rosa didn't know what it was, but whenever she would see Robbie participating in that Bad Crowder behavior, her heart beats a little faster than usual. And that was pretty strange.. because Rosa didn't like what the Bad Crowd was doing to her home place.. so why was Robbie so.. different? What was it about Robbie that made Rosa blush and stop in her tracks? Her voice? Her geniusness? Her overall cool personality? Her appearance? Her snarkyness? The tiny hints of possible softness within her? Rosa really didn't know, but she didn't bother trying to figure it out, so she kept on gushing because it just.. felt right to her. And that gushing was pretty strong too. So strong that she would often find herself transforming into True Bloom whenever Robbie would pop up in her mind again, because her crush on her was quite a big feeling. And big feelings cause Rosa to transform. (No, she doesn't hate whenever she transforms, there's never a time where she didn't like the surprise of changing her form whenever her feelings got big, hehe.)
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Before Rosa knew it.. Robbie was all she could think about! Robbie had replaced the Whiffles entirely, she wanted to watch her do her Bad Crowd shenanigans instead of watching the Whiffles and their work. (No, that didn't mean she now hated the Whiffles and thought they were worthless, cause they weren't. The Whiffles are still a huge inspiration to her. Robbie is just.. more cool and interesting to watch I guess, hehe.) Rosa saw every malicious plan Robbie had made with her boss, every invention she had created (mostly), and overall.. all the bad things she has done alongside Bluster. (Rosa even saw some moments where Robbie felt like.. more than just a bad girl, maybe.. she really did have a heart.)
Robbie sorta became a whole obsession for Rosa at this point .. she had written multiple diary entries about her, had her face plastered around a few areas in her cottage and she would often sigh a dreamy sigh and daydream about her so much that she would lose track of time.
"Would a Whiffle wike me ever get wif a girl as bad as Wobbie?", Rosa thought to herself one night in her bed.
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There was never such a thing as a Whiffle falling in love with a Bad Crowder, it's never been done. One could say that it was wrong or forbidden, but Rosa didn't believe that at all.. mostly..
It felt.. wrong.. and Rosa would often talk down to herself because of that feeling.. but Rosa knew deep down that she wasn't gonna let those stereotypes stop her from listening to what she really wants.
Maybe.. one day.. she'll finally get the courage to find Robbie.. and confess to her..
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Many many moments in time later, it was the first day of Spring again, and of course, the Whiffles (and the Cloudseeker Crew) were preparing for the annual Blossom Festival, the event in which the Whiffles gather round to watch the flowers bloom in a special way by the "unknown magical florist", aka, Rosa herself. And this was the first time the main 5 bears are hearing about this event, so when they were asked to help prepare, they couldn't have been more happy and eager to do so!
Everything seemed to be going perfect.. but something bad seemed to be going on behind the scenes..
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Somewhere far away from the event preparation, Bluster had that mischievous grin on his face. The Bad Crowd trio was BACK to cause trouble once again! (Yes, Malcom is included in my story because he deserves it)
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Robbie was told to build some sort of machine that would ruin the annual Blossom Festival for everyone. (Use your imagination on what that machine could possibly be because I haven't figured that one out, lmao.)
Of course, Robbie was hesitant to go through with building something like that.. because after many events that happened to her.. she decided for herself that she really wanted to protect The Silver Lining, not destroy it. There was no way that she could possibly ruin an event as big and special as this one.. but of course, Bluster being the jerk that he was, pressured Robbie to build the machine, and so.. she eventually did. (And getting fired for the quadrillionth time would be a waste since she keeps coming back to work with Bluster anyways, so that was another reason to go through with his plan.)
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After the preparations with the Whiffles and the Care Bears seemed to be done, that was the Bad Crowd's chance to prepare themselves too, for trouble!
As Bluster and Malcom yapped about Blusterland stuff again, Robbie stood from a distance, rubbing her shoulder. She couldn't do this to the Whiffles.. or the bears.. even if she had mixed feelings about them.. she still cared.. a lot. She would rather get fired again than interfere with something so beautiful. Did Robbie really have a choice though? She didn't know for sure, but she didn't care to find out, she needed to say something about this, and she did.
