Non-Canon The Nutcracker: Arcade Edition (Christmas Special)

[Not a Writer]

Everything was cold.

It was all she could feel; cold, a total lack of heat in her body, a chilling and frightening numbness spreading through her right with it. The young woman was left quaking until she had practically been frozen in place by the cold, but her head managed to turn just slightly when something peculiar caught her attention; Joshua. Not the male himself, though he certainly was peculiar, but the way he was acting. The way he looked at her, expression shifting from surprise, to amusement, to rage and to sadness, all in a flurry. All as he viewed her. And... For some reason, a reason beyond her, it broke her heart.

J... Josh...?

Desperately, she willed herself to reach out to him, if only to gently brush her hand against his skin. But her body refused, unable to budge and fully susceptible to the cold. At its mercy. It filled her with not only panic, but heartbreak, and she felt a sudden burst of energy within herself seeing the male like this. A willpower and determination stoked in her heart, and so she kept on, trying her hardest to reach him--

Fortunately, while her body would not comply, someone else moved it for her. A man she faintly recognized; one of the warriors. And, left there wheezing and heaving and struggling to refrain from collapsing once she'd been 'brought back to life' in the red chamber? She still showed no care for herself, she immediately staggering to her companion's side.

"Josh!" she exclaimed through tolled gasps, nearly falling over more than once in her attempt to rush to his side. And ultimately doing so as she reached him, though she managed to save herself from a full-blown fall by gently grasping his arm and using it to support herself, her eyes fervently scanning him over all the while. "A-are you alright? I... I saw you were....-"

...How was she supposed to say it? Saw how deeply he felt for her? Saw how he acted in a way she knew well, a fountain of strong emotions pouring from him when he saw her 'lifeless', in a manner that your typical friend didn't? Saw he actually, just once, let his facade go and gave a damn about her? Saw that maybe, just maybe, he...

Something was different.

Physically, there were no wounds on him, so far as her assessment could find. But as she held him at arms length, hands gripping both of his shoulders weakly, and looked into his stunning amethyst orbs... She could see something wasn't right. No, in fact; something was very, very wrong.

"...What happened?" she asked quietly, her voice a bare, concerned whisper as her burning blue eyes searched his own. Her mind screamed at her that she should not be so close to him with how he gazed at her, but her heart and her sobbing, screeching, bawling shipping writer behind the screen who was in physical agony for this damage to her ship refused to budge. She would not leave him. Not until things were right. Even if her body gave out like it desperately longed to, or this resulted in the last breath being pried from her lungs.

She would not leave until he was alright.

@Neko Shogun @Yun Lee @Reddoor​

 

[Yun Lee]

"Okay, just be careful! Honda is crazy mad right now, and I don't-!" Sakura gasped, pausing midsentence amd putting a hand on the back of her neck. "What was that?! Did you feel it too?"

@Khan of the Mardu​

 

[Jeremi]

No sooner had Ibuki finished her speech that Honda stood up, pushed his hands out in front of him, and sent an icy windblast her way, so powerful that it blew her right outside the blue door into the blizzard!

"Ibuki!!!" Sakura ran out after her, while Honda crossed his arms, glaring at the group.

"As you can all see, I'm no fake! I'm Edmond Honda himself, and if you got a problem with that, you can join your littke ninja friend out in the cold. And that's THAT!"

"MMMPH!!! MMMMMPH!!!" Birdie was practically screaming now, loud enough that Honda heard him.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" Turning to face him, Honda's back now faced the group, where they could see an odd mark on his back.

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It was an ice blue, and, in fact, looked like it was ice. Frost covered his back surrounding it quite a bit.

"Honda never had that before," Ryu whispered.


@Takumi @Minerva @Lucky @Khan of the Mardu @Jeremi @Crow @BlueDoor

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Alex didn't seem to notice Joshua's change in personality. "Hakan and Honda got into a fight and are both more selfish than usual. No one knows why."

"I believe Hakan's wife may know, if someone would go and talk to her," Ghostwriter said. "The Mouse King mentioned her for a reason."

"No he didn't! Unless, that was part of the story?"

Ghostwriter nodded. "I can't see what's going on elsewhere, though...only what goes on in this area. Rather inconvenient, but I'm sure we can figure out what we need to."

