The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

Here's a brand new story based on Star Wars to tie in with Star Wars Day starring Jar Jar Binks. Asides from Anakin Skywalker, Jar Jar has always been my childhood favourite since watching The Phantom Menace as my first Star Wars film although I am aware that he along with his actor Ahmed Best has been recieveing unwarrented hate with Jar Jar being treated very poorly towards the end of the prequel trilogy with wasted potential. So I thought I'll come up with a short story that gives Jar Jar a bigger role for Revenge of the Sith while coming up with what could have happened after the events of Revenge of the Sith and giving him a better ending, involving Jar Jar realising his actions regaruding to granting Paplpatine emergency powers and coming into terms with it. Enjoy and may the force be with you. 

 The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

The Terrible Truth

 In a Galaxy far, far, away, there was a cheerful and clumsy Gungan named Jar Jar Binks. He is native to Naboo and has made friends with the Jedi, helping them win the war in Naboo with his Gungan army. This led him to become a Junior Representative in the Galactic Senate, where he took over Padmé’s role as a senator while she was forced into hiding during The Clone Wars.

 Although he was honoured to help out a friend, little did he know that his naiveté would lead him to become manipulated by more experienced politicians who tricked him into granting emergency powers to the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to create the Grand Army of the Republic, something that has lead to greater consequences when Palpatine declared himself the Emperor.

 Jar Jar soon realised the terrible consequences of his actions when he witnessed Palpatine destroying the Republic and worst of all, he found out that Anakin Skywalker, his close friend who he looked up to had turned to The Dark Side and becoming Darth Vader, taking down the lives of many Jedi including Younglings. Jar Jar couldn’t believe that he had indirectly set the stage for the rise of Darth Sidious.   

 “What has Meesa done?” said Jar Jar downheartedly with heavy guilt in his heart. In desperation to resolve this, he sets off to find Anakin, wanting to save him from the path he is following.

 The Confrontation with Vader

 Jar Jar has found Anakin Skywalker in the shadowed corridors of the Senate building. Jar Jar rushed towards him and said with his voice trembling "Annie... issa me, Jar Jar. Meesa needs to talk!” Anakin turned yet to Jar Jar, he looked different. The face that was once filled with kindness and hope (if not brash and rebellious at times) was now cold, almost unrecognizable with his Sith-tingled eyes gazing at him sternly. His dark robe matches his dark side. “What do you want, Jar Jar?” asked Anakin in a voice that is deep and emotionless with all warmth melted away which gives Jar Jar a nervous vibe.

 “Yousa has... turned to the dark side. Yousa...has Meesa to blame. Meesa thought givin' da Chancellor powers would be the right thing. But Meesa was wrong. It brought only more pain, more death,” Jar Jar said with his eyes filled with sorrow.

 Anakin stepped closer, glaring at the trembling Gungan. “There is no need for apologies my friend. The Jedi were not only weak but were full of lies. The Republic needed to fall and I needed this power to save her, making me stronger than I ever was. Soon with my new empire, I will bring peace, justice, freedom and justice to the galaxy.” Jar Jar couldn’t believe that he was truly deluded into the Dark Side, turning against everything that he had believed in.

 “But issa not peace!” Jar Jar cried, his voice breaking. “It’s fear, and suffering. Look at what meesa actions did to you, Annie. Yousa not da same. Where’s da Anakin meesa know? Meesa knew that you’re in there!”

 Anakin’s fists clenched, and for a brief moment, there was a flicker of something in his eyes—perhaps the man he once was. But it quickly vanished, replaced by the icy mask of Darth Vader. “Anakin Skywalker is dead, Jar Jar. You should go back to where you came from. Before it’s too late.”

 The words stung. Jar Jar realized that there was no bringing back the Anakin he once knew. His heart was too far gone, and the darkness had consumed him. Feeling the weight of his failure, Jar Jar retreated, unsure of what he could do next.

 The war between reluctance and courage

 After attending Padmé’s funeral, Jar Jar has decided to return to his homeworld Naboo with nowhere else to turn having to play a role in the rise of the Empire and losing his friends. He spent the days in the swamp just staring into space with guilt and sadness, seemingly disrespondent with everything around him and forever haunted by the memories that led to the devastation that was the fault of his own.

 As Jar Jar was sitting near the water surface of Lake Paonga, the Leader of the Gungans Boss Nass approached him. “Jar Jar, wesa urgently need yousa again as a general. Our home is becoming invaded.” Jar Jar unenthusiastically turned to him and said: “Why mees? Meesa is no hero. Meesa made a huge mess, giving powers to da wrong man. Da galaxy is burnin’ with Meesa’s friends are lost. Meesa can’t fix it”.

 Boss Nass was surprisingly understanding as he placed a heavy hand on his shoulder and said “Meesa knows how yousa feel but messa still believe that yousa are a hero. Without yousa back then, Naboo woulda been lost to da Trade Federation. Wesa all makes mistakes. But da strength of a hero is not in being perfect. It’s learnin' from da mistakes and helpin' where yousa can. Even so, what’s more important is focusing on da present right now. Yousa cannot change the past. Only the future can.  Wesa need yousa to guide us to victory.”

 Jar Jar looked at Boss Nass with awe as he was taking it all in but it’ll be a while until he understood what he meant as he half-heartedly followed his orders and joined The Gungan Grand Army. Before he knew it, the reluctant General tagged along with the Gungan Grand Army as they made their way to the Great Glass Plains. He remembered fighting The Trade Federation Army to divert their attention while Padmé and her Royal Naboo Security Forces were infiltrating the Theed Royal Palace, achieving victory despite the odds. But that memory can only bring pain.

 Upon arrival, a huge spaceship landed on the plains with an army of Stormtroopers have marched their way. Some of them were riding on their huge All Terrain Armoured Transport (aka AT-AT). They were given orders by Darth Sidious to clear away the inhabitants of Naboo to expand their empire and to get rid of a certain witness who was the one who granted him emergency powers. 

 Within seconds, a fierce battle began with the Stormtroopers making their first move, firing their E-11 blaster rifles towards the Gungan Grand Army who held up their energy shields to defend themselves from the attack but that didn’t stop some of the shots from already causing heavy damage including to their deflector shield generator. One of the shots was aimed directly towards the Kaadu that Jar Jar was riding on, causing him to fall off.

 This along with seeing the fearsome fight has frightened Jar Jar which reminded him of the war that has brought pain and misery. He spotted a nearby tree which he ran towards and hid. Why was he called to help The Gungan Grand Army? He would only cause more damage as clearly shown when he became the Senate. He didn’t have any confidence to become a hero. He would rather hide and forget it all. The galaxy is better off without him.

 But then he looked behind the tree and saw the Gungans who were having trouble against The Stormtroopers with their huge numbers and powerful weaponry. He couldn’t bear the thought of losing more of his close ones but he wasn’t sure if he had what it takes to lead them the victory with all the mistakes he had made. Can someone like him who has made the wrong decision can still be a hero or is it too late to atone for it with him only making things worse?

 He then remembered the words that Boss Nass had told him that everyone makes mistakes and he cannot change the past. He can only learn from the past and change the future by facing the present here and now. All of this has helped him to realise that running away would only turn his back on the Gungans and if he cannot change what has happened, then he can start a new path for a brighter future. “Meesa will save them!” said Jar Jar with renewed courage.

 So he went back to the battlefield and saw a Gungan who was about to get shot by a Stormtrooper’s E-11 blaster rifle. Jar Jar grabbed a Gungan Personal Energy Shield and protected the Gungan from the Stormtrooper’s attack. He then whacked the shield on the Stormtrooper, knocking it out. The Gungan thanked Jar Jar for saving his life. “Here, take this shield,” said Jar Jar, giving him the shield to help him fight.

 Jar Jar then got onto the Kaadu (the same one that he was riding on) and commanded it to charge towards a group of Stormtroopers, ramming them down by swinging his spear towards them just when they were about to take out some wounded Gungans while they were down. He then tossed his spear towards one of the AT-ATs, directly at the blaster right when it was about to fire at the Gungans. Jar Jar then escorted the injured Gungans to safety (with help from those who were still able to fight), telling them to retreat while they can.

 Jar Jar is turning things around but the enemy still remains at large so he has to come up with a way to take them down fast. There were lots of AT-ATs that were heading towards them with many Stormtroopers fighting alongside them which they used to defend themselves. Jar Jar spotted a quadruped amphibian-like creature known as a Fambaa that was carrying a carriage full of Boomba, energy spheres that Gungans used for fighting. He told the others to use the catapults to toss the Boombas straight towards the AT-Ats, specifically at the top part where they were firing their weapons.

 The army did not hesitate to follow his command and fired their Boombas at the AT-ATs which dealt a great amount of damage to the combat walkers, destroying them. This gives the army an opening to confront the Stormtroopers while they are unguarded as said by Jar Jar “Now everybody, charge!” The Gungans headed straight towards the Stormtroopers, attacking them with their Atlatis or spears at close range with Jar Jar backing them up by shielding them with his Gungan Personal Energy Shield or tossing his Boomba at them. The other Gungans appreciated Jar Jar for coming up with such a plan while having compassion for them.

 Many Stormtroopers were still persistent, especially with many of their AT-ATs malfunctioning, rapidly firing their rifles. One of them fired towards Jar Jar who quickly jumped to dodge it. He grabbed an Atlatl and used it to knock down the Stormtrooper. He then headed towards the Fambaa that had plenty of Boombas left. He unhooked the carriage which caused the Boombas to roll towards the unsuspecting Stormtroopers, causing them to get shocked and knocked out by them.

 With The Stormtroopers at a disadvantage, they decided to retreat, declaring victory for The Gungan Grand Army. Because he single-handedly led the army to victory, Jar Jar was crowned as the hero with the Gungans cheering for him. “Wesa...did it. Wesa won” said Jar Jar as he was taking it all in.