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Robbie stepped forward to confront Bluster about this plan, and of course, Bluster didn't take that lightly. They started to bicker again as usual, Malcom didn't try to interfere, he only watched with annoyance, Robbie was such a softie. (In Malcom's opinion)
The fight worsened and Bluster was so pushed to his limit that he decided to teach the little softie a lesson.
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"How would you like it if you NEVER invented ANYTHING ever again, huh?!?!"
Before Robbie could get a chance to respond to that, it was already too late.
Bluster starting BREAKING things, more specifically.. Robbie's prized possessions, her inventing stuff.
That.. that was the last straw for Robbie. Robbie showed a side of her that she would never dare show to anybody, but she physically wasn't able to hide it anymore.
Robbie started to cry, not the super emotional type of crying, but little sniffles and small tears escaped her.
Robbie just couldn't be seen like this any longer, so she started to run away and not look back. (Anddd, that's "runaway character" number three! How original, Angel. You FUCKING SUCK!!! /J)
After Robbie ran off, Bluster scoffed and immediately went back to focusing on his plan. "Typical.." he thought. Malcom saw the whole thing unfold, and for a split second, his expression softened. Did Bluster push it too far? Did Malcom.. secretly care?
Malcom said in his head, lol. He was quick to dismisss any feelings of sympathy and went back to helping Bluster with his plan and to discuss Blusterland stuff. Idk, lol.
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Meanwhile with Rosa, she was running late for her big day of bringing joy to the Whiffles! The Blossom Festival! The one time of the year where she shows the Whiffles her special floral magic out of sight, a special gift because the Whiffles work so hard everyday. Rosa never missed a single day before, and she wasn't gonna miss this one for the world!
As Rosa's tiny little feet ran, Robbie's feet were running as well somewhere else, running from Bluster, running from the abuse. The two were both running for completely different reasons, seperated from one another.
And just like that, that accidental moment was where they would finally come face to face with eachother..
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Rosa didn't see who she bumped into at first and started apologizing in a fast and higher voice than usual. But once she saw who it was.. she swore her heart stopped.
Robbie snapped at first. "HEY! CAN'T YOU WATCH WHERE-" but then once she saw who she was yelling at, she quickly covered her mouth.
An awkward conversation would then start to happen between the two of them.
"W-Wobbie?!" Rosa said. Robbie's eyes widened for a brief moment. This little pink Whiffle that she never saw before.. knew her name? She was kinda creeped out, but she genuinely wanted to get to know more about this brand new Whiffle, so.. they continued to talk.
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It turns out, Rosa likes to sight see and observe, so it was no surprise that Rosa knew about the Bad Crowd, the Care Bears, the Whiffles, and many more familiar faces.
As Rosa told Robbie about herself, she tried her best to hide the fact that she had a crush on her. And it was a miracle how Rosa kept her composure around Robbie the whole time. Rosa was literally talking to her crush! This was one step to.. heaven.. Rosa thought. But, there were more important things to be focusing on then getting with the bad girl.
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And this is where things would get all fluffy and soft. As Robbie started to get to know more about Rosa, she hesitantly started to explain why she was wandering off into the deep parts of The Silver Lining in the first place. Rosa offered to talk about it in her cottage, and that's where it would soon start to turn into a little therapy session with tea and cookies, lmao. (Yes, Rosa had forgotten about The Blossom Festival, let's just hope she wasn't too late to save it in time..)
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As Robbie vented (while slowly taking a sip of the tea and nibbling on a few cookies), Rosa eagerly listened. Rosa didn't know how bad it truly was for her and she felt her pain completely, because she went through the same things with her former friend who helped her gain her floral powers. They both ended up sharing their biggest events, and they felt.. better once they both did.
Robbie didn't realize how.. kind and understanding this Whiffle really was. But why would someone like Rosa care about someone like Robbie anyway? It just didn't make sense to her..
But the answer was simple.
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"Wosa wikes you. She thinks you are cool. Teehee!~"
"You.. you DO realize that I'm a Bad Crowder, right? BLUSTER'S second in command??"
"Wosa still wikes you, especiawy when you're being bad. You're just.. so.. cool.. so bwilliant and smart~"
*Robbie blushes slightly*
"Freak. You really are a weirdo, you know that?"
*Rosa doesn't take those words as insults, those were only compliments to her. A dopey smile starts to appear on her face.*
"I'm gonna be stuck with you for a while.. aren't I?"
