Final Stage - Bombshells 3010

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FINAL STAGE

BOMBSHELLS 3010



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Bathed in warmth, you awaken. Two familiar faces smile upon you.

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ORLANDO JONES

"Holy shit, May! You did it!"

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MAY

"Was there any doubt?" May replies to Orlando.

She turns to you, pausing long enough that you can grasp your surroundings.

You’re outside. The land is vast and white. It’s either sunrise or sunset. You should be freezing, but May’s magic is keeping you warm without melting the ice and snow beneath you.

There is an igloo nearby. Other than that, nothing for miles. It appears to be somewhat mountainous in the distance, with the sun setting (or rising) behind a gentle slope. To the east (or west?), stars are visible. Maybe one of them is Jupiter. (Murasaki knows it’s Jupiter.)

"You were asleep for a long time. A very long ti—"

Before she can break the news, a seven year old girl runs out of the igloo excitedly.

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JUNE JONES

"They’re awake—yay! Do I get to finally meet the original Bombshells, mom?"

She is barefoot and wearing only a sundress.

Usually, Murasaki kept a cool head, but this was too much, even for her. She scrambled to her feet, wincing as she felt remarkably stiff. "The original Bombshells...? Mom!? What happened to us, May-san? Where are we? What's going on with the sun? Just how long were we out if you had a child with Jones-san?" She fired off questions.

"The last thing I remember, we escaped the Temple of Doom through a portal, but we ended up somewhere frightfully cold. We froze nigh instantly..." She was starting to realize what happened, but she waited to see if her suspicions would be confirmed or denied.

May is hesitant to answer Murasaki directly. She glances at her husband.

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ORLANDO JONES

"Honey, you are way better at being the bearer of bad news than I am."

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MAY

"…"

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ORLANDO JONES

He sees his wife’s look and immediately turns to Murasaki.

"Fifteen years."

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JUNE JONES

"Daddy!"

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ORLANDO JONES

"Aw, Baby, I told you I was bad at—"

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JUNE JONES

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"No, Daddy. I mean just tell the story you and Mommy told me a million times."

The Maiden turns to you.

"After you stepped in the star teleport, Daddy thought you got away, but prob’ly teleported too far away to save him. He found a way to send a distress signal to my grandma, the Queen! Mommy used her magic to get Daddy out of the underwater temple. But then nobody knew where you were."

May stands by her daughter’s side.

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MAY

"We searched every continent, even this one—"

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JUNE JONES

"Welcome to Antar’tica, by the way!"

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MAY

"—but the teleporter left no trace," the Mother continues, "or even a hint of where you could have gone. And soon, my magic started to grow weak."

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ORLANDO JONES

"Not because of anything I did, mind you! I knew she was the Maiden—"

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MAY

"It’s my fault," May confesses. "Lando and I were traveling together as we searched for you, going on all kinds of adventures. I could not deny my feelings, so we… went on a date."

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ORLANDO JONES

"A date! Just dinner and a movie, and nothing two friends wouldn’t do. Honest! I knew she needed her Maiden powers to find you—"

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MAY

"Being in love was enough. I knew my time as the Maiden was at an end."

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JUNE JONES

"Mommy, I think you’re being way too hard on yourself. I never would have found them without all the training we did."

Obviously, a lot of the story is left untold. But you understand that the ice that trapped you also kept you preserved. It is late February, 3010, and you are free thanks to a seven-year-old demigoddess.

"Fifteen years?? Don't tell me..."As the ice thaws and Casey is finally able to move, she rushes to a nearby puddle to check her reflection. "Oh thank goodness! We haven't aged 15 years! "

Noticing June, she rushes over and gives her a playful pinch on the cheek. "You look just like your momma and your daddy!"

Casey looks around at the desolate, glittering landscape. "So... did defeating the cacodemon fix everything? Wait, have there been other bombshells? Do we have a headquarters now?!" she blurts out, too excited after so long on ice.

The Joneses beam as Casey notes June’s resemblance to both parents.

Casey doesn’t remember there being any other Bombshells. (Gong-Ju and Murasaki might recall two others who joined other women that they met during the tournament.) Surely, it’s just the four of you..!