 The road to healing

Use this music for this bittersweet section

Following his heroic actions that led to victory for the Gungan General Army, Jar Jar became promoted as the top general where he serves as the tactician for his army, coming up with strategies that help to overcome seemingly impossible odds.

 He also helped to solve conflicts between Gungans and the people of Naboo, helping to unite them despite their differences while healing Naboo from the scars that they have endured during the wars As Jar Jar’s own scars were healing, his optimism and goofy charms were returning while still being a little more wiser.

 Word has got around about Jar Jar’s actions throughout Naboo, for both Gungans and humans as shown when Jar Jar was walking in Theed, he witnessed children playing the street, pretending to be heroes that they heard about in stories. One of the children who played as a Gungan raised a stick that he used as a pretend spear and shouted out “Wesa fight for Naboo!” Another child said “Cool! I want to be the hero just like Jar Jar someday!” This made Jar Jar smile but also close to tears, finding that there are those who looked up to him despite all the mistakes he has made.

 A couple of days later, Jar Jar sat near the water surface of Lake Paonga during the sunset, gazing in the sky as he was slowly, but surely finding peace that even if he cannot undo the past, he can create his own future.

 He then looked at the water's surface, imagining the images of his friends that he had met.

He knew that even if they were no longer there or were far away, they would be proud of him. He was thinking about them including Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Padmé, R2-D2, C3P0, Asoka, Mace Windu and others including Anakin Skywalker. Despite everything, maybe there was still some good in him. He gasped for a moment as if they were there, smiling at him. It’s like a sign to keep on moving forward for their sake.

 “...Thanks. Meesa will move forward. Meesa...will see you all again” said Jar Jar with emotion. And so, Jar Jar is able to move to a brighter future with hope and healing having to learn that even those who have made the gravest mistakes can still find a way to make things right.

Busted Vs McFly: Epic Jackbox Game Night

I have been playing Jackbox games with my friends including during the holidays when we get together and family and thought I'll come up with a McBusted fan fiction where the boys from McFly and Busted play Jackbox. The games that I've picked for them are my favourite (except for Trivia Murder Party 2), focusing on some of the highlights as it would take too long to cover every round otherwise. Note; some of the prompts are based on actual prompts, others are made up for this story although the one for Fibbage 3 has been fact-checked. A few moments are based on the times when I played with my friends. Enjoy and stay tuned for more McBusted fan fiction with the boys playing video games. 

Busted Vs McFly: Epic Jackbox Game Night

 Two boy bands who are close friends, McFly and Busted as their supergroup McBusted have arranged another gaming night in their gaming room as a break from their tour schedule. The game they chose was a bunch of games where they combined their jokes and ideas; Jackbox Games. It was bound to be a night of laughs, friendly competition, and, of course, hilarious banter.

The two bands gathered around a large screen in the gaming room, armed with their phones and snacks.

"Alright, boys, which game shall we start with?" Tom asked as he sat on the couch. "I’m thinking of something that gets the creativity flowing to get us warmed up… Drawful 2, anyone?" “I’m up for it!” said James who was excited to put his drawing to good use. “Sure, I can’t wait to see Dougie’s rude drawings and Danny’s scribbles,” said Matt as his way to lighten some competitive spirits among his friends. “Oh, mate, you’re going down!” Danny laughed as he munched on some crisps.

Game 1: Drawful 2

 

The game began with everyone trying to draw random prompts with their fingers on their phones. Not so surprisingly, most of their drawings are a barely recognised mess which makes it even more hilarious.

Danny attempted to draw a "Guinea Pig playing a game console" but he sneezed while he was drawing which caused his Guinea Pig drawing to end up looking more like an exploding potato. Everyone burst into laughter when they saw it.“Is that supposed to be a Guinea Pig, Danny?” James asked who could barely keep his face straight.“Mate, it’s abstract art!” Danny defended though he nevertheless laughed at his own creation.

Meanwhile, Dougie’s drawing of “A Mantis reading a book” looked more like an alien holding a rock because Dougie was struggling to draw that prompt, but somehow, everyone figured it out. “Either I’m just lucky or everyone is smarter than me,” said Dougie.

Tom ended up winning the round with his impressively detailed “A Snake Playing the Guitar,” “Oh wow, that is a masterpiece” said Charlie as the others were looking at Tom’s drawing as if they found fine art at the art gallery. “I didn’t know you’re good at art,” said Harry.

“Alright, that’s a win for me!” Tom said, grinning. “But don’t get too comfortable, lads. I’m just getting started!”

Game 2: Fibbage 3

 

The second Jackbox game was Fibbage 3. For this game, they have to fool other players with a believable lie while finding the truth behind strange trivia questions. “Alright, let’s see if we can find the truth, not like our song Lies” said Danny who couldn’t resist referring to one of the McFly songs as a pun. “Bet I can come up with a better lie than that cheap pun” said Harry dryly.

One of the questions asked, “The most unusual thing found in an Amui Ice Cream was...”  Each of the boys was grinning as they were mischievously typing their lies. The answers of choice were as follows:

- "A Naked Action Man"

- "A dead Centipede”

- "A Live Tarantula"

- "A Guitar Pick owned by S Club Seven"

-“Half a Kit-Kat”

-“A rare Pokémon card”

- “A ticket to Disney Land”

- “A McDonalds Happy Meal Toy”

 Most of the answers were amusing though there was one that caught Dougie’s eye and asked with a smirk “Alright, who’s the Clever Clog that put live tarantula?” It was James who confessed who raised his hand and said “It was me! Thought I could scare you lot with that one.” “Well nice try but you couldn’t scare The King of the Jungle!” laughed Danny. “Wouldn’t it be frozen to death?” asked Dougie.

The truth turned out to be “A dead Centipede”. “I wonder how did it got there?” said Tom with curiosity. “Imagine the reaction of whoever saw that?” asked Charlie. Either way, it was Matt who took home the win for successfully fooling half the group with “A rare Pokémon card” This has helped Matt to gain lots of points that he needed to win the game. “It looks like my fibbing skills are better than I thought!” Matt said, laughing.

Game 3: Quiplash 2

 

The next game that the boys jumped straight into was Quiplash 2, the game that is full of hilarious one-liners and ridiculous answers. Everyone couldn’t wait to come up with the funniest answers.

One of the prompts read “The worst thing to hear in an elevator.” Harry quickly typed in, “I think we’re stuck… forever.” “Ooo, that would get me paranoid,” said Matt. “I hate to be stuck forever with you,” said Tom. “Hey!” said Harry, giving Tom a playful dig in the elbow. Nevertheless, he was confident that he would win.

However, Dougie has come up with “Oops, I forgot the floors.” “Now that’s a good one Dougie!” laughed Danny. “Yeah, imagine if that were to happen in real life!” said Charlie who couldn’t contain himself. So Dougie’s answer has earned the most votes, using his absurd humour to beat out Harry’s more logical fear.

“When it comes to weird answers, you can never beat Dougie” said James trying to keep a straight face “Thanks, mate. This makes me the king of Quiplash” Dougie responded, bowing dramatically.

Game 4: Tee K.O.

 

The rule for Tee K.O. is to come up with a drawing for a T-shirt, followed by a slogan. The boys had their thinking caps on when it came to coming up with drawings and slogans but when it was time to match the designs and slogans together that were randomly set, things got wild.

Dougie’s shirt featured a drawning of Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars sticking out his tongue that is paired with the slogan “Where’s my Steamed Hams?” “Who paired that with my drawing? And are they supposed to be The Simpsons reference?” laughed Dougie. “That was me. I couldn’t resist” said Charlie, grinning.The Jar Jar shirt had the most number of votes throughout the majority of the rounds, making it to the final round.

However, Danny had a winning combo; his shirt featured Anakin Skywalker as The Hulk with the caption “I Woke Up Like This.”, beating out Dougie’s shirt.

“Well Danny, that’s a stark contrast to your earlier drawing from Drawful 2,” Matt, patting him on the back. “I bet Hayden would be proud of me for this one” said Danny smiling as he was crowned the winner of Tee K.O

Game 5: Split the Room

 

The next Jackbox game that was picked is Split The Room. It involves filling in the blanks for prompts that would cause the group to divide hence its name.

There’s a scenario that reads, “You can only eat (blank) for the rest of your life, but it’s free. Do you do it?” Charlie picked Pizza to fill the blank. The scenario now reads “You can only eat pizza for the rest of your life, but it’s free. Do you do it?”

Once they got Charlie’s prompt, he said “Why not? Pizza is everything!” “Of course; Pizza is the best food with a wide variety!” said Matt who instantly hit “Yes”, much to Charlie’s delight. Meanwhile, Tom and Dougie were debating about the benefits of having a pizza diet for eternity. “I don’t know, wouldn’t eating the same thing would get boring after a while?” asked Dougie. “Not if you really like it I say,” said Tom.

However, James has managed to win the game overall with a scenario involving a time machine that only worked if you told a really embarrassing story about yourself first. Some were willing to share their embarrassing stories, while others preferred to maintain their dignity, causing a huge split.

“No way! The whole wide world doesn’t need to know my embarrassing stories!” declared Harry. “I’ll do it! I’ve got plenty of embarrassing stories to share like one time when I spilled coffee during a radio interview” said Danny laughing. “How I remembered that story” said James teasing Danny who responded by giving him an affectionate light punch.

Game 6: Joke Boat

 

For Joke Boat, they all have to come up with a word based on a subject which is used for their joke prompts as their own stand-up comedy routine. Each of the boys has a comedic side so they have no problem coming up with jokes.

Dougie was up first, reading out his joke out loud, saying  “My love life is like crabs. Because I’m... shellfish! Get it?!”  The boys simultaneously groaned and laughed at his corny joke. “Hey! That’s the best that I can come up with!” cried Dougie.

