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~Tsukino Household~



As Serena left Luna and Rini alone with Darien, Rini walked over to Darien, telling Luna, "I really hope he wakes up soon. Good thing Auntie Ikuko got Miss Claire to help out. I don't wanna imagine what would've happened if we didn't save him."

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~Minato District: Wolverine and Yukio's Home~



As Yukio arrived to the living room, she found Logan alone, telling her, "Hey, you're up. You just missed Jack. Is something wrong?" Without replying, Yukio grabbed the remote control from the table, and switched the TV on. "Yukio... what's wrong?" Logan questioned as he approached her. As Yukio flipped through the channels until she reached one showing live coverage of the Festival of Snowflakes, Logan commented, "The Festival of Snowflakes, huh? You really wanted to see it?" "Several individuals over there are going to die," Yukio responded, causing Logan's heart to sink upon hearing, "Including Prime Minister Harriet Jones."

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~The Imperial Palace~

Spoiler: Audience

"The last number in our program is 'A Night on Bald Mountain', composed by one of Russia's greatest composers, Modest Mussorgsky," Yen Sid said as he was introducing the final musical piece to be played, "'Bald Mountain', according to tradition, is the gathering place of Satan and his followers, where the creatures of evil gather to worship their master." Facing his students once again, Yen Sid conducted them as they played the following musical piece:

Spoiler: Musical Piece #4

As he played his instrument with the rest of Yen Sid's students, Xehanort began to focus hard on summoning a creature to appear and fulfill his mission of killing Harriet Jones. Just then, the ground began to shake. "Earthquake!" Professor Oak cried. But it was no earthquake, as what appeared to be a volcano rise out of the ground behind the stage. And as everyone watched, the volcano appeared to erupt, but instead of lava, a humongous creature appeared...

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~Chernabog~​

Xehanort grinned at the appearance of Chernabog, while many in the audience panicked as Chernabog let out a mighty roar and sent flame bullets flying across the area, damaging parts of the building. "Everyone, run!" Yen Sid yelled. "I agree with Yen Sid. Let's get the hell out of here!" Coulson told his fellow teachers as they started running away. "Will, Carlton, get out of there!" Philip cried to his son and nephew in the stage. "Rei, we better get outta here!" Grandpa Hino pleaded to his granddaughter. "PIPLUP!!" the frightened Chad concurred. 'I gotta do something!' Hiccup thought to himself, quickly getting up from his seat and running towards the exit. "Hiccup?!" Manon wondered out loud as Hiccup ran away. "That's gotta be Xehanort's signal," Vanitas whispered to Sunset Shimmer as he grabbed her hand and ran away with her. "Uhh, I'll catch up to you guys after rejoining Gaston and Xehanort," Trixie cried out to Sunset Shimmer and Vanitas, trying to find Gaston and Xehanort in the midst of the panic happening. Pretending to be worried about what was happening, Saxon told Tarkin and Harriet Jones, "Tarkin, run to the nearest exit. Madame Prime Minister, follow me and I'll get you out of here." Nodding, Tarkin went to retrieve any government officials he could to get them out of the area, while Harriet Jones followed Saxon as he led her somewhere. "LOKI!!!" Thor, Vanellope, Xion, Luna, Odin, and Frigga called out to Loki, hoping he heard them, and would run towards them so they could get out altogether.

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~Outside the Imperial Palace~



Noticing Chernabog emerge, Officer Jenny and Don Eppes both gasped, with Jenny saying, "We gotta get everyone out of there!" "Right!" Eppes concurred as he rushed to the building with Jenny, "Just hope the Air Force or whoever deals with that... thing."

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~Tsukino Household - Living Room~



As Serena joined the others in watching the concert, Kenji commented, "Nice show, huh?" But once Chernabog appeared, Ikuko gasped while Sammy said, "That... doesn't look good..." "My God..." Claire added, not believing what she was seeing on TV.

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~Command Center~

The Command Center erupted with the sound of the alarm, indicating there was an emergency. "Aye-yi-yi! What's going on?!" Alpha cried as he returned to the Command Center's main room while Zordon appeared...