@Takumi @Neko Shogun @Crow @Alex Azure @Pretentious Pineapple @Sen@RedDoor

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"Ibuki! Ibukiiiii!!" Sakura ran out into the blizzard, calling for her friend. "Where aaaaaaare yooooouuuuu?"

@Khan of the Mardu​

Elena leaned in to Ryu and whispered back. "He most certainly has not, it's a pretty design though, but certainly a source of all problems."

Hecate meanwhile had gone up to Honda and placed an arm around his shoulder. "Oh strong and wise master of the cold! Your skills are truly impressive, but..." All three of her faces had a sly smile on their face. "I believe the reason you choose not to consort with this Heat Miser is because you are afraid of him."

@Takumi @Minerva @Lucky @Khan of the Mardu @Jeremi @Crow @BlueDoor​

 

[Yun Lee]

"But how do we get it off? And how did it even get there in the first place? We need to figure that out..."

But before he could say more, Hecate made her move. Honda contemplated what she said, then laughed in one of her faces. "GAAAHAHAHAHA!!! Me?! Afraid of Heat Miser?! You're joking!! I could take on that oily fool any day! Everyone knows sumo is the superior style, and no one is better than me! No, if anything, he's scared of me!"

The seals seemed very concerned for their boss, giving each other nervous glances ever since he threw Ibuki out into the snow.

@Takumi @Minerva @Lucky @Khan ofthe Mardu @Jeremi @Crow @BlueDoor​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

"Great! Now that the island is ours, we can..."

"Um..."

"..."

Macy looked around at the piles of lifeless, misfit toys amongst the fields of snow on this barren landscape. There wasn't much to do. "We could build a fort out of snow and start a fire to keep us warm. Sound like a plan?"

"Sounds like a plan, girl." Sans exclaimed, already getting started on forging a fort. "When you aren't being a little goody little too shoes, you actually create smart ideas."
@Alex Azure

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"You go ahead and set up our base of operations, I'll go and explore this island, see what's there to discover~ Hmhm." Plutia exclaimed, still retaining that Iris Heart face as she proceeded to explore the island. "Hopefully I can find a CPU Memory Core so I can regain my transformation, although the orders of finding one in this guys story is beyond me."
@Yun Lee​

 

[Macy Moretti]

"Sounds like a plan, girl." Sans exclaimed, already getting started on forging a fort. "When you aren't being a little goody little too shoes, you actually create smart ideas."
@Alex Azure

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"You go ahead and set up our base of operations, I'll go and explore this island, see what's there to discover~ Hmhm." Plutia exclaimed, still retaining that Iris Heart face as she proceeded to explore the island. "Hopefully I can find a CPU Memory Core so I can regain my transformation, although the orders of finding one in this guys story is beyond me."
@Yun Lee​

Despite being a bit hurt by Sans's words, Macy kneeled down in the snow and began to help Sans with creating the snow fort. She built in silence for a short bit, but the howling winds and freezing cold convinced her to speak.

"So, the way you talk about your home, Underfell, it's a mini-multiverse deal, right? You know about other universes, but they all connect and have similarities. The same beats play out, the same people pop up, and the universes are similar
My 'smart ideas' can figure that much out. The thing I can't figure out is how you kniw which universe is the source. Like, if all this is fiction, as the Mouse King said, which one is 'canon?' Can you even tell?"

@Raynar Saassin​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

Despite being a bit hurt by Sans's words, Macy kneeled down in the snow and began to help Sans with creating the snow fort. She built in silence for a short bit, but the howling winds and freezing cold convinced her to speak.

"So, the way you talk about your home, Underfell, it's a mini-multiverse deal, right? You know about other universes, but they all connect and have similarities. The same beats play out, the same people pop up, and the universes are similar
My 'smart ideas' can figure that much out. The thing I can't figure out is how you kniw which universe is the source. Like, if all this is fiction, as the Mouse King said, which one is 'canon?' Can you even tell?"

"It's simple really. The original canon is the Undertale verse, sporting the "Classic" variants of all monsters back home." Sans explained. "My universe; Underfell, is an Alternate Version of the Original, where every character has a entirely different shift in character. Instead of everyone being nice and showing mercy, we're all evil bastards. In our world, we follow a simple ideology: Kill or be Killed."