 Eventually, during the final round, it was head-to-head with James and Harry. James who is the kind of guy with a quirky sense of humour came up with “How many eggs does it take to change a lightbulb? Three. One to screw it in, two to smash it and three to have them scrambled.” James then ranted “I keep on getting eggs as my prompt too many times!” Harry was snickering. “At least my joke was better,” said Matt.

As for Harry, his joke is as follows; “My Doctor said I have a bad case of Rosario Dawson. They cut off my scene from The Devil’s Rejects.” It was his deadpan delivery that earned him the most votes. “Oh, isn’t that the actress who plays Ahsoka? I didn’t know that!” said Danny with fascination as Harry took the crown for Joke Boat.

Game 7: Survive the Internet

 

They then choose to play Survive the Internet which involves taking each other’s words out of context to make their comment look ridiculous or awkward in hilarious ways and the boys were no strangers of making fun of each other as shown in one example when Tom’s innocent comment about watching the last movie he has seen that says “I’m just here for Natalie Portman”.

However, Danny received Tom’s comment and twisted it by coming up with a headline that reads “Local Fan Boy ranted for two hours over Padmé not getting a spin-off.” “What? As if I would do that! Besides, you don’t know what the future brings!” Tom exclaimed with embarrassment though he found it amusing just the same.

Fast forward to the final round which was the Photo Sharing Site, Harry picked a photo that shows a rollercoaster. Charlie happened to get that photo and came up with a caption that says “This was the greatest day of my entire life before my head got smashed in the tunnel.”

“Hey! Bet you have been watching too many Dexter’s Laboratory episodes haven’t you?!” cried Harry while the others were laughing their heads off though Harry finds it amusing too. Pretty much everybody has voted for Charlie, earning him enough points to be the winner. “Yes! I’ve survived the internet!” boasted Charlie.

The last three rounds

 

After the seven games, they tallied up their victories and found that each of the boys had somehow won each game. “Now what’s the chance of that happening?!” laughed James. “Alright lads, it seems that we’re all champions tonight” said Danny who stretched his arms over his head.

“Not so fast! I say that this isn’t over until we have a definite winner so I propose a Busted Vs McFly challenge where we have to play a best of three!” declared Harry with his competitive spirit ignited. Everyone was up for the challenge. “Alright then, bring it on! There can only be one winner here!” said Matt who was getting fired up.

So they got themselves into two teams and played one of the games that is best suited to play as a team; The Poll Mine where they have to guess the top three answers based on a survey that they have to fill in individually. The Busted trio found that they were arguing over what they should pick as their answers as shown for picking the unusual food items that they would try.

“Why would anyone try Fugu? It’s fatal!” objected James. “Some would try for the thrill of it!” argued Matt. “Well, I don’t see how people would pick Rocky Mountain Oysters. It’s Bull Testicles which is disgusting!” said Charlie pulling a face. “Well let’s pick Haggis since it’s the only thing that we’re familiar with” said James as they settled for Haggis but it was the 4th right answer, causing them to lose a torch. “I thought being on I’m a Celebrity would make you more daring to try this kind of food” ranted Charlie. “Oh shut up” said Matt dryly.

In contrast, the McFly boys were working as a team, civilly discussing the possible answers. “So which one would most people go for? A Nakji or A-Ping?” asked Harry. “I’m not sure though a whole raw octopus does sound a lot more appetising than a tarantula” said Tom who was thinking about it. “I’ve heard that a Nakji can be dangerous as you can coke on them so maybe a Ping would be preferred” suggested Danny. “I agree plus they apparently taste like chicken and cod” said Dougie. So they went with A Ping which was the 1st right answer. “The power of Pones!” cheered Danny as he high-fived Dougie. “We’re the king of the jungle after all!!” said Dougie.

Their teamwork gives Team McFly a point for round one with Harry saying “Ha! Ha! We Team McFly rules while Team Busted drools!” “Oh yeah? That was just a warm-up!” replied James. The next cooperative game that they play is Quixort. They have to work together to arrange the order of the block that has words based on the prompt.

The McFly boys find that they are panicking over which block to place like the one based on video game consoles based on their release date. “Which one was released first? The Game Cube or The Xbox 360?” said Dougie as the block that says Game Boy Colour was about to be placed on the conveyor belt. “It’s Game Cube!” cried Tom but Dougie accidentally placed the Xbox 360 block in the trash. “Dougie! Why did you put Xbox 360 in the trash!” cried Tom. “I swear, you weren’t fast enough!” argued Dougie. “Harry! I told you that Nintendo goes at the left end!” exclaimed Danny as Harry placed it after the PlayStation block. “But it doesn’t say NES or SNES and it could mean Nintendo 64!” protested Harry.

The Busted guys were more cooperative this time round. “Matt, place the Wii behind the Nintendo Switch” said Charlie. “Of course, coming right up!” said Matt as he followed his instruction. “What about Oculus Quest? I don’t think I’ve heard of it before” said Charlie as he was controlling the block that says Oculus Quest. “That goes at the right end. It’s a VR Head set that I’ve tried the other day” said James. “Thanks James” said Charlie placing it at the right.

It was Team Busted who won round two with both bands drawing once again. “Ha! Ha! Now who’s the better band here!” taunted Matt. “Alright then, it comes down to this! It’ll be a sudden death, round which will decide the winner for sure!” said Tom with the game picked for the decisive round is Trivia Murder Party 2.  It was decided that whichever band member has won makes that band the overall winner. “It’s all or nothing!” declared Harry.

Trivia Murder Party 2 is a devious game with questions that are so tough that they all fail to answer the first question correctly, sending them all to the Killing Room where they have to play a mini-game. The mini-game involves dialling a certain number by rotating the dial on their phones like a real rotary phone. But they all failed to dial a valid number in time so they all died, losing the game.

 “Well, that was...unexpected,” said a stunned Dougie which was an understatement. “I guess we’re all The Loser Kids,” said Charlie dryly.

They decided to call it a night. “It looks like we’re all winners,” said Tom. “I say that was fun. We had a lot of laughs” said Danny as they were all smiling at each other with admiration. “You’re right about that Danny. It has brought us closer” concur James. “Yeah, we should do this again sometime” said Matt, giving each other a bro-fist and a hug to congratulate their win and to commemorate the good times they have.  To them, this is what playing video games should be about; the fun and enjoyment that they’ll always remember and there’s no doubt that they’ll be up for more Jackbox, let alone other video game sessions that brings the best out of them.

Mega McBustedeon

 

McBusted’s Most Egg-cellent Easter Adventure

 Here's an Easter special story starring two of my favourite UK boy bands McFly and Busted, joined together as their super group McBusted along with a guest star Patrick Leblanc who is my favourite body builder and model. The McBusted boys were invited to an Easter based obstacle course as hosted by Patrick Leblanc, setting them into teams to find the golden eggs. Enjoy and stay tuned for more.  And be on the look out for puns and pop culture references. 

McBusted’s Most Egg-cellent Easter Adventure

Today was Easter Sunday and two boy bands McFly and Busted formed together as their supergroup McBusted were invited to a special Easter event at a picturesque countryside estate. “I wonder what this Easter event will have to offer?” asked Tom Fletcher as they all shared their curiosity. “No doubt that it’ll be Egg-cellent” said James Bourne who couldn’t resist coming up with a cheesy pun. “Well there’s bound to be plenty of eggs for us to feast that’s for sure” said Charlie Simpson. “Not like the one that got onto Danny’s shirt,” said Dougie Poynter, who casually shared about that particular incident. “Egg, out of all the vegetables” said Danny Jones with the others giving him a strange look.

Once they arrived, they met up with their host Patrick Leblanc, one of the most popular bodybuilder and model. He is wearing a muscle tank top that clearly shows his shredded biceps and bulging pecs and a bunny-ear hand band which is only natural for this day.

“Hey! Looks like we’re greeted by an athletic bunny!” said Matt Willis jokingly. Patrick smiled with amusement and said “Greetings McBusted; I am your host Patrick Leblanc welcome to The Ultimate Easter Egg Hunt! If you think that this is merely a run-of-the-mill Easter Egg Hunt, then you’ll be wrong! Instead, you’ll be taking part in an Easter obstacle course that is designed to test your wits and teamwork while burning off the calories eating all this chocolate!”

The McBusted boys were astonished to hear about an unconventional Easter Egg Hunt that would get them fit. “Never thought hunting those eggs would involve a workout” said Tom who is taking it all in. “He does have a point though; you all need to be exercising more often with me doing all the running for my marathon charities” said Harry slyly. “What are you, some kind of fitness freak?” said James snarky.   After being amused by their banter, Patrick said “I hope you all got what it takes for the Eggstravaganza Challenge!”

Patrick then explained the rules which involve finding the ten golden Easter Eggs that are hidden throughout the estate and have to be found by solving riddles or physical work with some surprises along the way. They have to split into two teams the first team who collects five eggs will win a massive Easter feast prepared by Patrick himself while the losers have to help with the dishes.

“I’ve been told that McBusted consists of two bands so it’ll make sense to split your bands up into two teams” said Patrick. Naturally, McFly were in one team while Busted were in the other team. They were eager to have a fun competition against each other as a Busted Vs McFly contest. “Alright you Loser Kids, we’re going to make you all rotten!” said Dougie brashly. “Well sorry but you’re not good enough for us!” replied Matt brazenly. “Hold on, there are four of us and three of you. Wouldn’t that be fair?” asked Danny. “That’s when I come in as I’ll be part of the competition too,” said Patrick, joining Team Busted.  “Welcome to the team” said James with open arms though he reckoned that someone athletic could give them an advantage.

They decided to give their team some colourful names which included Team Chocolate Thunder for Team McFly and Team Bunny Blasters for Team Busted and Patrick. Without further ado, the hunt was on!

The first egg was found on a tree branch. The branches also had several prankster toys including a water balloon and a crisp can. “This challenge is designed to test your endurance as you work for that egg while making use of objects that you may use to catch your opponent off guard” explained Patrick. The McBusted boys didn’t expect a bodybuilder to be such a prankster.