"Zordon, what happened?!" Apha questioned Zordon. "Observe the Viewing Globe," Zordon replied. Taking a look at the round orb in the main room, Alpha saw Chernabog in the Imperial Palace causing chaos. "Aye-yi-yi! That is a gigantic monster!" Alpha cried. "Alpha, this threat will have to be dealt with the power of Zords. Contact those who have access to one," Zordon instructed Alpha. "Right, Zordon," Alpha replied, proceeding to do as Zordon said. "Oh, hey Hikaru, Hikaru's friend... wait, what?!" Alpha greeted Hikaru and Go while he was busy before noticing Go was a stranger, "Umm, I don't know who you are, but this is not a good time for introductions. I've got an emergency to deal with."

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~Clemont's and Bonnie's Home~



"DEDEN!!" Bonnie's Dedenne cried while Bonnie gasped as the two were watching the chaos that was happening in the Imperial Palace live on television. "Clemont... I think you should see this..." Bonnie nervously told her brother. "What is it, sis?" Clemont asked as he stopped studying to see what his sister wanted. But upon noticing the television, Clemont was stunned by what he was seeing. "Hiccup and Manon are there..." Clemont said to himself as he quickly grabbed his cellphone, trying to call Hiccup, "Come on, Hiccup... pick up!"

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~Bar~



"Sweet sister..." Luke Cage said out of shock, watching the chaos from the Festival of Snowflakes on television. As for Sergeant Calhoun, who was just as aghast, she didn't say a word, only watching silently while holding her drink.

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~~The Imperial Palace - Rooftop~~



"Hehe... now that's more like it!" Goldar exclaimed as he saw Chernabog appear and cause chaos around the area, "But... is this supposed to be the signal Thrax told me about? Can't really do much to help unless I grow."

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~Moon Palace~



"Impressive..." Thrax said, grinning as he watched what was happening in the Imperial Palace through his mother's telescope, "Mother! Father! The time has come! Time to make Goldar grow and assist this monster that just appeared!"

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~Vermilion City Gym~



As Lt. Surge was flipping through the channels on TV, he quickly passed by a channel showing the chaos in the Imperial Palace. "What the?!" Surge exclaimed, flipping back to the channel showing the devastating scene, "What in da world's goin' on there?!"



As Finnick and Surge's Raichu passed by, they gasped at the scene on TV. Quickly taking out his cell phone, Finnick quickly texted his sister, IF:

~Minato District: Wolverine and Yukio's Home - Yukio's Room~



As she was sleeping, Yukio was having a nightmare, the kind where she correctly predicts someone's death. But this time was different, as it was multiple individuals's deaths she was predicting. Waking up from her nightmare while panting, Yukio got out of her bed, hurrying to the living room to tell Logan.

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~Command Center~



"Oh, I see," Alpha replied, "Well, I was going to go check the Command Center's power to make sure we don't have an outage. You can come with me if you want. Or you could check up on Zordon and Navi."

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~Tsukino Household - Living Room~



As Kenji, Sammy, and Claire were watching live coverage of the concert on TV, Ikuko arrived from the kitchen with a tray full of teacups for everyone. "Here you go, Claire," Ikuko told Claire, giving her a hot cup of tea. "Thanks, Ikuko," Claire thanked Ikuko as she took a sip of her tea. As the television screen showed Yen Sid and his students appearing on stage, Kenji called out to Serena, saying, "Hey Serena, don't you wanna watch the concert on TV?" "Mina and Michiru are on stage already. The show's about to start," Sammy added.

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~Inside J.I.A. Helicopter~



As Alexander Pierce looked out the window while the helicopter he was in was heading for the Triskelion, headquarters of the J.I.A., he turned around to face the helicopter's pilot, the Winter Soldier...



"Good news. Zordon doesn't suspect a thing," Pierce told the Winter Soldier, "Better tell the boss about this..."