@Alex Azure​

 

[Yun Lee]

Eh, the Mouse King was feeling generous. One CPU Memory Core coming right up! Plutia would find it in the arms of a lovely little toy:

Maybe she would be kind enough to...let it go.

@Raynar Saassin​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

Eh, the Mouse King was feeling generous. One CPU Memory Core coming right up! Plutia would find it in the arms of a lovely little toy:

Maybe she would be kind enough to...let it go.

@Raynar Saassin

"A CPU Memory Core? Here of all places?" Plutia exclaimed, both happy and confused. Unless she was mistaken, CPU Memory Cores were only found in the Ultra Dimension where she hails from. "Hmm... This toy has it in it's possession... But I don't recognise this one from anything in Planeptune..." She carefully grabbed the box and opened it up to grab the doll and the Memory Core.

As soon as Plutia touched the Memory Core, it reacted to her and force triggered her transformation:

"Hmhm~ Oh it feels good to be me again~" Iris exclaimed with a clear expression of joy on her face. "Merging with my human self was rather uncomfortable... I need something to satisfy me to make up for such a horrific display... Hmhm~ And I happen to know exactly who to use..."

She then took flight and made her way back to the campsite where the other toys were.
@Yun Lee​

 

[Jeremi]

"But how do we get it off? And how did it even get there in the first place? We need to figure that out..."

But before he could say more, Hecate made her move. Honda contemplated what she said, then laughed in one of her faces. "GAAAHAHAHAHA!!! Me?! Afraid of Heat Miser?! You're joking!! I could take on that oily fool any day! Everyone knows sumo is the superior style, and no one is better than me! No, if anything, he's scared of me!"

The seals seemed very concerned for their boss, giving each other nervous glances ever since he threw Ibuki out into the snow.

@Takumi @Minerva @Lucky @Khan ofthe Mardu @Jeremi @Crow @BlueDoor​

Elena grinned as she saw Hecate speaking with Honda. "I believe Hecate has an idea!"

Hecate proceeded to wipe off some spit from Honda's laughter. "You say that, yet here you are. Laughing and jesting, fattening yourself up like the Christmas goose away from danger. Is this actions of a man seeking merriment, or one that is too afraid to face an obstacle he knows he can not topple. In, evidently, all of its greasy glory?"

@Takumi @Minerva @Lucky @Khan ofthe Mardu @Jeremi @Crow @BlueDoor

 

[Macy Moretti]

"It's simple really. The original canon is the Undertale verse, sporting the "Classic" variants of all monsters back home." Sans explained. "My universe; Underfell, is an Alternate Version of the Original, where every character has a entirely different shift in character. Instead of everyone being nice and showing mercy, we're all evil bastards. In our world, we follow a simple ideology: Kill or be Killed."

@Alex Azure​

"That's quite the violent universe there, Sans. Underfell is a violent place, but killing is not the only option. You're not the only one with a violent home."

"My universe... Ah, I don't have a fancy name for it like yours. Let's call it Aurafell, to fit the theme. It was violent as well. However, I didn't kill, nor was I killed. Well, not in Aurafell, at least. I didn't survive on mercy either. I was just a kid, but I got people to work for me. Showing them more than kindness and mercy got me far. I helped people. I helped them amd cared for them. Because of that, they grew stronger."

"Despite all my helpers, couldn't handle my home forever. I left. I went to other worlds, made other friends, and made them stronger. I guess the reason I'm here on misfit island is because I'm doing the same thing here. I'm making other's too strong for the Mouse King. The two of you were too good in a fight."

"Though ever since I met Mason, I've been thinking about something. My fears were only increased by discovering that we're trapped in some fanfiction. I'm worried..."

Macy paused as she mustered up the courage to say what she did next. "I'm worried that I'm just the cheap knockoff universe. Maybe I'm just a single bullet point in some larger story. Maybe I'm like these misfit toys; you can see the influence of the original but you know something is off. However, you... You seem content with being the spinoff. What's your secret?"