"Mmmmhhhmmm!~" *Rosa nods with a giggle*
"...might as well get to know this place a little bit more then.."
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It was official, Robbie would begin to stay with Rosa for a little while longer, it felt safer here. And besides, she couldn't possibly go back to where Bluster hurt her now, she wasn't gonna, even if that meant she was now gonna be hunted down. Rosa and Robbie took a stroll, talking along the way. Rosa now related to Robbie more than ever, and she wanted nothing more than to be with her forever. They both came to a conclusion, a dream. They both wanted to leave their trauma behind and become something more than their struggles. They wanted to be.. free.
*And here's a great opportunity for another musical number or something, lmao.*
After that musical number, Rosa transformed again, and Robbie was shocked to find out that Rosa was a Care Bear. She was.. short circuiting..
"Of.. of course you're a Care Bear! Why wouldn't you be, huh? It's almost like.. everywhere I go, it's always the CARE BEARS! GAHH!! I.. I-"
*True Bloom Bear stares at Robbie with innocent eyes.*
True Bloom reassured Robbie that she wasn't like the usual Care Bears. She wasn't gonna force her to change, or to be.. all sunshine and rainbows. She knew that wasn't what Robbie really was, even if she did have a soft heart inside. Rosa loved Robbie for who she was, even the snarky, bad, edgy side of her. That was the part of her that she fell for. (But.. she wasn't gonna confess that to her just yet..) Meanwhile with Robbie, it didn't take long for her to realize what she wanted for herself. This place was quiet, calm, more appealing to the eye. Maybe.. it was finally time to quit the Bad Crowd and do what the Bad Crowders could never do, show respect for others and the environment around them.
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After a few moments of heaven with the love of her life, Rosa suddenly remembered something...
OH #%*@!!!!!!! THE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL!!!!!! SHE WAS DEFINITELY LATE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rosa was freaking out and tried to explain the best that she could to Robbie that this event was special and important to not just her, but to the Whiffles. It didn't take long for Robbie to agree to go with her, and the both of them were mortified to find out if Bluster actually went forward with his plan..
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Turns out, Bluster screwed everything up himself. He wanted to make "better" changes to Robbie's "destroy the Blossom Festival" machine and ended up messing the WHOLE THING UP. And of course, Bluster was FURIOUS and kicked the thing in a fit of rage.
Bluster wasn't gonna give up that easily, he needed a plan B, but what?
Maybe he should have thought twice before destroying Robbie's tools, silly Bluster!
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"GAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Bluster screamed and threw one of his hissy fits again, it lasted about a minute before he finally calmed down again.
Then.. it clicked. The plan B!
"Fine, if I can't destroy their precious little magical flowers, I'll destroy their PWETTY WITTLE DECOWATIONS!!!1!1!!HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!"
Bluster called in Malcom to help do that, and they would eventually start the destruction. Malcom hesitated before finally following Bluster. No, no.. Malcom DID NOT care for Robbie, or for anyone else! Robbie was old news now. It was all about Malcom now. After all.. that's what he wanted, right? To finally be promoted to number #2? To be more included in those Bad Crowd missions instead of Robbie? Or did he still want to replace Bluster as the new leader? Malcom wasn't sure what he wanted at this point, but he didn't want to waste his time trying to figure it out, so he followed Bluster's orders like a good Bad Crowder should.
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It didn't take long for the Whiffles to suddenly find out what's been happening to their festival. In a panic, they alerted the Cloudseeker Crew to go and investigate and prevent any further damage from happening.
enough damage had already been done..
What were the bears gonna do now?! They couldn't possibly fix everything in time for the flower show to start! And would the show even start at all once the "mysterious florist" sees how wrecked the place was?! Some Whiffles started to sob, but the crew was quick to reassure them that they would take care of it, they had to..
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Before the crew could even think of a possible solution to this, they heard running in the distance.
The Whiffles and crew were a little terrified, but they stood still, preparing themselves for the mysterious figure to get closer and reveal themselves.
The sound of the footsteps were getting closer..
Until.. it eventually came to a stop.
Wait a minute.. was that?-
Andd, a little pink Whiffle that the bears (and Whiffles) have never seen before!
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The crew had questions, especially the Whiffles, but Robbie was quick to defend herself, she had nothing to do with the destruction of the festival's decor. She decided to let Rosa do the talking.