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MAY

"It was just the four of you before. But when Lando and I scoured the Earth for you, Samus offered to help, using her ship and scanners. Chun-Li recalled the time she learned something called ‘secret number oh one-hundred,’ so she and Samus became Bombshells.

"Navi couldn’t stand the idea of a fairy being lost. Pauline, Marian and Jessica Haggar were inspired by the way you could be both damsels and heroes, and Splash Woman felt that if damsels could change, why can’t a robot programmed for villainy get a second chance."

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JUNE

June reaches into a dimensional pocket and whips out a pink notebook with bunny stickers all over the cover. When she opens it, you see autographed Polaroids of the Maiden with other Bombshells.

"That’s me and Athena, and me and my Grammy with Ms. Pac-Man—Grammy says she should call herself Pac-Woman—and that’s me and Tyris Flare riding on Dora’s back!"

That last photo depicts the child on horseback with a bikini-clad Amazon swordswoman. Dora is not entirely a horse, however. She is a kentauride!

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LANDO

When Orlando Jones can finally get a word in, he says, "There is, in fact, a headquarters. And yeah, with the Cacodemon gone, the Mullet Hellions don’t have support from Hell anymore. They sorta disbanded."

"I see..." Murasaki smiles. "I am truly glad that the spirit of our struggle stood the test of time, even while we were gone. You helped keep that spirit alive, as did many others. May, Jones, June... Thank you."

She places fist in hand and bows deeply, expressing her gratitude and respect.

"I would assume there's no need to fight anymore now that the Mullet Hellions are gone... But I fear that would be too optimistic."

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May agrees that there isn’t any need to fight, though there’s an underlying feeling that the peace won’t last…


—not that you have to dwell on that nagging pessimism now. June uses her power to form a rainbow bridge that beams you to her grandmother’s floating castle.

It’s not as fancy as Princess Peach’s, but still, a castle that can fly you to anywhere in the world is nothing to sneeze at.

And besides that, there are dozens of B☢️MBSHELLS aboard! They’re all excited to see you.

"Murasaki!" Chun-Li calls out, "your secret move really helped me avenge my father’s death."

"Hey!" Navi gives Princess Diamond a friendly wave, fluttering close enough to get a good look at the only other fairy in the room.

A woman in a red bikini introduces herself as Athena. "I was on the way to the pool," she says half-apologetically to Gong-Ju. She blushes as she stands at attention like everyone else.

Queen April and Samus enter, and both bow to all of you… but Casey can’t help but feel there’s a pair of eyes focused on her.

One of the lesser known B☢️MBSHELLS finally steps forward, bowing to Casey at a 100-degree angle, resulting in her butt being momentarily higher than her head.

She rises and says, "Sensei Mulbruk! You’re our leader! I mean, yeah you were frozen in a glacier-bottom since I was in kindergarten. But you’re here… and… I… we don’t know what to do!"

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QUEEN APRILThe whole room is awkwardly silent, but Queen April finally explains, "This enthusiastic young lady is Makoto Kotobuki. She’s rather excited about this evening’s competition. I suppose she wants to invite you to watch."

Makoto giggles. "Please forgive me for audaciously correcting you, Your Highness." She turns to Casey. "I’m inviting you to join!"

The other B☢️MBSHELLS’ only contribution to Makoto’s invitation is a COLLECTIVE GASP!

Diamond is a little out of it at first. Then there were all sorts of things she was behind on fifteen years of spring and winter fairy preparations to begin with! Well hopefully the Queen would understand that Diamond had been out of commission and thus would have found some other fairy princess to be there. Beyond that, of course, were all her fairy friends and other princesses. So much to catch up on...

She flutters over to Navi and checks in on her recent adventures. Thank goodness she wasn't required to keep telling the green dunderhead where things were anymore with her patented, "Hey Listen!"

When it comes to competing though Diamond decides to bow out, "I need to write some letters and stuff. So, maybe I'll just watch."

When it becomes clear that Diamond will not partake in the "Fairy Races in Tiny Spaces," Michelle Heart volunteers to join Navi, Tiki and Mercedes. Princess Peach gives the legendary winged warrior-woman a Mini-Shroom.



The Valkyrie shrinks until she’s no bigger than Navi’s glow—and the fairies are off!

