Pancake404

Peace and Its Shadow is a Wings of Fire fanfic on Ao3 and Wattpad

THE0's devotion to the Prototype is like Catnap's obsession with the Prototype x1000. The Prototype is basically his only justification for his existence, and that was amplified by envy for the Prototype's obsession with Poppy.

However, if you have infinite loops, eventually there is going to be at least one run where the perfect conditions are set, where THE0 snaps at his own Lord.

It was the most bizarre and horrifying run the Angel had ever gone through, causing so many deaths to the point that Angel didn't bother to even count before managing to escape and restart the next run(they're never doing that again). Sometimes, THE0 did anything but kill the Angel. Those were the worst ones, as there was no restarting until death or completing the run, and in this case, there is no trigger word or action that could get THE0 to kill you instantly...as normally that would include insulting or targeting the Prototype....which doesn't work anymore.

Some have a misconception about the idea that just because Catnap goes against the Prototype automatically means he's on YOUR side. That isn't necessarily true in a lot of cases. The Angel isn't naive; they know this, but just in case, THE0 made sure to burn away whatever slight naivety and hope there was as the constant deaths made Angel wish THE0 stayed loyal to the Prototype.

I'm just a big fan of Sunshine x Axel, that's all

Not much to say. I think they're adorable(I really like Axel), and when they're older, their relationship could be interesting in how they both developed differently(especially with the implication/statement of Axel getting bullied due to being a shiny Eevee while Sunshine would be relatively fine).

I think there could be a lot of creative uses regarding Axel and Sunshine.

Side Note: Why does Sunshine look like she's plotting an evil plan?

There probably is a run from the Angel where the Prototype is now free and decides to still prioritize Poppy over THE0, who is severely injured.

This would drive THE0 to either go fully insane or give up entirely, not finding any reason to continue like this. The Angel, like the other runs they had completed, will just execute THE0 since they have learned the hard way that there is a certain point where THE0 is unegotionable and nothing you do will convince him.

That moment is usually the breaking point. The reaction of said breaking point does vary, though, between runs.

So what do you think about Frost? I never understood why the fanbase glazed the ever lasting fuck out of him, he only had 2 chapters and the fanbase wanted him back so much, to me I have no strong feelings against Frost other than the fanbase was stupid for bitching to the creator to bring him back. 1 not only does that ruin all of Black's character around his brother but 2 it also underminds his whole death if he just comes back out of nowhere! Also I hate CC and wish she wasn't canon.

Frost...I sometimes forget about him. But I think he's fine. Like you said, he is a major part of Black's character and past, but I also think he's a decent character who brought Speed and Black together and shows some complexity with Speed's feelings and desire to help Black out.

Admittedly, I don't fully remember the comic, so I'm not sure if they had this conversation, but I think it'd be great if Black and Speed reminisced about him as Frost was like an older brother to both of them(Black obviously is the literal little brother of Frost), both sharing their individual memories of Frost and Black could get more insight on Frost being a rescuer(?) since Black has his personal grudge on them.

Additionally, Frost's death could have also been used to get Black to question his own standards on lying, since it's clearly shown he hates it when others lie, but if I remember correctly, Black chose to not tell Frost where he was going or what he was planning to do. If he had, Frost would've most likely stopped him.

I didn't know Frost was that glazed, so that came as a surprise to me.

[False God's Limbo]

I was originally going to draw, but I got busy with other things.

[False God's Limbo Ask]

[False God's Limbo]

The Doctor, in the limbo, was the reason why the asks were able to happen. He can detect the audience and, through him/the cloud, the characters could answer the questions.

[False God's Limbo Ask]

When it comes to the Nightmare Critters, only Baba/Abby had an individual larger critter made. There were plans for others, but the Hour of Joy happened.

[False God's Limbo Ask]

I think it might've been the fact that since so much of his body had been destroyed and was then repaired by his healing factor, his body ended up physically changing to the point that most of his body was now fresh and a completely different Jolteon body than Speed's.

When thinking about Poppy Playtime, I thought about Theodore. Specifically, I thought about his name and the short form, "Theo".

After doing some quick google searching, turns out, Theodore's name is pretty closely related to religious ideas.

Theodore means Gift of God/Divine Gift, relating to the Prototype, the God, saving him. The Hour of Joy and freedom from the scientists could be also considered a gift as well.

Not to mention, Theo could also relate to Theocracy, which is a form of government where religion is the power that governs, with religious leaders governing and the state following religious law. I think the connection is self-explanatory.

And although it may be a stretch, the "Bell" in "Grambell" could also be a reference to church bells(Playcare is Catnap's church). Bells could also symbolize a spiritual/divine connection and/or awakening.