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~The Imperial Palace~

Spoiler: Audience

The audience applauded as Yen Sid arrived to the stage with his students, bowing as each of them took their place in the stage. "Good evening everyone," Yen Sid greeted those in attendance, "It is my pleasure to welcome to you all to the Festival of Snowflakes, an annual tradition to celebrate the incoming season of winter and the beauty that comes with it. And to officially start the festival, the Music students of Tokyo's own Nintendo High School shall perform four musical pieces I have taught them since the beginning of the school year. Please give them a round of applause." The audience then applauded as Yen Sid's students bowed. "Woo! Loki! Loki! Loki!" Thor, Luna, Vanellope, and Xion cheered after noticing Loki bowing on stage. "Vivian, are you recording this?" Philip Banks asked his wife. "Way ahead of you," Vivian replied as she was recording with her phone. Smiling, Yen Sid continued, "Every single one of them has been practicing hard for this day. And now, the time has come to finally start the show. For the first musical piece we're going to hear... it is one that tells a very definite story. As a matter of fact, in this case the story came first, and the composer wrote the music to go with it. It's a very old story, one that goes back almost 2000 years. A legend about a sorcerer who had an apprentice. He was a bright young lad, very anxious to learn about magic. As a matter of fact, he was a little bit too bright, because he started practicing some of the sorcerer's best spells before learning how to control them. One day, for instance, when he'd been told by his master to carry water to fill a cauldron, he had the brilliant idea of bringing a broomstick to life to carry the water for him. Admittedly, this inspired me personally to use my magic to bring broomsticks to life to help with my classwork. Anyway, back to the story... the apprentice's idea worked very well at first. Unfortunately, however, one problem led to another, and the apprentice found that he started something he couldn't finish." Turning to face his students, Yen Sid took out his baton, and started to conduct as his students played the following musical piece:

Spoiler: Musical Piece #1

Once the students finished with the first musical piece, the audience applauded as Yen Sid and his students bowed, introducing the audience to the next musical piece as he said, "It's funny how wrong an artist can be about his own work. Now, the one composition of Tchaikovsky's that he really detested was his 'Nutcracker Suite', which is probably the most popular piece he ever wrote. It's a series of dances taken out of a full-length ballet called 'The Nutcracker' that he once composed for the St. Petersburg Opera House. It wasn't much of a success and nobody performs it nowadays, but I'm pretty sure you'll recognize the music of the suite when you hear it." Facing his students once again, Yen Sid conducted them as they played the following musical piece:

Spoiler: Musical Piece #2

After the audience applauded once again, with Yen Sid and his students bowing, Yen Sid introduced the third musical piece to the audience, saying, "The symphony that Beethoven called 'The Pastoral', his sixth, is one of the few pieces of music he ever wrote that tells something like a definite story. He was a great lover of nature, and in this symphony he paints a musical picture of a day in the country. Of course, the country that Beethoven described was the countryside with which he was familiar. But his music covers a much wider field than that, and so the image in one's head associated with this particular music can be any peaceful setting one can imagine." Yen Sid then conducted his students as they played the following musical piece:

Spoiler: Musical Piece #3

As the audience applauded, Yen Sid was ready to introduce the fourth and final musical piece...

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~Crystal Order HQ: Al Mualim's Office~

Spoiler: BGM

Receiving a holographic call, Al Mualim answered it as a hologram of J.I.A. director, Alexander Pierce, appeared on his table...



"Pierce, what do you have to report?" Al Mualim questioned. "Well, I was just at the Command Center, where I encountered Mario and Luigi themselves! Can you believe it?" Pierce replied, "They could apparently use Azarathian tech. But, things moved by pretty quick, and Zordon wasn't able to officially make them part of his team." "Yes... Hive here has told me about the S-types' attempt on their lives and that Astral is on its way to deal with the two," Al Mualim said, "But besides that, how has Zordon responded to your new position in the J.I.A.?" "Doesn't suspect a thing," Pierce answered, grinning, "Offered to help in any way he can." "Excellent..." Al Mualim commented as he too grinned, "Regardless of what happens with Mario and Luigi, nothing can prepare our enemies for Protocol 66." "I take it you're pretty confident that Harriet Jones will be taken out tonight?" Pierce asked. "Oh I'm certain Xehanort will fulfill his duty," Al Mualim replied as the call ended. "Xehanort... you really have faith that he'll help put Saxon in power tonight?" Hive asked Al Mualim. "Why shouldn't I? After all, he was able to defeat Shadow Mario when no one else was," Al Mualim responded. "He is an interesting individual," Hive commented. "There is more to him than meets the eye," Al Mualim replied, "And I have a feeling his goals are far more grand than what the Crystal Order and S-types are trying to achieve. I cannot say for certain what they are, but I have a feeling his Keyblade and the creatures he summons are the key."

Updated the OP with the fully translated interview

OOC: Just posting this short segment because I had just realized I forgot to include it in my last post. Oops...

