POV Rio
Faraday: "The final report is in, the Universe is now one galaxy."
Rio: "That's fantastic news. You and your team should be very proud. We have made a galaxy made of hundreds of galaxies."
Faraday: "Well, it has been quite a journey. It took just under 46 years, but we did it. But I suppose the next part will be merging the X-Men Universe into ours."
Rio: "Yes, that would make the most sense. It is essentially devoid of all life, making it easier to merge them. But first, take a vacation. You and your team deserve it. That Universe isn't going anywhere."
Faraday: "Yes, I suppose you are correct."
Rio: "Now I expect to see you at the party later."
Faraday: "Of course. I haven't missed a birthday party since you turned 60."
Rio: "Ouch. You wound me. You can't just call me old like that."
Farday: "As if that makes you old. Last I recall, you are a few hundred years old if we count your total time living."
Rio: "Meh, I think the age is set as 327 right now, but I think that is not that bad. I have a few million years to go before I will call myself old."
We part ways, and I head home to see how the party preparations are going. As I open the door, I get tackled by a half dozen little menaces.
Children: "DADDY!"
Rio: "Ah! I am being mauled by vicious animals. Mal, help me!"
Mal0: "Okay, come on, kids, he has had enough."
They get off me, and I get up and kiss Mal0.
Rio: "You look lovely today."
She blushes
Mal0: "Oh, stop it."
Rio: "I like what you did with your hair. It looks like you trimmed it today."
Mal0: "That isn't the only thing that got trimmed."
Rio: "Well, I can't wait to see what else was trimmed later tonight."
Mal0: "Well, you will have to wait."
Rio: "Haha, I can't believe that little nervous ball of fluff actually confessed to me."
Mal0: "Well, I had to get the nerve eventually. And a little liquid courage helped."
Rio: "How long did it take for you to hold my hand in public? 2 or maybe 3 years."
She turns bright red when I remind her of that.
Mal0: "Holding hands is lewd."
Rio: "You shouldn't have gotten advice from elves. But I find it funny that you act all scared and nervous in public, but when we get behind closed doors."
She punches me in the arm.
Mal0: "Shut up! Or else you will sleep on the couch tonight."
Rio: "Oh, is that a challenge?"
Mal0: "Don't think I will go easy on you because you are handsome."
Rio: "If I recall, you have lost 47,903 times and won once."
Mal0: "You and your stupid unending stamina. One of these days, you will regret mocking me."
Rio: "Sure sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night. Or I guess what helps you not sleep at night."
I wink at her.
Mal0: "Go bother someone else, or I will tell on you. I am sure Amore would love to hear about how you are bullying me."
Rio: "Pssh, she doesn't care anymore, she has all the grandkids she could ever want or need."
Amore: "Oh, is that so?"
Rio: "Oh poop."
Amore: "Would you like to repeat what you said?"
Rio: "Uh, sure. It was something like... SOLAR FLARE!!!"
I run as everyone is screaming and rolling on the ground. I lay low elsewhere while they deal with that. But once I get away, I get a notification I had been waiting to hear for almost a decade now.
[Ding]
[System Update Complete.]
'Finally, I was starting to think you were broken. Now what are your new features?'
[Ding]
[The User Can Now Access The System Creator. This Allows The User To Create A System And Gift It To Another Being. The Created Systems Will Be Bound To The Original User, Which Allows Them To Be Disabled, Revoked, Or Edited. The User Also Now Has The Ability To Send A Copy Of Themselves Into Existence, Where They Can Be Customized And Observed By The User. The Created Copies Will Have No Negative Effects On The Original. They Can Also Not Be Used To Harm The User. The Copies Can Be Customized In Any Way The User Deems Fit. The User Will Be Given Limited Access To The Universe That The Copy Ends Up In. But The User Can Gain More Access Using Their Own Powers. ]
'Well, those are enough changes that I am okay with the wait. I guess I can see what I would do given different circumstances. Sure, why not.'
I wasn't sure what I would try first, but I would decide that later. Now I had a party to go to.
Everyone: "SURPRISE!"
Rio: "I thought this wasn't a surprise party."
Pinkie: "It doesn't have to be a surprise to be a surprise party."
I just raised an eyebrow but ignored that, knowing the main rule. It's Pinkie Pie, don't question it. I got on stage to make my speech.