Thank goodness Macy isn't some spinoff OC of a generic OC who himself is the spinoff of other generic OCs, right Mouse King?
​

"A CPU Memory Core? Here of all places?" Plutia exclaimed, both happy and confused. Unless she was mistaken, CPU Memory Cores were only found in the Ultra Dimension where she hails from. "Hmm... This toy has it in it's possession... But I don't recognise this one from anything in Planeptune..." She carefully grabbed the box and opened it up to grab the doll and the Memory Core.

As soon as Plutia touched the Memory Core, it reacted to her and force triggered her transformation:

"Hmhm~ Oh it feels good to be me again~" Iris exclaimed with a clear expression of joy on her face. "Merging with my human self was rather uncomfortable... I need something to satisfy me to make up for such a horrific display... Hmhm~ And I happen to know exactly who to use..."

She then took flight and made her way back to the campsite where the other toys were.
@Yun Lee​

"Oh! Welcome back, Sadist Plutia. Mind not fighting any of your allies today? We're working real hard on this fort and I don't want it to fall."

@Yun Lee @Raynar Saassin​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

"That's quite the violent universe there, Sans. Underfell is a violent place, but killing is not the only option. You're not the only one with a violent home."

"My universe... Ah, I don't have a fancy name for it like yours. Let's call it Aurafell, to fit the theme. It was violent as well. However, I didn't kill, nor was I killed. Well, not in Aurafell, at least. I didn't survive on mercy either. I was just a kid, but I got people to work for me. Showing them more than kindness and mercy got me far. I helped people. I helped them amd cared for them. Because of that, they grew stronger."

"Despite all my helpers, couldn't handle my home forever. I left. I went to other worlds, made other friends, and made them stronger. I guess the reason I'm here on misfit island is because I'm doing the same thing here. I'm making other's too strong for the Mouse King. The two of you were too good in a fight."

"Though ever since I met Mason, I've been thinking about something. My fears were only increased by discovering that we're trapped in some fanfiction. I'm worried..."

Macy paused as she mustered up the courage to say what she did next. "I'm worried that I'm just the cheap knockoff universe. Maybe I'm just a single bullet point in some larger story. Maybe I'm like these misfit toys; you can see the influence of the original but you know something is off. However, you... You seem content with being the spinoff. What's your secret?"

Thank goodness Macy isn't some spinoff OC of a generic OC who himself is the spinoff of other generic OCs, right Mouse King?

"Tibia honest here, I don't really care. After Ink Sans came to my universe and told me about all of this crap about the Multiverse Theory or whatever, I became knowledgeable in that trade. In fact I'm pretty sure all the Sans's are aware by now. And you think your world is more violent? Let me tell you something that I know about but none of the other monsters do." Sans exclaimed, pausing for a moment.

"There's this one brat. Frisk or Chara, whichever they choose to call themselves, I couldn't care less. They have this power called "Determination." They are able to reset my world whenever they wish, but aside from one other person, I remember everything after every reset. So tell me. How would you possibly feel if you were forced to witness one child... One. Fucking. Child. Kill everything in your universe including you, erase it, then reset everything and do it all over again? Just watching your own family killed in front of you... Every time the child does it, it fucking pisses me off. Despite them following the universe's number one rule, which I respect, it's hardcore, just the thought that they do it without a damn care in the world... Every time I kill them, I feel so much pleasure, only for it to be ripped away from me as they somehow reappear, faster and stronger than ever. And the worst thing about all of that bullshit? I can't do a fucking thing about it."

---

Sans immediately paused once Iris Heart had arrived. "Ugh. I'll be inside the fort sleeping. Wake me up when something relevant happens." And so he walked off to the snow fort they had built, leaving the two alone.

"Oh! Welcome back, Sadist Plutia. Mind not fighting any of your allies today? We're working real hard on this fort and I don't want it to fall."

"Hmhm~ Don't worry, little girl~ I don't plan on wrecking that precious little fort of ours~ Where else would we sleep on this island?" She exclaimed with a smirk as she began advancing slowly towards Macy. "Ahh~ It feels so good to be transformed again. Trapped inside my human self was getting boring. Unfortunately for you, being trapped for such a long time requires... satisfaction." She then grabbed the Toy Whip she had from the encounter with the toy soldiers and slashed the ground in front of her.