~The Imperial Palace - Rear Entrance~



"Good evening, everyone," Yen Sid greeted the students of his Music class, "Well, this is it. The night we've been preparing for since the start of the semester. Just make sure to give it your best, and of course, impress everyone attending. Now then, it's time to head out to the stage. Let's go!" Yen Sid then led the students to the stage to start their performance.

I hope these scenes are the battles that were originally skipped. However, knowing Nomura, they're probably going to be scenes that further connect to the overarching plot (like the two extra scenes added for Re:coded's cinematics), which I'll be happy to have, but still... I really wish we got the Days battles as cutscenes (the final Xion battle would look amazing!)

I updated the OP with a subtitled version of the trailer. Also,

Looks like we can finally have three party members at once!

New trailer:

In addition to that, it's been announced that all post-launch content will be free, with the first batch of new stuff coming in December, and will include:

• Finn
• Captain Phasma
• Crait (a new planet from Episode VIII)
• New Space map above D'Qar

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~Outside Command Center~



As a J.I.A. helicopter landed outside the Command Center, Alexander Pierce exited the command Center while being followed by Alpha 5, telling him, "Like I said, Alpha... hold off on recruiting any more guys for the time being. With what's been happening, the J.I.A. is gonna need Zordon to be available full-time for the next 24 hours." "I understand, Director," Alpha responded as Pierce got into the helicopter, watching as it took off, and then going back inside right before Hikaru and Go arrived.

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~Command Center~



Once he returned inside the Command Center, Alpha 5 decided to check on the Command Center's power supply. But as he traversed through the Command Center, he passed by the room where Harry was, surprising Alpha. "Harry?" Alpha wondered out loud after noticing Harry, "What are you doing here?"

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~The Imperial Palace - Rooftop~



Arriving at the round rooftop of the Imperial Palace, Goldar looked down to see individuals gathering for the upcoming concert. "This must be the concert Thrax mentioned," Goldar said to himself as he sat down on the side, "Guess I should start waiting for that signal he told me about."

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~Clemont's and Bonnie's Home~



As Clemont was studying hard for Advanced Calculus, Bonnie approached him while carrying her Dedenne, asking, "Hey, bro... mind if I watch the concert on TV?" "Sure," Clemont replied, "Just keep it down." "Got it!" Bonnie said as she walked over to the television, switching it on with the remote, and surfing through the channels until she arrived at one showing live coverage of the Festival of Snowflakes, "There we go!" Sitting in front of the television, Bonnie told her Dedenne, "Wonder if we'll see Clemont's friends there." "Deden," Bonnie's Dedenne replied as the two watched the live coverage, with Bonnie lowering the volume a bit so that Clemont wasn't bothered as he studied.

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~The Pacific Ocean~



As Moana was sailing back to Maui's island with the physically inert Maui, Moana said, "We're close. Shouldn't be long now." "Good to know," Maui responded, "By the way... for what it's worth... after seeing what you just pulled off, I would've been really happy to train you. But... I gotta respect your dad's wishes." "I know..." Moana said, sighing, "It's just... all my life, I wanted to sail beyond Destiny Islands, and expand my horizons. And my curiosity kept growing every time Master Luke Skywalker visited Destiny Islands. There's so much more to our world. But... Dad worries I'm too much like someone else who used to live in Destiny Islands. Before the Keyblade War, there was a kid who lived in Destiny Islands, who felt this world was just too small. One day, he left on his own for good. And he would grow into the man that tried to take over Kingdom Hearts..." "Sauron..." Maui commented, recognizing who Moana was talking about. "Yup," Moana replied, "I just wish Dad would have more faith in me than thinking I'll end up being a Seeker of Darkness." After pondering a bit, Maui sighed as he said, "Your Dad's probably gonna kill me for this, but... I'll train you." "Wait, what?!" Moana questioned, surprised to hear what Maui just said. "I'll train you so you could take the Mark of Mastery Exam," Maui responded, "If your Dad freaks about this... I'll take all the blame. You should get a chance to try and be a Keyblade Master, Moana." After staying silent for a few seconds, Moana screamed in joy as she said, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You won't regret this, Master!" "Heh, you're welcome," Maui replied, "Now pay attention to where you're sailing. I don't wanna get lost in the middle of the ocean." "Right, right," Moana said, smiling as she continued sailing her raft.