In any case, Harry and Matt were assigned to this challenge as they ran towards the tree, climbing their way up. “I’m going to be a good boy and resist the temptation of using such juvenile toys,” said Matt. Harry on the other hand couldn’t pass up a chance for a prank if it means that he gets to win. He handed over a crisp can to Matt and said “Hey Matt, fancy a crisp?” “Why thank you, I am feeling peckish,” said Matt. He opened it and out came the toy snakes which made Matt jump.

The other McFly guys laughed and cheered as they watched Harry pulling off a dirty prank which was his cue to reach for the egg...only for it to spring into the air. “...What?” said Harry. It turned out that Patrick had bobby trapped the egg with it being attached on a flipper. “Don’t just stand there! Go after it!” yelled Tom.

Harry was still confident with him being a fast runner thanks to his jogging. Matt however was determined to get his own back. He grabbed a water balloon, saying “Water Balloon, I choose you!” and tossed it towards Harry like a Pokeball. It was a precise throw as it knocked Harry onto the ground, giving Matt a chance to run after the egg and grab it before it hit the ground. “You did it!” cheered James and Charlie, earning Team Bunny Blasters a point. “That game is fixed!” ranted Harry.

For the second challenge, they have to solve a riddle which involves finding a book that has the next egg in a huge library. Patrick reads out the riddle; “To find the egg that is astray, go the galaxy far, far away”. He then added, “See if you can use your brains to figure this one out”. Tom and James volunteered to solve this riddle with their self-proclaimed brains and geeky knowledge.

The library was huge with tons of books and selves that made it easy to get lost. “I bet it would be hard to find any of my written books here” said Tom to himself as he was looking around in awe. Focusing on the task, Tom was thinking to himself “The galaxy far, far away, I know I have heard of that somewhere before...” And then it hit him. “Star Wars! I got to get to the Science Fiction section right away!” said Tom and rushed onwards. Meanwhile, James was standing there in deep thought. “Far, far away...at the far end of the library or is there a Back to the Future story where Marty goes far, far away?”

Tom found the Science Fiction section and immediately scanned through the books until he found a book with Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker on the front cover, indicating that it was a Star Wars book. He pulled the book and found a hollowed-out section with a golden egg inside! “It’s all thanks to my love of Star Wars!” cheered Tom. “Next time, I’ll actually try thinking instead of making dumb jokes,” said James to himself. This gives Team Chocolate Thunder a point.

The next challenge is an Easter-themed obstacle course at a large garden as set by Patrick. “This will test your reflexes while overcoming obstacles like a rabbit as you aim to be the first to get to the golden egg attached to the kart” explained Patrick. Dougie and Charlie were chosen for this challenge. “What’s up Doc? You’ll be the one who’ll get owned” said Dougie slyly. “Well bring it on Wabbit” said Charlie as part of their banter.  

The obstacles consist of hurdles that they have to hop over like rabbits, large maze tunnel-like tubes which require them to crawl in just like rabbits crawling in their burrows and a large open field where the kart that has the golden egg is speeding.

As the absolute wild card he is, Dougie immediately darted towards the course, hopping all over the hurdles yet knocking them over like an out-of-control rabbit. “My, he is full of energy” said Patrick who couldn’t help but watch in amusement. “That’s our Dougie for you” replied Danny. When he got under the maze, he kept on going around in circles with his sense of direction being disorientated. “At least I’m not Chris Evans whose ass would get stuck,” said Dougie.

Charlie on the other hand kept his cool as he steadily hopped over the hurdles with grace and figured out every twist and turn as he crawled in the maze tunnels (while avoiding bumping into Dougie). As soon as he made his way out, he spotted the kart with the Golden Egg and with a final burst of energy; he charged towards the kart and tackled it as if he was playing rugby.

As soon as he snatched the golden egg, he said triumphantly “YES! THE POWER OF EASTER IS MINE!” Team Bunny Blasters were cheering for him as they gained a point although Patrick had to help to get Dougie out of the maze who was still lost.

For the fourth challenge, the golden egg was inside a giant chocolate bunny for which they had to be the first to break it open with the hammers. “It’s all about raw strength,” said Patrick as he handed over the hammer to Danny with Patrick himself facing him. “Is this a pun for one of our songs?” asked Danny. “No, this is Patrick” replied Patrick.

“We have muscles on our side so this should be a win for us!” said Matt as Patrick flexed with confidence. “Oh yeah? You’re up against Mush who has been crowned as The King of the Jungle here!” replied Harry with his full confidence in Danny. “And I’ve been gaining some guns myself!” said Danny who flexed his biceps on his way to join in the banter.

And so they were ready to whack the giant chocolate bunny with their hammers, just like builders demolishing a house. Patrick was hardly breaking a sweat having to be built for this kind of physical work as he trusted his hammer like there’s no tomorrow with cracks on the chocolate rabbit already forming.

It was tough physical work for Danny. He rather be sweating during his live shows but he heard the cheers and support from his band-mates with Dougie saying “Come on Danny, give it some muscle!” and Tom saying “Do it for Team McFly who are now known as Team Chocolate Thunder!” This has not only given Danny the motivation he needed but also reminded him of the challenges he faced during The Bushtucker Trials on I’m a Celebrity where he was proven that he can get out of his comfort zone even if his mind suggest otherwise which made him the King of the Jungle while inspiring hearts.

“Jones Smash!” said Danny as he was fired up, smashing his hammer on the chocolate bunny with all of his might in a rapid succession until all of the chocolate had shattered, revealing the golden egg. Danny triumphantly cheered while raising his hammer with the other McFly members cheering with him and Patrick standing there with astonishment though he was nevertheless proud of his determination, earning his victory.

It was time for the final challenge with the last egg hidden in a huge pile of hay. “It’s a free-for-all folks!” said Patrick as they all dived into the haystack which became absolute chaos. Danny and Patrick dived into the hay and playfully shuffled together as if they were in a wrestling match. Matt buried himself into the hay and popped out which made Tom jump. Harry pushed Charlie out of the way which caused him to pull him back. Dougie found some glinting lights but so did James as they gazed at each other eye to eye like fierce rivals. They quickly dived into the hay, determined to be the first ones to get to them.

They both grabbed something and lifted up two Golden Eggs which resulted in a draw, much to everyone’s surprise. Even Patrick thought there would only be one Golden Egg. “In that case, we are all winners,” said Patrick. All of the McBusted boys were delighted to be the winners which means that they all get to be the ones who’ll have their fair share of the Easter Feast as they all cheered together while brofisting, high-fiving and hugging each other.

To that end, Patrick cooked up a huge Easter feast but as another surprise twist, he made everyone help.  “What? We all have to cook?!” cried James in disbelief. “That’s right since after all, Easter is about sharing and that includes the work” said Patrick. “Well I might as well make use of my cooking skills” said Danny, seeing the positive side of it.

They all spent the next hour cooking together which was actually fun as they messed around like kids with Harry stealing the mini eggs that Matt was using for the Mini Egg Cheesecake and Dougie and Patrick (who tries as he might, he couldn’t resist but to be part of their banter and playful humour) tossing the flour like snowballs.

By the time it was the evening, they all sat around the dinner table with their well-earned Easter Dinner including Baked Mackerel with fennel, chilli & lemongrass, Roast Chicken with Roast Potatoes and Carrots and Mini Egg Brownies and Mini Egg Cheesecake for afters. They were all enjoying their Easter Feast together with the McBusted boys smiling at each other. It was like having a special date with the Easter festivity makes it extra special. Patrick was proud of their efforts and the overall turnout while being grateful to get to know them. Even he finds them good looking with their lively sprits that makes it great to hang around with them while the McBusted boys finds that Patrick makes a great, entertaining host who happens to have the stunning physic.

“I say this is the best Easter ever with you guys,” said Tom smiling. “Yeah, who would have thought that an Easter event could bring people together while giving us a workout?” said Charlie. They all agreed with their friendship and love was stronger than ever. “So what you say, same time next year?” asked Patrick. The McBusted boys couldn’t pass this up as it’s something that they wouldn’t miss for the world.

Mega McBusted 

A Very Special Busted Vs McFly story

 A very special Busted Vs McFly story

On the night of the McBusted show in the dressing room, the McFly boys Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, and Harry Judd decided to play a prank on their friends from Busted. They all shared their devilish grins as they got out a water balloon and discreetly placed it on the other side of the dressing room where Busted were, attaching a bicycle pump.

Little that they know that the Busted boys James Bourne, Charlie Simpson and Matt Willis were thinking of the exact same thing as they secretly placed a water balloon in McFly’s dressing room, attaching a bicycle pump. They all couldn’t resist the temptation of pulling a mischievous prank on the McFly boys.

It wasn’t until they got to the bicycle pump that they realised that both bands had come up with the same prank so they decided to set a challenge to see who could get each other wet first, setting their competitive spirits fired up as brashly said by Harry “So you Busted punks stole our idea huh?!” “Nuh huh, we thought of it first so we’ll be the ones who’ll get you soaked you McFleas!” said James answering back. “Not if we bust your bubble first!” said Danny boldly as Dougie and Matt respectively were set to pump their water balloon.

They pumped the water balloon as fast as they could, making it as big as they possibly could. They couldn’t wait to see their reactions upon getting soaking wet. “Go on Dougie! Get those Busted losers drenched!” cheered Tom. “Come on Matt! Teach those Mcflies a lesson!” cheered Charlie.

As the water balloons bloated up, Dougie cockily called out to Matt “You are all going to get Busted!” “Nah! We’ll swat you all away!” replied Matt slyly, just before both water balloons had too much air that they burst out, causing both McFly and Busted along with the entire room to get soaking wet.

