Patron Only Poll May, 2025

Happy Saturday all.  As mentioned yesterday, here is the Patron Only Poll for May.  It will end on the 10th.

I am still in a major One Piece mood, so I may vote for Heroes if it has a chance against the two HP power houses.  Because, yes, King of Champions returns to the rotation…

The choices, therefore, are:

King of Champions – HP/RWBY crossover: The chaos of two sides almost accidentally bringing their full forces to bear at one another continues in the city as Arturia and the RY siblings are ambushed.  This ambush soon proves deadly as a madman with a horrific semblance and a penchant for poison makes himself known, leaving Ruby to hold the line until help arrives unlooked for in the form of Weiss and their other friends.  Mercury is outed in no uncertain terms as Tyrian is brought to bay, while the chaos here and elsewhere become known to Ozpin and the powers that be.  An overt response occurs as a running fight comes out of the less inhabited area of the city, letting Cinder escape, much to Harry’s fury.  That fury leads to further confrontations afterward with both Ozpin and Ironwood, stopped by the injuries sustained by his sister and friends. With her forces battered, and Roman and Neo both missing, Cinder is forced to report the near-total disaster to find that information is it’s own reward. Infighting breaks out as Roman and Neo make a break for freedom while Adam tries to force Cinder to follow him, only for one group to come away happy.  Regardless, plans continue, and as everyone is winding down, assuming the action has past, Adam’s own plans for Blake and Wiess come to fruition.

Heroes of the High Seas – My Hero Academia/One Piece crossover: Izuku and his friends face a rising threat to Paradise in the form of Gasparde, former Marine.  While initially, their plans of engagement make sense, and start to halt the ongoing disaster, Momo and Jirou find themselves facing the man himself.  Both prove that tenacity and imagination matter a lot, but are nearly overwhelmed before Izuku arrives to help finish the battle.  Meanwhile, all of this is being observed by a certain raven-haired young woman, who overhears things from Tsu and Iida that the group would rather have kept secret.  Rebuilding and introductions follow, with the marines more than willing to agree to anything to get the teens help and sign them into the marines.  During this, a romantic moment is interrupted by a Monkey Hero’s arrival, where the teens are placed under his command quickly.  A short discussion is had in the shadows between Momo, Izuku and a watcher, making them wonder about this new world even more than they had been.  However, such thoughts do not remain in their heads for long as Garp proves to be both a harsh but effective teacher, and Izuku realizes he can become even stronger if he can push himself hard enough, while Mei and Melissa find themselves fighting to remain with the marines rather than sent elsewhere, forcing a small confrontation and Garp going to bat for the group, taking them further under his wing than before.

Death’s Avenger - HP/WoW crossover: Harry and his fellow flyers start their journey south, with Versera proving to be a good resting spot, as well as a gregarious companion, while Harry and Reca just enjoy the flight until a group of wyverns and rocs decides to exit the gene pool.  The terrain changes after some time, and a stopover for food includes the discovery that as long its got feathers, it will taste like chicken. The next few problems revolve around wind and snow, but height solves all issues, until Versera runs into an old frenemy.  While two lady dragons work out their issues, Harry runs into his first Fel-using harpies for a while… while he is in his phoenix form.  This causes certain issues, with Reca coming to his rescue and the pair showing these new harpies that training and cleverness matter a lot more than numbers.  The flight eventually continues, with Versera explaining some things about draconic culture to Harry and Reca. A hunting trip down to the coastline brings still more problems, while to the far north, Tyrande and her band battle through a well-crafted aquatic ambush.  This separates Tyrande and Shy-Rotam from her companions for a time, but attacking her proves to not be the soft option.  Eventually, reunited, the ships finally reach the northern tip of Kalimdor, where they plan to strike out to the open ocean.

Unfortunately for my hopes, Death’s Avenger will be getting the carry over effect… sigh… Oh well, at least in June Heroes will get it.  I might vote for it with an eye to that future.  We will see.

Similarly, I will wait until my work on the Ranma poll winner is done before posting the HP poll for May.  I may just push to finish ATP’s final chapter/epilogue, plus Making Waves.  That way, we’ll finish two stories permanently, and, if HP wins this poll, both Ranma and Harry fans will have two stories this month.  If Heroes does win, I will post the HP poll on the tenth.