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~The Imperial Palace~



"Hey there, you two!" Trixie greeted Vanitas and Sunset Shimmer as she arrived, taking a seat next to them, "Hope I didn't miss anything." "Oh, not at all," Vanitas replied while Sunset waved hello to Trixie, "We've still got time before the show starts." "Oh, that's good," Trixie commented.

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~Bar~



'First Director Stewart, then Osgood, and now... Shining Armor and the others are fugitives? What a messed up day it's been today,' Sgt. Tamora Jean Calhoun thought to herself as she was having a drink at a bar, trying to make sense of what happened today. "You alright?" the bar's bartender, Luke Cage, asked Calhoun. "Y-yeah... I'm fine, Luke," Calhoun replied, "Just a tough day at work today." "I see," Luke said, "Hey, don't you always come here with that pony fellow, Shining Armor?" "Yeah, but... he's kinda busy right now," Tamora replied, not wanting to discuss Shining Armor's current situation with Cage. "I see. You two aren't... you know...?" Luke questioned, trying to inquire if Tamora and Shining Armor were in a relationship. "What? No!" Calhoun replied, "The guy's married." "Heh, okay, okay, sorry for asking," Luke apologized, "Well, since you're not seeing anyone, wanna go out for coffee some time?" "Heh, I appreciate it, Luke... but I'm not that kind of woman," Calhoun replied. "Fair enough," Luke said, "Thought I'd at least try." Tamora smiled in response as she looked at the TV in the bar, which was currently showing live coverage of the Festival of Snowflakes at the Imperial Palace. "Sweet Christmas! Now that's a lot of folks over there," Cage commented as he noticed the concert's coverage on TV.

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~Prince Demande's Ship - Outside Elsa's Cabin~



Arriving outside Elsa's cabin, Saphir figured that Elsa must've went to bed by now, meaning he couldn't talk to her. Instead he wished to leave her a note detailing what was really going to happen at the U.N. summit the next day, something he wrote out of guilt. However, before Saphir was able to slide the note under the door, he heard Demande's voice questioning him, "Saphir? What are you doing?" Gasping, Saphir turned around, noticing his brother looking at him suspiciously...



"What is this?" Demande asked, snatching the note from Saphir. After quickly reading what was written, Demande glared at his brother as he ripped the note into tiny pieces, saying, "I thought we already had this discussion earlier today. But it appears you don't listen to your older brother's advice. I guaranteed you their safety... what more could you possibly want?" "How about being honest with them about what'll really happen tomorrow," Saphir responded with a low voice so that Elsa doesn't wake up, "They deserve the truth about who we are and what the brotherhood plans to do." "Brother... the truth is relative," Demande said, "We're not lying to them. Simply telling them alternative facts." "Is there a problem?" Nephrite questioned as he arrived...



"No, not at all," Demande replied, "In fact, Saphir was just about to return to his cabin and go to sleep. Right, Saphir?" After a couple of seconds of silence, Saphir replied, "This will not end well." As Saphir stormed off, Demande told Nephrite, "Don't worry about him. In time, he'll understand. And so will the others. Good night, Nephrite." Nephrite silently bowed as Demande headed back to his cabin to rest for the night.

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~Imperial Palace~



"Hey there, Mina, everyone!" Grandpa Hino replied, "Well, looks like we've got a full house here. Well, minus Serena." "Piplup, piplup," Chad concurred as they took a seat, and were handed brochures detailing the event.

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~Imperial Palace (again)~



"Ugh, Mom, did we have to come here?" Ashley complained as she and the rest of the Banks family (along with their butler, Geoffrey) took a seat, waiting for the performance to begin, "I'd seriously rather be home studying." "And I should be shopping right now," Hilary added. "Now girls, this performance is really important for Will and Carlton. The least you could do is show your support," Vivian replied to her daughters. As for Geoffrey and Philip, the two were examining the brochures they were handed, checking out which musical pieces will be played. "Hmm, I'm rather curious how their rendition of the Pastoral Symphony will play out," Geoffrey commented before turning to face Philip, "What about you Mr. Banks?" "Well, I've always been a fan of the Nutcracker Suite. Always gives me that Christmas feeling," Philip responded, "I just hope Will doesn't ruin the performance and claim it was an artistic choice."