Rosa started to break down in tears..
"N-no.. the.. the fwestival.. you guys all worked so hard to pwepware this all for.. Wosa.. m-me.." *Sniffle*
"Wait, wait, wait a minute! What do you mean.. FOR YOU?!" Robbie asked loudly.
Yes, everybody heard that correctly.
Rosa WAS in fact, the "mysterious magical florist"!
The source of the magic that happens every first day of Spring, the myth that everyone thought wasn't actually true.. was standing in front of them right now.
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Rosa was suddenly bombarded with praise, questions, people.. Rosa wanted to be happy, but she was too overwhelmed and anxious to feel happy. Especially when the festival prep was destroyed, the possibility that the festival might not happen this time, and the huge crowd of Whiffles and bears causing her to get super overwhelmed with anxiety. And because of all of her overwhelming emotions, nature around her started to change in a way that was a little chaotic, and the others started to notice.
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Robbie was quick to tell everybody to step back and give Rosa her space, she was clearly slightly upset. But.. Rosa looked up at Robbie with tears of.. comfort in her eyes.. Robbie was.. protecting her, comforting her, trying to calm her down.. and that was enough for Rosa to quickly (but also a little slowly) feel calm again.
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After a few deep breaths.. (and hand squeezing that Robbie quickly pulled away from.. too lovey dovey, ICKY YUCKYY!! /J)
Rosa was about to explain more.. but the group suddenly started to hear yet another mysterious sound in the distance.
What on EARTH were Bluster and Malcom doing?!
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Turns out.. Bluster and Malcom weren't finished ruining the Whiffles special festival just yet, they had a bunch of more tricks up their sleeve.
"WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!! STAY GOODBYE TO YOUR PRECIOUS BLOSSOM FESTIVAL ONCE AND FOR ALL, WHIFFLES!!!!!!!"
The Blustermobile suddenly started to zoom towards the Whiffles and the bears.. fast, destroying everything in it's path.
Yeahhh, the group definitely needed to get outta there, and they did. The Whiffles and the bears made a run for it! *Insert intense chase scene here, loll*
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After a minute has passed, the group realized that running cowardly wasn't gonna really do anything (unless Bluster runs outta gas in that mobile, but they weren't gonna take that chance), so they decided to confront Bluster and Malcom.
And Robbie was more than eager to do that.
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Robbie made sure to tell Bluster exactly what he deserved to hear ever since he first treated her poorly.
Bluster was a horrible boss. Always thinking about himself, never taking the time to consider how he makes other people feel, taking the credit for Robbie's inventions that she creates with her own two hands, and also taking the credit for the ideas of other Bad Crowders.
Robbie finally confessed to Bluster that she was DONE with him. And after meeting and forming a super close bound with Rosa, Robbie finally decided on what she truly wanted for herself. She wanted to stay with Rosa, to spend more time in The Silver Lining, to actually learn more about the place and to actively try to protect it. Maybe use her tech skills to help out with the flowers and plants (when she gets new tools that is.. heh..), she wanted to finally use her skills for good this time, and she knew that many people would support her in her journey to find herself.. especially Rosa.
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Bluster did not like this confession and confrontation in the slightest. Meanwhile, Malcom was indifferent to pretty much everything at this point. (He's just a lil tired boi, always putting up with Bluster's insane demands, no wonder why he wanted to replace him.. even though he'd be an even worse boss, to quote Robbie in that one episode, loll)
Bluster got angry and started to step outta his Blustermobile.
Rosa's eyes widened, she knew what the possibilities were of Bluster stepping out of his vehicle. Bluster was gonna hurt Robbie, and she wasn't gonna let that happen.
"You.. YOU STAY AWAY FWOM WOBBIE!"
*Poof!* Rosa transformed into True Bloom Bear. And of course, everyone (except Robbie.. because she already knew) was shocked, especially Bluster and Malcom, but True Bloom wasn't gonna answer any questions now, she had to protect her crush.. but not without the help of the Cloudseeker Crew and the Whiffles!
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Everybody was on Robbie's side and was very supportive in her journey to finally be someone else outside of the Bad Crowd jacket and territory. Robbie started to cry again.. but this time.. she hid it.. a few sniffles escaped her though. The Care Bears really were as sweet as everyone says they are, and Robbie guesses that the Whiffles weren't so bad either.. (mostly..)