Phan, Jaspar and McBusted; The Ultimate Collaboration

 Here's my latest story once again starring two of my favourite UK Boy Bands McFly and Busted in their supergroup McBusted with my favourite original Youtubers Dan Howell/Danisnotonfire, Phil Lester/AmazingPhil, Joe Sugg/ThatcherJoe and Caspar Lee. I've always been watching their Youtube videos and I thought I'll come up with a story where the Phan and Jaspar duos get together for a collaboration but also with McBusted, combining Britan's greatest icons together. Hope you'll enjoy it and who knows, maybe they'll get together someday. 

Phan, Jaspar and McBusted; The Ultimate Collaboration

 Chapter 1: Gathering of the classic Youtube Duo

It all got started when two best friends who happened to be among the best-loved YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester met up with two other Youtuber vloggers who are just as beloved Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee at a YouTube convention.

 “My my, it’s been a while since we last met up” said Phil. “Both of you are doing well,” said Joe. “Well we could have gone better unlike the last time we played The Sims 4 for our gaming channel and Phil almost caused Dil to get killed” said Dan dryly. Phil shudders at that memory while Joe and Caspar smile with amusement. “I say, meeting you both together like this does bring me back to the days when I collaborated with you Dan. Come to think of it, it’s been ages since I’ve last done a video for my YouTube channel with me working as an investor” said Caspar.

 That gives Joe an idea. “Hey, why don’t we do a collaboration together? It’ll be like the greatest crossover ever!” said Joe. Phil was enthusiastic about the idea and said “Now that sounds awesome! I’ve always wanted to do a video with you Jaspar Duo!” “You can count me in!” said Dan who was intrigued on where it’ll lead too. “Why that sounds like great fun! This could help me to bring me back to the spotlight!” said Caspar excitedly.

 With all four Youtubers on board with the idea, they need to figure out what they’re going to do with their collaboration. “So, anyone has any ideas?” asked Dan. As someone who comes up with bright ideas, Caspar suggested “How about we exchange the challenges or themes that we used to do back in the day?” With his weird and erratic ways of thinking that result in amazing ideas, Phil said “That sounds great! What if we revive our seven-second challenge with Joe and Caspar taking part?” “Now there’s an idea of ours that I haven’t heard in a while” said Dan.

  “Ho! Ho! I like to see you both trying to do a prank or an impression” said Joe. “Challenge accepted,” said Dan with a straight face. “All for the ultimate YouTube Mashup!” said Caspar excitedly. “An amazing collaboration that is not on fire but will hit the road!” said Phil. And so they were ready to bring their ideas to life.

 Chapter 2 – Collaboration coming to life

The four YouTubers begin their collaboration, starting with Dan and Phil giving Joe and Caspar a variety of seven-second challenges including juggling stress balls and coming up with a rap about their job. Caspar finds that he is surprisingly well coordinated and focused with juggling each stress ball within the time limit. Joe wasn’t so lucky who couldn’t keep up and dropped all the balls onto the floor. “I can last a second longer than you!” said Phil. “Oh yeah? That was just a warm-up!” claimed Joe.

Joe had better luck, coming up with a rap about his former job as Roof Thatcher. “Yo, I used to thatch roofs with straws, reefs and all you need to live under the house!” said Joe. “Now that wasn’t half bad,” said Dan with amazement. Caspar however struggled to come up with one under a short time limit “Hey, I er, provide investments and erm...erm...” said Caspar awkwardly and seven seconds were up. “Under pressure were you?” said Joe teasing him. “Was it to ya?!” cried Caspar.

 Other seven-second challenges that Dan and Phil have set up for Joe and Caspar include leaping on cushions on the floor, pretending that the floor is lava. Joe and Caspar were on the verge of clearing the challenge in seven seconds but at the last second, both of them accidentally bumped into each other and fell into the ‘lava’. “Aaaah! I’m burning!” cried Caspar dramatically. Regardless if they passed or failed, they all had a great laugh.

Afterwards, it was Joe and Caspar’s turn to give Dan and Phil a challenge. They have to swap places with them for the day, pretending that Dan is Joe and Phil is Caspar while hanging out with their partners Diana Buswell and Amber Driscoll and vlogging the whole experience. “Do we have to pretend that Phil and I are their partners?” said Dan awkwardly. “Don’t worry, it’s a way of combining our prank and impression videos” said Joe gently.

And so Dan went ahead putting on his best Joe Sugg impression while wearing the matching clothes and wig. He was in Joe’s kitchen with Diana and said while filming “Hello, this is Joe Sugg your daily vlogger and today, we’ll be relaunching our In the Pan with Joe and Diana channel, showing you how to make sausage rolls!” “Why Joe, your accent sounds deeper than usual? Is your throat dry?” asked Diana. “Oh no my dear, I can assure you that it’s the real me, not some imposter doing some stupid chall...er I mean to start with our sausage rolls, we’ll be needing a puff pastry” said Dan who hastily got out some puff pastry.

But Diana was suspecting something. “Joe, I smell a rat. You’re....not the real Joe are you?” asked Diana with suspicion. “What makes you say that my dear? I am the real Joe as I can be. Anyway, let’s roll out our puff pastry” replied Dan but as he leaned down to reach the rolling pin, his wig fell off. The real Joe Sugg turned up and said “Ha! Ha! You barely lasted a minute pretending to be me!” “I knew that there was something fishy!” said Diana though she smiled with amusement. “So, how well did I give my impression of you?” asked Dan dryly. “You weren’t half bad...except that I am not a daily vlogger!” said Joe.

Meanwhile, Phil is pretending to be Caspar Lee, wearing the same clothes and his and a wig that is similar to Caspar's. He has to interview with Amber. “Hello Amber, this is me Caspar, the guy who is well known for saying ‘Make today count’ and making friends with many famous people including Chris Pratt, Ed Sheeran and The Queen” said Phil. “Er, I already know all of this stuff plus your voice sounds deeper than usual” said Amber, giving him a sceptical look.

“Um, please excuse me as I have a sore throat. But that’s not stopping me from relaunching my channel. I’m asking you what you think I should do to celebrate the rebirth of my channel. Should I do the sexy end-screen dance at the end of the video or should I ask fans to draw naked pictures of me?” asked Phil. “That’s nice and all but where did you get these ideas from? It’s certainly not like you” said Amber with suspicion.

Phil decided to change the subject fast. “Actually, this is meant to be an interview with you. I er...want to know what do you do for a living?” asked Phil. “Surely you must know that I’m a founder of Bamby Collective by now? Or maybe you’re an imposter!” said Amber who took off his wig. The real Caspar Lee turned up with Phil casually asking “So Caspar, what did you think of my impression of you?” “You were lousy! You blew it!” said Caspar, much to Amber’s amusement. “Well maybe we should have rehearsed it better” replied Phil.

The next part of their collaboration idea was for Dan and Phil to get into an icy cold bath as part of Caspar’s Brain Freeze challenge with Joe and Caspar asking them all sorts of questions like would they relaunch their radio show, how they discovered their sexuality, if they would like to expand their crafting channel and how they choose the games they want to play for their gaming channel. However, the water was so cold for Dan and Phil that they demanded to get out of the bath, barely lasting a minute.

Afterwards, Dan and Phil asked Joe and Caspar about the times when they were a fail and what made them a weird kid. “Oh my, I remembered when I took part in Celebrity Bake Off, I accidentally cut my thumb while peeling an apple. I was so squeamish with the sight of blood that I passed out on the floor. But hey, that didn’t stop me from winning Star Baker yet my victory is overshadowed by that very incident” answered Joe who was embarrassed by that memory. “I guess this shows that even winners can be fails,” said Dan dryly.

“Ooo, there are lots of times when I was a weird kid with all the crazy antics though here’s one that comes up in my head; when my sister Theo and I ordered a pizza from Debonairs without asking my parents” said Caspar. “No way! That is so daring of you both!” said Phil in shock. “I know, my Dad wasn’t happy about that so he sent the pizza guy away, leaving us to starve but luckily, my Mother took us out for pizza” said Caspar. “All that for your love for pizza huh? But hey, you have a nice Mother” said Phil. “Why thanks, she has written about that for my book” said Caspar.

Afterwards, they decided to go out for pizza for a break as suggested by Caspar (with Dan saying “I bet you coming up with that childhood pizza incident has hinted to us that you wanted pizza”). While they were having pizza, they were discussing on what they could do next. They felt that something was missing.  “It feels like we need to do something even bigger to round off our collaboration,” said Caspar. “I agree, something that will set off our collaboration with a bang,” said Joe.

Dan just remembered something. “Hey, did I tell you that Phil and I will be seeing a McBusted show in a few day's time?” asked Dan. “The fusion of boy bands McFly and Busted. Dan and I are still hooked on their classics including Star Girl and Obviously from McFly, Air Hostess and The Year 3000 from Busted, the latter of which was an anthem for those who grew up in the 2000” added Phil. “Oh yeah, I know these guys. I used to cover All About You for Comic Relief. Funny you should mention it but Diana and I will be seeing them too” said Joe. “Hey, I’ve just got tickets for Amber and I to see them. What a coincidence!” said Caspar.

They then had a thought. “You know, we should get them to be in our video!” said Phil. “That sounds like an awesome idea! I always wanted the McFly and Busted guys to be in my video!” said Caspar excitedly. “There’s no doubt that it’ll make our collaboration awesome!” said Joe. Dan was eager with the idea though he wasn’t too sure how it’d be possible. “That's all great but how can we get them to be in our video? It’s not like we can ask them” said Dan.

Just then, they were approached by a young man named Dominic who happened to overhear their conversation. “Pardon me but did you guys say you wanted to have the McBusted Boys to be in your video?” asked Dominic. “Are you the guy who made the song ‘Over the Rainbow’ with them?” asked Phil. “That song of yours was a hit for us gays, for which I thank you,” said Dan. “Yep, that’s me but I am a close friend of The McBusted Boys and I can help to arrange a collaboration with them” said Dominic. “Really? That’ll be great!” said Caspar gratefully. “Oh, I happened to be a fan of your videos too,” said Dominic. “For our gratitude, you can have our autographs,” said Joe jokingly while showing his appreciation. This made Dominic blush.