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~Tsukino Household~



Claire smiled as she listened to Serena talking to Darien while stitching his front wound, wondering if the two were close. Just then, the doorbell rang, surprising everyone. "Were you guys expecting someone?" Claire questioned. "No..." Ikuko replied, wondering who could be at the door. "I'll check it out," Kenji said as he walked to the front door. "I'm coming too," Sammy added as he followed his father.

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~Tsukino Household - Front Door~



As Kenji opened the front door, he and Sammy were surprised to see two individuals standing outside, with an armored vehicle in the driveway...



"Good evening, sir," Garret greeted Kenji with a creepy smile, "We're from the J.I.A." As Garret and Alan both held out their J.I.A. badges, John continued, "We're looking for dangerous fugitives who may or may not have passed through this neighborhood. So we're gonna show you a couple of images and tell us if you've seen any of these individuals recently." "Umm, alright..." Kenji nervously replied as Alan opened his tablet, and showed it to Kenji and Sammy. "Do any of these individuals look familiar to you?" Alan questioned as Kenji looked through the images of Nick Fury, Skye, Shining Armor, Melinda May, Jemma Simmons, Leo Fitz, Baymax, and Hiro Hamada. "No," Kenji replied, "Can't say I know either one of t- wait a sec!" Upon scrolling to the final image, Kenji and Sammy both noticed it was of Darien, the very individual who was unconscious in his home. "Oh, so you're familiar with Darien, huh?" Garret questioned as Alan took his tablet back to open up file information on Darien, and show it to Kenji and Sammy, "Darien Chiba. 19 year old male. A bit good looking. And he also sometimes goes by the alias, Tuxedo Mask." "What?!" Sammy and Kenji both exclaimed, surprised to hear what John just revealed about Darien. Showing them a side-by-side view of Darien both in his normal appearance and in his Tuxedo Mask appearance, Alan said, "Tuxedo Mask. It's another identity Darein usually goes by. Tuxedo Mask and Darien Chiba are one and the same. Now then, have you seen him recently?" Kenji started to become nervous, trying to think of what to say while also trying to make sense of the fact that the government was hunting down Darien. But as Kenji couldn't come up with an answer, John and Alan started to get suspicious. Noticing this, Sammy quickly said, "Yeah, we definitely saw him." 'Huh? Sammy, what are you doing?' Kenji thought to himself, surprised by his son's actions. "Really? Well, care to tell me where, son?" Garret asked Sammy. "Yeah. At the Muppet Telethon two months ago," Sammy replied. Realizing Sammy was throwing them off by telling them about Darien during the Muppet Telethon instead of right now, Kenji breathed a sigh of relief, and added, "Yup, that's right. He was sitting right behind us during the show. As a matter of fact, now that you mention it, I do remember Darien disappearing right before Tuxedo Mask appeared. Guess it all makes sense now." "So... nothing recently?" Alan questioned. "Nope. Though, there was a guy from my sister's school who got hurt by a bike accident. We took him in, gave him some first aid, and then he took off," Sammy lied to John and Alan, "But other than that, it's been a pretty normal day." "I see..." Garret commented, disappointed that a possible lead ended up being nothing, "Well, sorry for interrupting you two gentlemen on this fine evening." "No worries!" Kenji replied. "Anyway, if you guys see anyone from the individuals I showed you, call us. They are terrorists, and they are highly dangerous," Alan said as he and John started to walk back to their vehicle. "Umm, wait... what number should I call?" Kenji asked, noticing Alan never mentioned a phone number when he suggested they call in case they notice any of the wanted individuals.

Spoiler: BGM

Stopping, Garret turned around, grinning as he replied, "It doesn't matter. We'll know." Nervously gulping, Kenji said "Okay then..." "Dad... let's get back inside," Sammy suggested to his father. "I agree," Kenji replied as they closed the front door and went back into the room where Darien was. Meanwhile, as Garret and Alan got back into their vehicle, Alan was looking at the text messages Serena exchanged with her friends on his tablet:

"So, false alarm?" Alan asked Garret. "Yeah, looks like it," Garret replied as Alan deleted the conversation from his tablet, "Let's try Hell's Kitchen." Garret then drove off to continue his manhunt with Alan.

