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Part 2 of Gemini Delta: The Ramechi Chronicles
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2024-02-25
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Arc 2 - Invasion of the Dark Ants

Chapter 11: Epilogue

Summary:

Once again, Ramechi is saved by Gemini and the members of Team Chimera.
But now that the comfortable lives of the Ramechan race has been interrupted by a threat beyond comprehension, things won't be the same.
We've came a long way since it was about fighting robot Cicadas in the forests with a band of merry men.
With the reveal of the Cosmic Fruit and what powers they possess, it's only a matter of time before greater trouble from more powerful foes will follow.

Notes:

Well this has certainly been a wilder ride than expected.
I was initially going to give myself some time to break between Arcs 1 and 2 but after getting hooked on writing again during the Cicadabot storyline, I dove straight in to start Arc 2, arguably the Arc I had the most material for over the years of coming up with the series in my head.

So much happened during the making of this Arc too.
I actually hit a road block in my real-life work career when the start of the Arc was being written and was forced to change direction in that regard. I came out smelling like roses though in the end, but you can definitely tell my feelings on the subject influenced the direction of the Dark Ant arc. Though giving the themes I went with, I’d argue it elevated it slightly.
Other noteworthy situations like the untimely death of Akira Toriyama and one of my good friends hitting a rough part of his life this year also made it somewhat of an adventure to churn out this story. Never in a hundred years would I imagine this story finally becoming a reality to have expected also such a journey to be made. But life is funny like that.

On a more critical note, getting back on my thoughts of the Arc itself, this arc was the closest I came to what you’d call “Burning out”. Having written 20 chapters over the course of 9 months and covering two full arcs, I had a feeling I’d start to strain eventually. That almost became a reality partway through Drifter’s introductory episode where I genuinely started to have trouble padding out the story a little.
As a result, I personally think Arc 2 is a lot more sporadic with it’s writing. Not as tightly knit as Arc 1’s overall story. I’m still very satisfied with how it came out though, it’s pretty much how I envisioned it still from the inception.

Once again, a huge Thank you to anyone reading and the artists who are helping make this project a reality.
HoodyBob, Wizaria, Cat-Rage, RisziArts, Omorfia, ShadowLifeman and NaosCreative

I’ll be taking a short break from Ramechi for the time being, but rest assured Gemini’s story is far from over. I still have plenty of material for the series in the near future.

For now though, what is in store for Team Chimera?

Chapter Text

Amalie the Rhino Turtle watched from the rooftops of the construction and repair work underway across Trinity City, her striking red cape flowing in the high winds above the rising tower. After observing a little longer, she turned tail and made her towards the top of the alleyway. Using the dividing walls of either building, she jumped in a triangular motion before eventually landing on the ground. Without missing a beat, she slowly made her way to a staircase leading down below towards a wooden door.

She walked in to the almost absurdly homely interior where the red carpet melded with the brown oak tables and chairs to create a soothing, almost too soothing, atmosphere.
Behind the bar counter, a Blue and White Cicadabot unit turned it’s head to see her enter as it cleaned the glass in it’s hand with a white cloth.
The Hat-clad Ice Turtle and brightly pink coloured Dog Gator turned their heads away from their drinks to also see her enter.
“It’s about time you showed up,” The Ice Turtle remarked, his large pistols hanging from his Torso shell side as he turned, “The boss was getting impatient,”
“The commute was terrible…” Amalie responded almost coldly.
“That...that was a joke right?” The Dog Gator said somewhat confused.
“You wouldn’t know a joke, Ark, if it bit you on the tail and said 'I am a joke',” The Ice Turtle insulted, “And as for you, Amalie. Would it kill you to crack a smile once in a while? Even Ribus over there knows how to be happy,” as he ushered his hand across the room at the purple Jellymage sat with his arms around his head and his feet resting on the table.
“Ribus only smiles when he’s coming up with his next doomsday weapon,” Amalie responded as she put her hand on her hip and looked over at the maniacal-looking mass of gelatinous evil.
“Guilty as charged!” Ribus replied almost proudly, not even opening his eyes to answer.
“Anyways, Osho” Amalie continued back to the Ice Turtle, “What’s so important that he wants us all in one place again?”
The wall at the far end of the room, directly opposite the entrance, suddenly slid open as an echoed voice spoke out,
“Because we have a contract that requires all of our skill,” The Five in the open room all turned their heads as the hidden door came to a stop and in the darkened entrance stood a small Red, Yellow and Blue insect-like creature, “So we have no time to waste with petty little excursions, Amalie,”
“Chron…” Amalie responded in a greeting manner as she nodded her head in his direction.
Chron proceeded to walk out into the open as everyone followed his motions,
“Now listen up as I’m only going to say this once...because I can’t be bothered for any lax attention, Ark,” the direct insult prompting Ark to give off a small whine and his ears to droop, “No doubt as you’ll have heard, Team Chimera are the ones responsible for removing the Dark Ants. By chance, we were contacted by a client to take out Team Chimera for them. Something to do with them interfering with their own plans or whatever. So the original plan was to just sit back and let the Dark Ants take care of them,”
Ribus suddenly stirred from his nap-like trance,
“Yeah, who would have thought they’d start recruiting super Ramechans into their ranks,” He quipped aloud, “Those Dark Ants didn’t stand a chance I’d say,”
Chron turned his head round to his Jellymage associate,
“Well giving that Rhino Turtle super speed didn’t help matters,” he patronised over to Ribus, who merely opened his eyes and stared at the wall in an annoyed manner. Chron turned back to the rest of his cronies, “So with Plan A out the window, Plan B is now just a traditional beat down. Can't mess with the classics. We head over to Team Chimera directly and dispose of them ourselves,”
Osho and Ark exchanged glances,
“Erm, no insult to your ideas, Chron,” Osho remarked, “But what makes you think we’ll be a match for these guys? I mean they took on literal Dark Ants and won. And know they have at least one Cosmic Fruit in their possession thanks to Ribus over there,”
Ribus suddenly sat up and turned to face everyone in an insulted manner,
“Again with the digs!” He yelled up, “Why am I being treat like the bad guy here?”
“Because that’s literally your whole personality,” Amalie replied.
Ribus paused on the notion before accepting the description,
“Fair play. Carry on,” he then returned to his resting position.
“Point still stands, Chron,” Ark continued, “It’s a powerful weapon they could have. They would have the upper hand if they know how to use it,”
Chron gave a sinister grin before silently walking over to the jukebox by the entrance. He turned around and leaned on it with one arm,
“That’s why we’re just going to steal it,” He proclaimed, “A good old fashioned heist should keep things interesting, wouldn’t you say?”