Chapter 3: Ultimate collaboration with McBusted

It was arranged for Dan, Phil, Joe and Caspar to meet up with the boys from Busted and McFly after their McBusted show. The four YouTubers along with Diana and Amber had enjoyed their show, listening to their favourite classics including All About You, Obviously, Year 3000 and Air Hostess, filming parts of the show throughout although they were saving most of their film for when they meet up with them.

After the show, Dan, Phil, Joe and Caspar were led backstage where Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher, James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, Dougie Poynter, Matt Willis and Harry Judd were chilling out after their exciting show. The YouTubers were star-struck as they were greeted by the McBusted boys with wide smiles.

 “Why Hi there! Are you guys the YouTube Lads that Dominic has told us about? I didn’t think we would have YouTube royalty coming all this way to see us!” said Danny jokingly as he shook their hands. “We happened to be huge fans of you guys!” said Dan who was blushing as he was trying to keep his cool. “We’ve been listening to both of your songs since our childhood!” added Joe who couldn’t contain his excitement. “Why thanks! We happened to be fans of your videos too!” said Tom grinning.

“Really? Well I’m flattered!” said Phil trying to sound modest. “We have been making a collaboration video together and we were wondering if you guys could be in our video?” asked Caspar. The McBusted boys were eager with the idea.  “Of course, anything for our fans,” said James. “Yeah, let’s do it!” said Matt.

But first, they have to draw a cat whisker and noise as suggested by Dan and Phil just like for their collaboration videos. “So I guess that I am a cat now,” said Tom. “I always wanted to have one of these!” said Caspar excitedly. Danny meowed like a cat with Dougie giving his hair a stroke.

And so they were all having a field day filming with fun and games that they came up with including a YouTubers vs. McBusted challenge which involved Amber singing a random McFly and Busted song lyric and everyone had to guess within seven seconds. It wasn’t easy with Danny getting them mixed up having to think for a limited amount of them which caused the others to laugh while Phil surprisingly got all of them right. “Wow, you must be the Ultimate McBusted fanboy!” said Dougie. “I say he is just lucky,” said Dan slyly. “Mate, weren’t you the one who got Party Girl mixed up as a Busted song? I’m offended that you got us mixed up with that song!” said Charlie jokingly.

There was also one time when Diana danced with Tom and Harry with Danny and Charlie singing It’s All Coming Back To Me Now and Before You Go (just like when they were at the Masked Singer) and everyone had to vote for who would be the best dance partner for her. Joe was jokingly jealous of them, especially of Harry who was the one who won Strictly Comes Dancing.

They then had a Bush Tucker trial with Caspar competing with Danny, Dougie and Matt to eat some spicy pizzas. The others were chanting for them as each of them taking a bite out of the spicy toppings including Pepperoni, Spicy Chicken and Spicy Green Chillies although their mouths were on fire when they had Jalapeños.

Next, they set up a Busted Vs McFly challenge with Joe singing a famous song in their impression of a fictional character with Dan, Phil, Caspar and The McFly and The Busted boys have to guess what the song is and who they are voicing as. “Hey! It’s Mickey Mouse singing Lady Gaga!” said Harry. “No it’s Jar Jar Binks singing Michael Jackson!” said James.

Dan and Phil then sang the song that they came up with for their This Tour is Not on Fire; The Internet is Here. The McBusted boys were amazed at their talent. “Oh wow! Both of you have it in you as singers!” said Tom with astonishment. “I should get you both a record deal!” said James jokingly while showing his appreciation in his own quirky way.

Dan, Phil, Joe and Caspar then chatted with the McBusted boys to get to know them more. “So how do you guys stay together for both of your bands and as a supergroup?” asked Phil. “It’s not always easy with our ups and downs but as long as we get along with each other and stick with our passions, then McFly is forever” answered Tom. “We sometimes have our creative differences like I have but sometimes, some space is ok which does bring us closer” said Charlie. “I hear you, it’s how you Busted boys got back together after all” said Tom agreeing with him. “Pigs can fly as they say,” said James.

Each of the boys even finds themselves that they are open to some of their issues starting with Caspar with his Tourette Syndrome. “I find that I can set off tics at any moment since childhood. It can be frustrating at times but I have been learning to deal with it” said Caspar with honesty. “It’s good of you to acknowledge and live with your condition. I have messed up myself with my addiction, getting myself into rehab twice. But I’m becoming sober and learning to become a better person while understanding addiction and other people who are going through the same” said Matt. “That’s good to hear of you and I hope you’ll continue to do well” said Caspar sincerely. Matt thanked him.

Joe then said that he does have some anxiety issues at times. “So do I mate, ever since I had a panic attack during live TV. I also have to go through the burdens of my Father divorcing my Mother, leaving me to look after my family during the early days of McFly” said Danny. “Ooo, that must have been unpleasant and hard on you but it’s brave of you to share it with us” said Joe genuinely. “Thanks, I still have a lot of healing to do but I know I’ll get there” said Danny with appreciation. “Most of us have experienced anxiety too so you’re not alone though I find that fitness does help. After all, it’s good to get fit, get happy” said Harry. “You’re right about that,” said Joe. Danny nodded at him.

Dan and Phil also shared the time when they discovered their sexuality with Dan bravely admitting that he had gone through bullying, self-loathing and attempted suicide. “It was a dark time but since then, I have learned to love and accept myself for who I am” said Dan.  It was a shock for the others to hear but they all expressed their support for him with Phil holding onto Dan’s shoulder. “It must have been hard for you but I’m glad that you have the courage to be true to yourself,” said James gently. “I understand that many LGBTQ+ individuals have gone through similar experiences. We should help them to feel love and love themselves so no one has to go through this just for who they love and what they identify themselves as” said Danny earnestly. “It’s how it should be,” said Dan thanking them.

“I have gone through a lot of mess myself with my breakup, addiction and rehab. I nearly took my own life once” said Dougie. “I know what it’s like to go through darkness but I know that you have become stronger since then. After all, you will get through the night” said Dan sympathising with Dougie. They all find that sharing their honesty and what they have gone through has made them all closer.

After being open with each other, they all decided to end their vlog on a happier note with McBusted playing Air Guitar while Joe and Caspar dancing with Diana and Amber and Dan and Phil showing their goofy break dance, pretending to bump into objects or others, making it chaotic and fun.

Having enough content for their collaboration video, they all bid their farewell to each other. “Thank you all for being in our vlog!” said Caspar. “It was great talking with all of you,” said Phil. “It’s our pleasure to be in your video,” said Tom. “We’re looking forward to seeing them” said Charlie.

Chapter 4: The day of the upload

After gathering all of the footage and wrapping up with the edits, it was time to launch their ultimate collaboration, uploading their videos to each of their channels, starting with the challenges that they set for each other (which includes The Seven Second challenge on Dan’s channel, Why Joe and Caspar are a fail and are weird on Phil’s channel, Dan and Phil impersonating as Joe and Caspar on Joe’s channel and Dan and Phil on the iced bath on Caspar’s channel).

Within seconds of their videos being dropped on their channels, fans loved watching their favourite Youtubers collaborating together, combining their humour and style along with references to their past videos which brought back memories and nostalgia for their fans.  The videos were also flooded with comments saying that they enjoyed their collaboration and how they go well together.

Each of their videos has gained millions of views, likes and shares with hashtags on social media including #YouTubeSquad and #PhanandJaspar were trending worldwide.  The four friends were amazed with the positive reception and how they were trending immediately. But that was just merely the beginning with the boys hinting that there’s something bigger that they’ll upload to follow on the hype train, leaving fans hooked on what it could be.

It wasn’t long until they uploaded their videos with McBusted with Dan’s video titled “We Met McBusted and Made a Video Together?!” Each of the videos showed their concert footage, behind the scenes, the fun challenges they have and their interview.

Fans were elated to see their favourite Youtubers with the most beloved super-group, enjoying their fun antics and concert experience but also resonating and inspired with the heavy-handled topics that they shared (helping them to be more open about themselves too), gathering their fanbases together as their worlds were brought together. The videos has gained millions of views and rapidly gone viral.

“This is the crossover I never knew I needed!” said Hayden Christensen who is among those who have seen the McBusted videos. “There’s something about McBusted, Phan and Jaspar that goes well together” said Dominic who shared those videos on his social media which helped those videos to become even trendier. Other comments include “Phan + Jaspar + McBusted = ICONIC”, “I love how they are all goofy yet so genially open together. I need more of this!”, “I’ve watched this five times already and it’s barely a day old” and “My boys are together in one video, I can’t get over this!”

Dan, Phil, Joe and Caspar couldn’t believe the overwhelming response and massive success of their collaboration videos and their McBusted videos, combining worlds of Youtubers and Pop Punks that fans couldn’t get enough of.

It reminded them of the magic that is the result of bringing friends together for a fun project with the success that’ll lead them to exciting more possibilities including possible future collaborations and projects as well as their love for creating content that helps to entertain and inspire viewers.

They also stayed in touch with the McBusted who congratulated them on the success of their collaboration. “It was great for us to be in your videos so thanks for that!” said Harry. “We should get together for another collaboration yes?” asked Matt. Dan, Phil, Joe and Caspar were intrigued with that possibility in the near future.

In any case, they knew that there was no limit on what they could create as long as they had each other as content creators and as close friends.  

Mega McBusted

The Luna Eclipse of the Heart

After a break from writing, I have come up with a short story that features one of my origianl character Dominic who has been appearing from my other stories with McFly and Busted, focusing more of his characteration (with some parts that will provide a few hints on his origins for an upcoming story) and serving as a prologue for the McBusted Pokémon Adventures stories. Dominic travels to Kitakami with his friends to investigate the rumours of Bloodmoon Ursaluna, only for it to turn into a rescue mission. 