Beheaded IF by Jackson55360 on Ao3

I think it would depend on a couple of factors, as some mons had different levels of their mistreatment of Speed. Lazuli and Silvia were the biggest cases. Leaf was more or less...neglectful in actually stepping in whenever she saw her sister about to punch, slap, or beat up Speed. Black has one main moment where he kicks Speed in the face, just to show he can save Silvia from falling onto the ground. The others kind of just passively watched, and only Pearl called it out, stepped in, and/or helped Speed recover.

Honestly, thinking about Speed's character. I don't think he'd pull anything personal(to the character alone, like their backstories), any fancy roasts, or try to resort to physical violence(he was in a bad headspace and thought he wasn't the real Speed, and that escalated with Lazuli and Silva being bad at talk-no-jutsu). He'd be stern, straight forward, and wouldn't hold any BS anymore.

For when it comes to those two in particular, I'd imagine Lazuli and Silvia arguing with each other on who gets Speed for the day, and when Speed steps up, they start getting aggressive with him, not realizing they're hurting him...again, so Speed just snaps, almost too casually that it unsettles them.

It'd go something like this:

"Silvia and Lazuli. Stop. Just stop. I've heard enough, and I've felt enough."

"Speedy--"

"No. Just stop talking. I don't want to hear it anymore. I don't want to DEAL with this anymore. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever again."

"Speed, I-I...we didn't mean to hurt you, I--"

"Didn't mean to hurt me? Yeah, that's because you don't put any thought or consideration into how I feel. You don't mean to hurt me because you don't even think I have feelings. You don't usually ever do. If you do, you certainly forget it a lot. It's always about gift shop this, bookstore that, and 'why does she get you for the day' and 'stop being creepy' when I'm doing NOTHING at all. I don't have to do ANYTHING for you to find a reason to get mad at me. Do you want me to be a statue? Do you want me to behave perfectly? I don't know, and even when I try to set up some limits, you'll perceive that as me ignoring you, and how that hurts your feelings. Am I allowed to even be angry? Am I allowed to even have space? I was never your punching bag, Lazuli. For months, I wondered whether you truly just hated me, yet that didn't make sense. If you hated me, why did you want to go with me places? Why did you get angry when you thought I was with someone else? I know I'm dense, I truly am, but even those who aren't would be just as confused by that fact. You liked the mon that you kept hitting? How does that make sense? You had months to change. If you liked me for some reason, you could've done ANYTHING differently, yet for some reason, you just...kept hurting me."

"Speed, I was sorry. I said I was. It's not that I liked it, it's just...the only way you could pay attention to me. If you're still mad, then I--"

"The only way? The only way....right, like logically that makes sense. You are right, though, you were sorry, and I forgave you like always. You stopped hurting me...at least intentionally. I may never have been in a relationship before, heck, I don't really have any romantic relationships to go off of, but the way I see it, that's the bare minimum. You had so many chances before, Lazuli. Months. I repeat. Months' worth of chances. Maybe a little less than that if it was later you began liking me, but still. You understand what I'm getting at, right?"

"Speedy...she already apologized, it's in the past. Why bring that up?"

"Right, it is in the past. It's all in the past. Remember when you taught my daughter how to use your moveset on me? Remember when you came up to me randomly and then kissed me when we first met as some sort of funny test? Remember when you slapped me, called me an idiot, and walked away when I was in a bad space back then? What? Did you think that would prove your point? That I'd feel better? Let me tell you, I did not. I could list some more examples if you want, but why waste time doing that? It's all in the past, right? It's like you think of me as a chew toy...A toy where you can bend and break without needing to care how your blatant disruption of boundaries impacts them. A toy that'll be ready to move on and forget as if it never happened. It's not even me at this point; you push the boundaries of everyone else as well. You're in your own little world where you're the star of the show, and because of that, everyone else is expected to tolerate it."

Speed slowly starts to walk out,

"Well, I've tolerated enough. I'm not going to be something you could just entertain yourself with and keep expecting it to come back to you. It's about time I draw a line somewhere. Someday. And that day is today. To put it simply, if you continue this...then I'm ending our relationship. My faith in it working out is already dwindling, and I want to be consistently happy rather than annoyed or bothered. There's only so much I can deal with."

"..."

"I don't need perfection. I don't need you to be the best version of yourself all the time. Mistakes are fine...Mistakes exist to be learned from. I know I have some of my own problems. I want to be a better father for Sunshine. I want to be a better partner for....whomever I choose to live my days with. I want to live peacefully, where I can finally just live. But, to do that, I need to set up SOME standards. I know I'll break again if I try to find contentment in unhappiness. If you have a problem with it. Fine. Then go ahead and have a problem. I won't change my mind. If others have a problem, so be it."

Speed began to disappear as he went up to his room.