"You'll be a good little girl and... let me relieve some stress and steam, won't you?~"
@Alex Azure​

 

[Hida Tomonatsu]

"Okay, just be careful! Honda is crazy mad right now, and I don't-!" Sakura gasped, pausing midsentence amd putting a hand on the back of her neck. "What was that?! Did you feel it too?"

@Khan of the Mardu​

"Feel what?" Ibuki paused in her snow-trudging to give Sakura a confused look, "Sakura, is something wrong?"​

 

[Yun Lee]

"Hey hey hey! This fanfic is rated T! Go get your freak on somewhere else!"

@Raynar Saassin

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"............." Honda narrowed his eyes, but finally stormed off towards the blue door. "FINE THEN! I'LL GO FACE HAKAN MYSELF! Maybe I can swipe some of that stew he's always hogging, that greasy pig!"

"...should we follow after him?" One of the seals asked.

"Uhh...maybe. But Heat Miser's kingdom is so hot! I'd rather go play in the snow...once the blizzard clears up."

"Good idea. For now, how about we practice dancing some more?" The other seals nodded in agreement, and startex to practice their moves for the next time Honda sang. In the meantime, following him seemed to be the best course of action...unlesd you wanted some more food, that is.

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"Um...I think so. I felt something touch the back of my neck-like, a hand or something." She shrugged. "It's probably nothing, though..."

Right then, the blue door flew open, and Honda stormed out, followed by Ryu and Birdie. "Outta my way! I got a bone to pick with Hakan!"

"Hey, watch it, buddy! Can't you see I'm walking here?!"

"...Sakura? Are you all right?"

"I'd be better if I was out of this stupid cold. Come on, let's go already." She started to move behind Honda, and on the back of her neck was the same mark that Honda had on his back.

"I think I'm starting to get a good idea of what's going on here," Ryu said, not saying more for the time being.

@Jeremi @Khan of the Mardu @Lucky @Crow @Takumi @Minerva @BlueDoor​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

"Hey hey hey! This fanfic is rated T! Go get your freak on somewhere else!"

"Hmhm~ You agreed to invite me knowing full well that whenever I enter this form I require satisfaction in order to revert back. You actually believed me to perform lewd in this setting? You must be out of your mind, rodent." Iris exclaimed, chuckling a little. "I'm only going to rough her up a bit with the usual sadistic methods~ You allowed me to transform, you should at least give me some breathing room~ Hmhm~"

@Yun Lee​

 

[Lucky]

Will and Orion

Will raised a skeptical eyebrow when he saw the marking. Perhaps it was messing with him in some way? He was happy that he had spat out the food and followed the others and noticed Sakura acting weird. Something was starting to add up, but he wasn't sure he was right and remained silent about it.

Orion looked over and sighed, following towards the red door, being on his toes as they headed for the red door.

@Yun Lee @Others

 

[Macy Moretti]

"Tibia honest here, I don't really care. After Ink Sans came to my universe and told me about all of this crap about the Multiverse Theory or whatever, I became knowledgeable in that trade. In fact I'm pretty sure all the Sans's are aware by now. And you think your world is more violent? Let me tell you something that I know about but none of the other monsters do." Sans exclaimed, pausing for a moment.

"There's this one brat. Frisk or Chara, whichever they choose to call themselves, I couldn't care less. They have this power called "Determination." They are able to reset my world whenever they wish, but aside from one other person, I remember everything after every reset. So tell me. How would you possibly feel if you were forced to witness one child... One. Fucking. Child. Kill everything in your universe including you, erase it, then reset everything and do it all over again? Just watching your own family killed in front of you... Every time the child does it, it fucking pisses me off. Despite them following the universe's number one rule, which I respect, it's hardcore, just the thought that they do it without a damn care in the world... Every time I kill them, I feel so much pleasure, only for it to be ripped away from me as they somehow reappear, faster and stronger than ever. And the worst thing about all of that bullshit? I can't do a fucking thing about it."

---

Sans immediately paused once Iris Heart had arrived. "Ugh. I'll be inside the fort sleeping. Wake me up when something relevant happens." And so he walked off to the snow fort they had built, leaving the two alone.