The obstacle course has fairies race through tiny tubes with marbles rolling through, hoops that trigger pinwheels to boost a fairy’s speed as she flies through, and in the final leg, everyone has to fly through a keyhole that can only fit one fairy at a time.

At this point, Michelle manages to get ahead of Navi. But the maze of reflective gems is difficult to navigate—and navigation is Navi’s forte!


The Result
🥇 Navi
🥈 Michelle Heart
🥉 Tiki
❌ Mercedes

It was such a close race. Michelle was the better flyer, but she had never flown through a chest fulla shinies before, which is kinda normal for a fairy.

Navi consoles her. "Hey, Listen. You beat two outta three fairies, and that ain’t bad. For a normally-human-sized person."


The mention of size might lead one to wonder whether Diamond’s ability to alter her size, great or impossibly-small, would have given her a small advantage… or even a huge one. But wouldn’t that be cheating?

Impressed at the hip flexibility on display by Makoto, Casey smiles brightly at the young Bombshell. "I appreciate the warm welcome, darling! I hope I've been a good leader while frozen solid."

She tips up her fedora and considers the challenge, looking hard at Makoto before breaking into a grin. "I can't disappoint the New Bombshells, can I? So I guess I'm yer huckleberry for the contest. What event did y'all have in mind for me?"

Makoto blushes. "Well… I’m sure there are plenty of, umm, competitions suited for you… heh heh?"

Queen April interjects, "Such as yours, Makoto?"

Makoto’s eyes widen in surprise and remorse. "B-but… my competition is The Bombshell Run!"

Two similarly-dressed (and similarly-athletic) girls step up to Makoto’s side. They look worried.

Samus assures them, "Casey fought the forces of Hell on their own turf. Don’t underestimate her."

The three bow to Samus and the Queen, then giddily turn to Casey.

"It’s so awesome we’ll do the Bombshell Run with the Bombshell Boss! If you wanna change into something more aerodynamic, that’ll help."

"Oh? Are you the 'Chun-Li' May spoke of? I'm glad my move helped you. May your father rest easy from now on." Fist in palm, Murasaki bows. She doesn't remember specifically teaching anyone anything, but she figures that it was from her cave days. Those days were a blur to her mostly. Regardless, it pleases her to see her techniques put towards good.

Murasaki returns April and Samus's bows when she come in. "Samus-san. April-san." She realizes Queen April's apparent status and amends herself. "Sorry, I mean April-sama. You rose up while we were gone." She smiles.

She perks up when she hears about the competitions. "I'd like to enter." She's quick to step up. "After fifteen years on ice, I need to limber up again and that sounds like the perfect warm-up."

April tries to be as humble as a Queen can be. "Oh, this…" She gestures across the castle. "Well, my mom didn’t want to give up her Crone title, so she added a fourth role.

"It works though. I don’t have any magic, but I can keep a home for all you B☢️MBSHELLS. What you did for my daughter years ago is a debt I can never repay, so I’m paying it forward to…"

She gestures toward the many heroines, then stifles a laugh.

"Ahh, I’m too corny to be a real queen."

Samus pats Queen April on the shoulder.

Chun-Li takes advantage of the awkward silence. "Shifu," she starts, realizing that to mirror Murasaki’s tone, Chun-Li must address Murasaki as a master. "I would be honored if you would join me in the break room."

"Much time has passed, but also, no time has passed at all," Gong-ju observes. She shrugs. "It's all the same as far as I'm concerned! I'd be happy to stretch my legs and/or tail with a competition!" She grins.

The demigoddess who was parading in a bikini earlier approaches Gong-Ju with a friend.

"This is my maid, Helene," Athena says. "I taught her my mermaid transformation magic. She’s new at it, and I’m not a naturally born mermaid like you. We would be honored to compete with you."

Helene adds, "Even if I don’t get a medal because I can’t keep up, it’ll be fun to swim with a real mermaid princess!"

The castle’s pool is effectively a balcony that doubles as an Infinity Pool. It truly appears infinite, even in depth, as far as one can tell from peering through the surface!

A robotic mermaid emerges from the depths!

"I’m Splash Woman, former villain," she confesses. "But I could only do what I was programmed to do. I now think freely, and I protect humans from the dangers of the sea.

"I also love to sing!"