Rio: "3 Score and some change ago, I started my journey. Back then, I was confused and scared. I didn't even know where to start. But then I had the help of friends who led me to where I am today. I know plenty of you think that you are just loyal followers, but I assure you that you are more than that to me. All of you have stuck by me to this very day. And while some of you have been here for longer and some of you look quite a bit older than when I first met you, I want everyone to know that I will always be thankful for your support and friendship. Now let's have some fun today!"
Everyone: "YEAH!"
We start to celebrate, and a few notable people come up to me.
Chrysalis: "Happy birthday, Dad."
Rio: "Thanks, Chrysalis. How is your hive doing?"
Chrysalis: "Perfectly. My children have been very well behaved."
Rio: "I am happy to hear that. And what about you, Lucario? I heard your wife is expecting again."
Lucario: "Yeah, it will be her 7th. I hope it will be a boy for once."
Rio: "Haha, I can't say anything as I have more daughters than sons. But their gender matters little. All that matters is that you love them."
We chat a bit more about many different topics before we part ways. I then get called over because of a delivery.
Deliveryman: "You are Rio Magus, correct?"
Rio: "Yes, may I ask who this cake is from?"
They look at their paperwork and answer me.
Deliveryman: "It says it's from someone called Aphrodite. No last name is given."
Rio: "Aphrodite? Why would. Oh, wait."
I check my age again and see that I was physically 69 years old. Which meant that the second gift Aphrodite made for me was now being delivered. I narrowed my eyes at the cake as it was nearly 10 meters tall and very wide.
Rio: "This cake should be delivered elsewhere."
But unfortunately, I was too late. The cake burst open, and as I predicted, it was full of strippers and other scantily clad beings. I was impressed by the variety of beings that Aphrodite included. Then one of them handed me a letter.
Dear Rio,
I hope you enjoy my gift. I must admit I was very frustrated watching you and your wife take so long to get together. But it worked out in the end. If you are wondering why Anubis isn't writing this letter, it's because they are tied up at the moment. And yes, that is a sexual euphemism. And no, Athena can't stop me either. I have become an all-powerful goddess of love and lust. Now, where was I? Oh, right, I hope you have fun in your new life and make many more cute little wolf alicorn babies. They are the cutest little things I have ever seen. Since you have the capabilities, you should come visit us sometime. I can assure you I will make it worth your while. If you catch my meaning. Anyway, enjoys the strippers and other surprises.
Love,
Your One and Only,
Goddess Of Love Aphrodite.
I hesitate before deciding to just burn the letter. But that doesn't work as it is fireproof. And instead, it makes a very inappropriate noise. I just shake my hoof at the ceiling.
Rio: "Curse you, Aphrodite!"
Several Days Later...
Rio: "You're sure you got rid of all the strippers and other things."
Sebas: "Yes, we have gone through the entire palace. No stone or crystal was left unturned. We even checked the places that couldn't be checked. The palace has been cleaned."
Rio: "Good, now call the priests to purify this place as well. I don't want my palace to smell like such unsavoury things ever again."
He bows and leaves, while I just take a seat and contemplate whether I should send a counterprank to Aphrodite.
'No, she will probably get off to it somehow. She makes Freya seem like a tame person in comparison. In fact, I think she would out-perv people like Anna Nishikinomiya or other creeps.'
I ended up throwing the letter into a black hole to get rid of it. The only silver lining in this situation was that no kids were at the party, and neither were they at the palace, so they weren't exposed to anything vile.
'At least she can't do this again. I patched the hole she used to deliver that present. Now let's see what our next plans are.'
The Imperium was as peaceful as ever, and we didn't need to expand, so I decided to try out sending a copy of myself to different Universes and see what happens.
'But what should the first one be?'
It took some thinking and even some research, but I found a place that seemed perfect for an experiment. I let everyone know about my idea, and they wanted to watch it as well.
'I think it might be partially because we did something similar in the past with Tony.'
Monika had taken to pranking Tony every so often by sending him into new and varied FNAFs locations and scaring the crap out of him. We would even take Tony to the pizzeria for his birthday once or twice. Mind you, this was during the day, and we still celebrated his birthday, so he wasn't in danger. But our fun ended when Jiraiya spilled the beans.
'I think he is still sleeping outside because Monika locked him out of everything.'
She could be very petty when she wanted to be. So Jiraiya had been living outside for a couple of months now.
'But let's see what I can do now.'
I made the system and set up the starting place of the copy. Then I sent them on their way.
'Can't wait to see how he grows.'