Enjoy and there will be more stories with McFly and Busted and others. 

 The Luna Eclipse of the Heart  

I am Dominic, you may know me as a huge fan of McFly, Busted and their supergroup McBusted who happened to be gay. This, along with other secrets is what I’ve kept hidden from others out of fear of being persecuted for who I am until I have met my very idols that have helped me to give me the courage to come out to my loved ones. They all have given me acceptance and love which felt like a breather.

Since then, I’ve been widening my world as I live to be my true self, exploring the world and helping others who need it. One way of doing so is by learning the wonders of amazing creatures that live alongside us known as Pokémon by becoming a Pokémon Researcher.

What we Pokémon Researchers do is help professors learn and discover the many mysteries of Pokémon from every region. It has been an enjoyable job that has given me a chance to meet, discover, and get close to many different Pokémon (as well as meeting other people, including the Champion from Sinnoh and Kalos Cynthia and Diantha, who have been helping me with my research).

 Some of these includes raising an Alakazam as one of the Pokémon that is capable of Mega Evolving and one of my first Pokémon that I get to raise, Sylveon as one of the evolutions of Eevee which evolved after forming a close bond while learning a Fairy-type move, Togekiss which was raised from an egg as a Togepi, a shiny Pikachu that I was lucky to find in Kitakami, Cyclizar which is said to be the modern-day counterpart of Paldea’s Legendary Pokémon Koraidon and Miraidon, Ninjask which after it evolves from Nincada causes Shedinja to appear, Octillery which evolves from Remoraid despite their appearance suggest otherwise, Palafin who has the ability to transform into a super hero, Glimmora who is said to be linked with Terastallizing,  Gastrodon, Rotom,  Sawsbuck, Oricorio,Toxtricity and Tatsurgi who have different forms.

I found that I have this special ability that allows me to understand how a Pokémon is feeling and communicate to them telepathy which is how I get closer to my Pokémon. This ability is said to be passed down by my kind of people but that’s something that I may explain more another time as this comes in use to a recent, particular case that involves a special kind of Ursaluna that is said to be found deep in the forest at Kitakami.

My team were assigned to investigate the Ursaluna. I was with my friends and fellow Pokémon Researchers including Duncan (he has blond long hair), Oliver (his hairstyle is short and blond), Tibbut (he has ginger hair) and Amber (she has chestnaut hair). We were having our discussion while we were on the plane that is heading towards Kitakami. “It’s rather unusual to find an Ursaluna since they can only be found in Hisui which was the original region of Sinnoh” said Oliver who is known to be calm and analytical.

“It’s better not be one of those rumours or hearsays unlike the one about finding a special kind of Pokémon on the east coast of Cinnabar Island or the one that claims about a new evolution of Klinklang” muttered Duncan. He tends to be headstrong and stubborn.

“Well, that’s what we’re here for; to find out if those stories are true” I said keeping my cool. My Alakazam, Sylveon and Pikachu agree with me.  “I don’t know. I find Ursalunas and Ursarings scary. What if that one tries to attack us? I rather research about Teddiursa” said Tibbut nervously. He does tend to get nervous at times. “Don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll be fine! I’ll keep you safe” said Amber who is kind-hearted and optimist.

Soon enough, we arrived in Kitakami, meeting up with a woman who is said to have some knowledge about this special Ursaluna named Perrin. “This Ursaluna is known as The Bloodmoon Beast. I have a photo of it right here during the foggy night which might be hard to see but it’s the best shot I have” said Perrin, showing us a particular photo of what it appeared to be a tall figure with a circular mark on the forehead.

“How can we be so sure that it’s a legitimate photo? For all we know, you could have used the fog to forge it” said Duncan with scepticism. “Duncan! Don’t be rude!” said Amber, prodding him with her elbow. Perrin laughed and said, “You youngsters have some free spirit, I like that.” Oliver and I were intrigued by the photo. “I can see how it gets the title The Bloodmoon Beast. The moon on its head looks red just like blood. It looks like it's standing upright, rather than on its four paws” I said analysing it. “It’s giving me a nervous vibe,” said Tibbut with awe.

“Wow, you seem to have the right idea” said Perrin who was impressed. Oliver asked, “Do you have any idea how it got here?” “It’s said to have swum across the seas from the land of Hisui. Because of its new environment, it gained special powers to adapt to its new home. As a result, it is said to have lived for a long time” answered Perrin.

She added that it’s rarely seen but our best chances to find it is during foggy nights deep in the Timeless Woods. “What such good timing as according to the weather, it’s going to be a foggy night” said Oliver. “But you all better be careful as The Bloodmoon Beast is said to be ferocious, attacking anything that gets in its way and destroying its surroundings. I barely made it out alive myself” said Perrin. This made Tibbut weary and said, “Maybe we should stay clear from it.” “Stay put if you want but you’ll miss this chance of proving its existence” said Duncan. “We’ll keep it together and maintain our distance,” I said reassuringly. “Well, good luck Kiddos” said Perrin. Unknown to us, some shady people have overheard our conversation.

We waited until late at night when we cautiously made our way to The Timeless Woods. The fog was certainly thick. We waited, keeping ourselves hidden behind a tree, picking a spot where there was some destroyed vegetation and tree branches. My Pikachu was on high alert while Sylveon and Alakazam kept close to me which made me feel safe. My friends talked quietly among themselves while I kept a sharp lookout.

“We don’t know what is out there so we better keep our guard up” said Oliver cautiously. “I prefer the daylight. The scenery at night is making me feel uneasy” said Tibbut anxiously. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep you safe” said Amber who held onto him. “Well waiting out in the cold like this is a chore. It’ll be a waste of time if we came all this way for nothing” ranted Duncan.

Just then, Pikachu’s ears twitched as if they picked up something. “What is it Pikachu? Did you hear something?” I asked. “Pika! Pikachu!” said Pikachu who pointed in the direction where it heard some footsteps. The others held their breath. That’s when I saw a glowing Bloodmoon within the fog with the bipedal Ursaluna emerging from the fog.

 We all stood in awe while we took note of its appearance compared to regular Ursaluna; it was taller, bulkier and had a lighter colouration. “So it’s real after all,” said Duncan with astonishment. “I never thought I would get to see a relic from the past like this,” I said with fascination. Oliver took note of its left eye which appeared to be glowing. “I’m guessing it's how it can see in the dark,” said Oliver. “Yeah, that makes sense here,” I said.

The Ursaluna then approached some Greedents, the squirrel-like Pokémon. It scared them off by roaring and firing its blast from the full moon that was glowing in red, destroying some nearby trees which would explain the destroyed vegetation hence its name Blood Moon. “Those poor Greedents!” cried Amber. “It sure is scary!” said Tibbut. “We better stay clear from it for our own good” said Duncan. “Right, the golden rule of being a Pokémon Researcher is to not endanger our own lives” said Oliver.

They’re not completely wrong but something tells me by the way of looking at this Ursaluna, it seems to be sad on the inside which could explain why it acts this way. A part of me wanted to help it. Suddenly Ursaluna was suddenly attacked by the move Petal Blizzard. As it moved to find the attacker, it got hurt by the Stealth Rocks that were laid on the ground. Ursaluna cried out in pain and agitation as it was then caught in the sneer traps.

“What’s going on?!” cried Tibbut. I can tell that something is not right. My instants confirmed it as there were two Pokémon Hunters who showed up from the fog. “We got you now!” laughed the woman Pokémon Hunter named Ellie. “Not even your eyes can detect us!” taunted the male Pokémon Hunter named Justin. Their Pokémon were Florges and Minor in each of their forms and they were the ones who used Petal Blizzard and Stealth Rocks.

I wasn’t going to allow this and went over to them with my three Pokémon following me first, followed by Duncan, Oliver, Tibbut and Amber. “Hey! Leave Ursaluna alone!” I cried. “Just who do you all think you are all are to stop us?!” said Justin. “We happened to study Ursaluna. People like you have no right to harm other Pokémon who should live in harmony with us!” I answered. “Just what are you both doing to Ursaluna?!” demanded Amber. “We heard that this is a rare Pokémon that’ll be valuable for the market! They’re better off sold as cash” replied Ellie. “We happened to be skilled hunters and shall teach you kids a lesson for interfering with us grown-ups!” said Justin as they set their Pokémon on us.

I commanded Sylveon to use its Helping Hand on Alakazam and Pikachu to power up their Psychic and Thunderbolt attacks. Their Florges and Minor were far from push-over though with both of those Pokémon setting up Light Screen and Relfect which reduced their attacks. Justin and Ellie were also rather ruthless and Ellie ordered Florges to attack Ursaluna with its Moonblast despite it not taking part in the battle. “Hey! Stop attacking Ursaluna!” I cried. “I’ll shut you up punk!” said Justin who told Minor to fire its Stone Edge towards me. My Pokémon spotted this and with their instinct, they shielded me from the attack which caused them to get hurt. “Ha! Ha! That's what being too soft with your Pokémon gets to you!” laughed Justin as I went over to them. I couldn’t help but to be responsible for getting hurt. “Perhaps if you allowed us to claim our prize, then your precious Pokémon wouldn’t get involved” taunted Ellie.

I looked at Ursaluna and with my telepathic powers, I found out that the reason why Ursaluna acted so hostile was because it was lonely with many other Pokémon staying clear from it because of its appearance. Even with its adaptations, it feels out of place in Kikakami having to come from Hisui but have ended up here after drifting ashore when it crossed the sea to get away from other Ursaluna who became aggressive and attacked it. I can relate to it having to feel like an outcast with my sexuality which gives me more reason to help it.

 “We are not kids, we are more reasonable adults than the both of you!” said Duncan who sent out his Annihilape to attack using Rage Fist. His Annilhilape is a powerful Pokémon but Duncan is rather impulsive and doesn’t notice the dual screens that get in the way, allowing his Annilhilape to be exposed by one of the Florges’ Moonblast. Being the stubborn one, Duncan commanded Annilhape to use Drain Punch as soon as it got up, only for one of the Minors to fly towards it using Aerobatics.