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~Tsukino Household (again)~



After returning to the room where Darien was, Kenji and Sammy explained what happened to everyone, including the shocking detail that Darien was in fact Tuxedo Mask. "So you're telling me that this guy is THE Tuxedo Mask?" Claire questioned as she was finishing stitching Darien's front wound. "You know about Tuxedo Mask?" Ikuko asked Claire. "Who doesn't?" Claire replied as Sammy gave her gauze, using it along with masking tape to cover Darien's stitched wound, "That video of him saving the Muppet Telethon got millions and millions of views on YouTube." As she heard all this, Rini was still surprised to learn that Darien was Tuxedo Mask. "Tuxedo... Mask..." Rini quietly said to herself as she looked at Darien. "Well, that explains why he didn't want to go to the hospital," Sammy commented. "Yes. But... why is he a wanted man?" Ikuko wondered out loud, "From what we saw him do during the Muppet Telethon... he should be a hero." "I don't know dear... but I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask him when he wakes up," Kenji replied. "Might have to wait till tomorrow morning for that," Claire said as she took a bottle with a bunch of tablets inside, handing it to Kenji, "I did what I could. And he should be fine. But to prevent any infections, he's going to have to take two of these antibiotics morning and evening starting from when he wakes up." "Alright," Kenji replied, looking at the bottle Claire gave him. "Again, thank you so much Claire. Please, stay and relax for a while," Ikuko told Claire, "I'll even make some tea." Shrugging, Claire replied, "I can't say no to that." "We could even check out the concert on TV. It should be starting any minute," Kenji added as he, Sammy, Ikuko, and Claire walked to the living room. As for Rini, she wanted to stay with Darien and keep watching him.

So, I think it's no secret the past couple of months for HSD have been really inactive. Yes, we have faced periods of inactivity every now and then, but generally, things in HSD were still able to move on. But what has been happening recently is just ridiculous, and it has been frustrating to me personally as I nervously watch and wonder whether HSD will hit the month deadline of inactivity and get locked.

Now I don't want to blame anyone or point fingers. We all have been inactive at some point. Things happen that'll keep us from posting.

It could be schoolwork keeping you busy the whole time. I get it. I've spent 5 years of my life pursuing a degree in college, and gone through many highs and lows to finally achieve it, and much of it requires time away focusing on studying.

It could be a job that requires your focus the majority of the time. I get it. I have a government job that sometimes requires me to provide 24/7 support.

It could be that you need to spend more time with your family for whatever reason. I get it. Whether it be going to your cousin's wedding, attending the funeral of a family member you loved dearly, or even just spending time with your family on a fun vacation, these things happen all the time, and typically require your full attention.

It could be that you're facing writer's block. I get it. I've suffered from it countless times, so I know exactly how hard it is to think of just what to write.

So yes, while inactivity is bound to happen every now and then, prolonged inactivity like what HSD has been facing these past couple of months means that something is certainly wrong. So after talking with @NutheadBros about it, we've agreed to implement an inactivity rule.

From now on, once someone posts after you, you will have exactly one week to post something in the RP. If you feel like you couldn't meet the week deadline, then by all means talk to me or Nuthead, and tell us what is going on, and we'll see how we can help. But if we don't hear anything, and see that you haven't posted in a week, you will be approached by us, and asked why you haven't posted within a week.

Generally speaking, excuses involving things with life, such as work or family, will be taken into consideration, and we'll do our best to accommodate your needs.

If the reason you aren't posting is because of writer's block, and you don't know what to do, then please, talk with me. As the expert on the HSD canon, I'll be more than happy to find something any single one of your characters could be doing in the RP's vast world. And if you're still having trouble, it's alright. I'll gladly accept very simple posts from you. So for example, if I see a post that simply contains the sentence "(Insert character here) ate an apple", I won't be bothered. I'd rather have you participating then taking too long to think of what to write.

However, if the reason you haven't posted is because you have no intention whatsoever of continuing with HSD, then we would have to ask you to do the sensible thing and leave the RP, as there are others who want to continue RPing, and your intentional inactivity would be holding things back for the rest of us.

Again, we only want to help, so if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me or Nuthead.

I'm a bit confused on the storyline. I read that it'll have an "alternate" storyline to the one in S/M. But what does that mean? Is this meant to be a direct sequel to S/M (like B2/W2)? Or will it be another version of the games with a number of differences (like Emerald and Platinum)?