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Robbie was surrounded by so much sweetness that she could almost feel herself getting cavities from it. /J
She really didn't know what to say or how to properly react, but she couldn't thank everyone enough for.. really understanding her..
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After that cheesy moment seemed to be over, True Bloom still stood tall, she had a few things to say to Bluster!
"NOBODY twies to wuin Wosa's festival on her bwirthday and gets away wif it!"
Anddd.. everybody was even more surprised to hear that the day of the annual Blossom Festival was on the day Rosa/True Bloom was born.
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To put it shortly, the tiny conflict ends with True Bloom Bear trapping Bluster and Malcom in a rope of flowers.
"Teehee!~ Don't you both wook pwetty?"
"I'd say.. keep em like that."
Robbie chuckles, the others join in on a good laugh at the baddies defeat once again.
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So.. what happens next you may ask? Does the festival end up happening in the end? Does Robbie finally end up leaving the Bad Crowd to stay with Rosa, with her new destiny being to protect and help make The Silver Lining beautiful alongside the bears and finding her own place free of judgement? What happens with Bluster and Malcom now? And does Rosa end up confessing to Robbie about how she really feels about her? Why, I'm glad you asked! Here's a lil recap for ya!
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・The festival does in fact continue! And a cute little flower rope hangs beautifully in the center! (With Bluster and Malcom still tied to it.. 🤭) Rosa makes sure to give everyone a flower show they will never forget, especially now that the rumors about her being a myth were proven false. Rosa DID exist, and she wanted nothing more than to continue to give the gift of Spring to everyone who was willing to receive it! (Oh, and by the way.. I haven't forgotten about Caring Control, they manage to see the festival too! Can't forget about Tenderheart, Bedtime & Wish!)
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・Bluster and Malcom are currently being monitored by Rosa, Robbie, and the bears. If they promise to not cause any trouble again, all will be good! But it won't be for long until the two eventually plan a escape..
If they do end up escaping, the others will be one step ahead of em, hehe.
The future of Blusterland is unknown.. but Rosa knows that the Bad Crowders will be fine.. only if they choose to be..
(In all seriousness, I actually haven't thought about that part, so feel free to use your imagination and theorize, lol)
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・As far as Robbie goes, she's completely transformed into a whole new person! With brand new tools and a brand new look, she was now one of the many people who swore to protect The Silver Lining and everything in it. (Robbie never once loses her sass though.. it's not good deeds without a little bit of sass. That's just how she was.)
Robbie now works alongside Rosa and a brand new space is built for her in Rosa's cottage.
Andddd, if you're wondering about Rosa and Robbie's relationship now.. well.. it was pretty subtle at first.. until Robbie started seeing these obvious hints that something else was going on.. and eventually.. they often found themselves cuddling when it got dark and sharing heartfelt moments together.
LET THE BADBLOSSOM ship sail!!! 🖤⚡️🩷🌹
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Oh.. and by the way.. the elder Whiffles.. Rosa's caregivers.. what ever happened to them? Were they still alive? Well.. we don't know for sure.. but rumor has it that every first day of Spring, a ritual (of love of course!) is preformed every year in hopes that Rosa will be able to feel it's presence and reunite with them again.. one day.. very soon..
I am very shocked at how much of a rollercoaster this whole thing was, as well as how long it took me to write this all, haha.
I hope all of this wasn't too overwhelming or messy of a read, I also hope you somewhat enjoyed this rollercoaster of a story the whole way through! I might not be the best at this writing thing, but I am pretty proud of this one, so go easy on me, lol.
Also, this may or may not be the only writting piece I'll have on here, we'll just have to wait and see!
(Anddd.. just in case any of ya'll were curious, I have never gotten around with actually drawing my Owen character cause his design was pretty complex in my head. But, I did manage to give a decent description, so if any of my wonderful besties wanna do their take on the guy for fun, you are more than welcome to do so. /nf of course!)
In conclusion, thank you SO much for staying and getting to know about my little character some more! I appreciate all of the support! ໒꒰ྀི∩˃ ᵕ ˂∩꒱ྀི১
As always, remember to stay true to yourself, for Rosa! Until next time! 🩷🌹