"Hmhm~ Don't worry, little girl~ I don't plan on wrecking that precious little fort of ours~ Where else would we sleep on this island?" She exclaimed with a smirk as she began advancing slowly towards Macy. "Ahh~ It feels so good to be transformed again. Trapped inside my human self was getting boring. Unfortunately for you, being trapped for such a long time requires... satisfaction." She then grabbed the Toy Whip she had from the encounter with the toy soldiers and slashed the ground in front of her.

"You'll be a good little girl and... let me relieve some stress and steam, won't you?~"
@Alex Azure​

"Hmhm~ You agreed to invite me knowing full well that whenever I enter this form I require satisfaction in order to revert back. You actually believed me to perform lewd in this setting? You must be out of your mind, rodent." Iris exclaimed, chuckling a little. "I'm only going to rough her up a bit with the usual sadistic methods~ You allowed me to transform, you should at least give me some breathing room~ Hmhm~"

@Yun Lee​

"Ah, I'm sorry Plutia, or whatever this form of you is called. I don't really want to be a part of that right now. Why don't we build a snowman to work out your aggression on, instead of me?"

"You don't really want to hurt a sweetie like me, right? Of course you wouldn't. Here, I'll start working on the snowman."

Macy bent down and started piling up snow. Behind the pile, she quickly tore off her shoes as to not be encumbered by her heels any more.

@Yun Lee @Raynar Saassin​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

"Ah, I'm sorry Plutia, or whatever this form of you is called. I don't really want to be a part of that right now. Why don't we build a snowman to work out your aggression on, instead of me?"

"You don't really want to hurt a sweetie like me, right? Of course you wouldn't. Here, I'll start working on the snowman."

Macy bent down and started piling up snow. Behind the pile, she quickly tore off her shoes as to not be encumbered by her heels any more.

"Now see, any ordinary person would agree to that~ But as you can clearly see, I'm not your ordinary person." Iris exclaimed, taking the toy whip to her face and doing this:

"Now hold still. I'll be sure to make this incredibly painful. Scream for me!" She exclaimed as she lashed her whip towards Macy!

@Alex Azure​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

❝ I guess we... keep going, right? ❞ Haruka finally spoke up, pretty much concerned for Sakura. A bunch of weird things happened here and there. However, they had to keep on going, they had things to do to solve the problems they were facing!

@Jeremi @Khan of the Mardu @Lucky @Crow @Takumi @Minerva @Yun Lee @BlueDoor
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❝ ... guys, I don't think- ❞ Akiyama would start to say before it practically fell apart. That transformation of Plutia's sure liked to get out of control fast. Talk about awkward. Watching this would definitely make this more awkward, and walking away would make him look like an ass. He knew he was going to regret this, but he pretty much had no other option here.

Charging in, he jumped into the air and aimed to kick the toy whip out of Iris's hands! ... a part of him wished that it'll work, but another part of him was ready for the worst possible scenario.

@Raynar Saassin @Alex Azure ​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

❝ ... guys, I don't think- ❞ Akiyama would start to say before it practically fell apart. That transformation of Plutia's sure liked to get out of control fast. Talk about awkward. Watching this would definitely make this more awkward, and walking away would make him look like an ass. He knew he was going to regret this, but he pretty much had no other option here.

Charging in, he jumped into the air and aimed to kick the toy whip out of Iris's hands! ... a part of him wished that it'll work, but another part of him was ready for the worst possible scenario.

"What?!" Iris exclaimed as she suddenly lost her whip due to an incoming kick. She immediately turned towards where they landed to be greeted by Akiyama, a familiar face from the party.

"If it isn't the dancing man from the party~ You've made a grave mistake trying to cross me--- Wait." She stopped for a moment. "Macy darling?~ Go retreat into the fort with that skeleton~" She commanded before turning towards Akiyama, flashing a sadistic smirk on her face. To make it even worse, her eyes began to glow a red tint.

"I've found my new plaything~ Ohoho I've not had the pleasure of torturing a male in such a long time... Mr. Badd was too squeamish but you? Oh you are more than what appears it seems~" She bent down and grabbed her toy whip. "You had best prepare yourself, for your ass will be red for all time! Now do me a favour, and scream for me!" She yelled as she immediately charged towards Akiyama and performed a quick slash attack with her whip towards his legs! If this connected, the whip would latch onto his legs and allow Iris to pull him closer to her.

@Gummi Bunnies @Alex Azure @Yun Lee​