“We won’t let you both steal any Pokémon!” said Oliver as he fought with his Ampharos, unleashing its Discharge towards The Minors as they have a type disadvantage against Electric types. However, Ellie commanded one of the Florges to intercept the attack using Dazzling Gleam which allowed Minor to fire its Meteor Beam at Ampharos. The bright light from Dazzling Gleam has also hurt Ursaluna’s eyes.

Both Tibbut and Amber fight with their Raichus with Tibbut using the Kantoian Raichu and Amber using the Alolan Raichu. They tried to stop Ellie and Justin from using their Pokémon to attack Ursaluna while we were distracted. “I won’t allow you to hurt other Pokémon!” cried Amber as her Alolan Raichu fired its Thunderbolt towards the Florges and Minors but one of the Minors spotted Alolan Raichu and used its Confuse Ray to make Alolan Raichu dizzy with confusion which left itself open to be taken down by Minor’s Power Gem. “Leave them alone!” yelled Tibbut who bravery backed her up with his Raichu firing its Thunderbolt at the Minors, only for Florges to block the attack with Substitute and then sucker punch Raichu by shooting its Moonblast at it. Ursaluna roared out in agitation with all the fighting, noise and pain that it fired its Blood Moon at us. We all ducked to avoid the attack while covering our Pokémon.

As Justin and Ellie’s Florges and Minors continued to hurt our Pokémon including Bloodmoon Ursaluna, I went over to help Alakazam and Sylveon who were unfairly ganged up by two Florges and two Minoirs, only for me and my Pokémon to fall into a large pitfall trap set by Justin and Elle. The others fell in with one of the Florges using Psychic on Duncan, Oliver, Annilhilape and Ampharos and one of the Minoirs pushing Tibbut, Amber and their Raichus in using Aerobatics as ordered by their trainers.

 “That is for messing with us!” said Ellie. “I say we claim our prize,” said Justin as Ursaluna was weakened for it to be caught in their cage that is designed to trap even the strongest Pokémon. While they were setting up their cage, I was trying to climb out of the hole despite my injuries but Oliver held me back. “No Dominic! It’s too dangerous!” said Oliver. “But I have to save Ursaluna!” I protested. “They’re too strong for us Dominic. We’re better off calling the police and getting someone to help us” said Duncan.

I couldn’t help but feel down about failing to help Ursaluna as I looked down at the floor. It makes me think back to the time when my kind of people were persecuted due to having special powers that were feared by other people and when I was bullied because of my sexuality. I felt useless and alone back then which is why I strive to help other people so that they won’t have to bear the burdens alone or feel like an outcast like I have.  I also remembered the time when I failed to cure a sick Stoutland (even though there wasn’t much I could do because of its old age) so I wasn’t going to let another Pokémon suffer again.

My Pokémon understood my feelings with Sylveon gently patting me with its ribbon-like feeders, Alakazam and Pikachu looking at me with reassurance (telling me that it wasn’t my fault for getting themselves hurt earlier). “I know you want to help out but you got to look after yourself too,” said Duncan. “We’ll be right with you Dominic!” said Amber. “Yeah, Ursaluna may be scary but I’m not letting those hunters get away with it!” said Tibbut. “Yes, don’t blame yourself, Dominic. We’re ready to hear your plan of action” said Oliver.

I smiled at them, knowing that they were at my side as among the first friends who accepted my sexuality when I came out to them. There’s no time to blame myself with a plan of action which involves Pikachu. Alakazam used Psychic to lift Pikachu from the pitfall trap and ran towards the two hunters as they were busy moving the cage into their jeep (and were squabbling about who gets paid the most first).

“Hey! That Pikachu is shiny! I want it!” said Ellie admiring its shiny form as Pikachu shows off with its dance. “A Pokémon with a different colouration would certainly be valuable for the market!” said Justin excitedly. “Hold on! Why didn’t we notice the shiny Pikachu in the first place?!” said Ellie. “Well you were the one who got caught up battling those Twerps!” augured Justin. With Pikachu distracting them, Alakazam carried us from the pitfall trap using Psychic. It then launched an ambush attack at their Florges and Minor using Shadow Ball with me Mega Evolving Alakazam, giving it extra power.

“What? How did they escape?!” cried Justin. “That was your fault!” cried Ellie as their Pokémon fought the others which helped to buy me some time to free Ursaluna as planned (with me giving a thumbs up to Pikachu). Sylveon, Mega Alakazam and Pikachu accompanied me while I sent out Togekiss and Rotom to back up my friends.

 “You won’t get away from us this time!” said Duncan who thought of a clever strategy by using my Togekiss’ Dazzling Gleam for his Annilhilape to hide from the attacks for it to strike its Rage Fist towards the Florges.

The Minors were about to rush towards Togekiss using Aerobatics but Oliver commanded his Ampharos to paralyse them using Thunder Wave. Togekiss appreciated the help and returned the favour by using Dazzling Gleam on the Minors.

Florges and Minor were about to attack my Rotom but Tibbut and Amber’s Raichus stopped them with their Thunderbolts. “We won’t let them hurt you!” said Amber. “We’re in this together!” said Tibbut. Rotom thanked them and finished off the two Pokémon by firing its Shadow Ball.

All of their teamwork has helped me to get closer to the cage that trapped Ursaluna with Mega Alakazam, Sylveon and Pikachu helping me to break the bars with their powerful moves. Ursaluna glared at us with hostile looks, thinking that we were about to attack it. “We’re here to get you out of there!” I said, staying as calm as possible. Ursaluna still didn’t trust me and angrily fired its Bloodmoon towards me but Mega Alakazam protected me by using Psychic to divert the attack away from my direction which gave me a chance to get into the cage with Sylveon following behind me (even though I was aware that it would be dangerous but I have no other choice).

Once I got closer to Ursaluna, I gently said “It’s ok, I know you are scared and alone in this world for being different. I know what it’s like but we don’t have to fight”. It was too soon for Ursaluna to understand me just yet who was about to attack me by swiping its large paw at me but Sylveon caught it with its ribbon-like feelers. Mega Alakazam glared at Ursaluna as if it was about to attack in self-defence but I looked at Mega Alakazam to let it know that I was ok. Mega Alakazam nodded as it understood me. It also helped to reassure Pikachu who was worried about my safety.

As Sylveon used its smoothing aura from its ribbon-like feelers to help Ursaluna calm down as I continued to try to reason with it by saying “I am just like you who felt like an outcast with who I love and others giving me a hard time because of it which makes it harder for me to fit in. We may be different but we both share the same world that is more beautiful with everyone having their own identity with their differences. You are not alone and I want to help you.”

Ursaluna looked at me with awe as if I was getting through to it. Just then, Justin and Ellie spotted me who ordered their Minor and Florges to fire their Stone Edge and Moon Blast towards us. I bravely took the hits. “What do you think you’re doing with our prize?!” exclaimed Justin. “If you want it that badly, then you have to go through us!” I said. “Very well, you will pay with our wrath!” said Ellie as their Florges and Minor continued to attack me and my Pokémon as they tried to protect me, much to the horror of my other friends who went over to help but they were obstructed by the other Florges and Minor forms.

This was when Ursaluna realised that I was on its side, helping it to pluck up the courage to defend me from the attacks by shielding me from the attacks by firing its Bloodmoon which also hits the Florges and Minors, much to Justin and Ellie’s surprise and the delight of the others and myself. “Thanks for that,” I said with both us of looking at each other. I can tell that Ursaluna was grateful for my help and wanted to help me in return. It then unleashed its Earth Power towards the Florges which toppled them over, giving Sylveon and Pikachu a chance to finish them off.

“Way a go!” I said, praising it. “Don’t just stand there!” cried Justin. “We can’t let them get away with their meddling!” yelled Ellie with their Minors firing their Stone Edge but Duncan’s Annilhilape and Oliver’s Ampharos intercepted the attacks with their Rage Fist (which was powered up after Annilhilape took the hit) and Thunderbolt, allowing Ursaluna who finish them with its Moon Blast. “I guess I owe you one,” said Duncan. It also helped to protect Tibbut, Amber and their Raichus from Florges and Minor’s Petal Blizzard and Swift by repelling the moves using Hyper Voice. “You’re not so scary after all,” said Tibbut. Ursaluna was about to get attacked by Florges and Minor but I spotted them first and commanded Togekiss to fire its Air Slash at them. Both of those Pokémon flinched with Togekiss’ ability Serene Grace, making them open for Rotom to finish them using Thunderbolt.

The last remaining Florges and Minor were about to fire their Moonblast and Meteor Beam towards Ursaluna but Mega Alakazam intercepted the attacks by firing its Dazzling Gleam, allowing Ursaluna to finish them with its Bloodmoon. Justin and Ellie were enraged but they were both carried by Mega Alakazam using  Psychic who put them into the cage for them to be arrested once we contacted the police. "We would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids!" ranted Justin. 

Once they were taken away, I said to Ursaluna that it was free to go. However, it stayed and looked at me. “I think it wants to go with you,” said Oliver, much to my surprise. “Yeah, you have earned its trust. I know someone like you would be a good trainer for it” said Amber. I happily accepted Bloodmoon Ursaluna to join my party who was happy to be caught in the Moon Ball (which normally works for Pokémon who evolve by being exposed to a Moon Stone but it is fitting for Ursaluna). This will give us a chance to not only study Bloodmoon Ursaluna but to also understand it and to help to make it feel more welcome in this world.

Afterwards, we continued exploring the world of Pokémon, knowing that there are many more discoveries to learn while helping out those who need it. Oh as I was visiting the Sinnoh region, I heard that McFly and Busted will be touring in each of the Pokémon regions.  I couldn’t pass up this chance to meet up with them again.

Mega McBustedeon