Lesson learned - Chapter 6
(Lesson learned! - Chapter 6)
(Three months later)
{Far beyond the other realities, in a completely different world, a certain middle schooler pulls out his Yo-Yo of Tricks.}
{"And that, dear reader, is the power of the Gacha."}
I frowned, Trying to stare at the literal voice narrating my life. "What the hell are you talking about?"
{"A mystical, reality-defying system bestows you with unimaginable power—surely you must feel honored!"}
I squinted. "You're just making this sound more dramatic than it is."
{"Oh, come on! It's not every day you get handed superpowers from a cosmic lottery. Could be worse—you could've gotten socks."}
I groaned, rubbing my temples. "So my luck is literally stealing stuff from other worlds?"
{"Borrowing."}
"...Stealing."
{"Fine, but at least you look cool doing it."}
I sighed, twirling the yo-yo absentmindedly. "Great. I'm a multiversal shoplifter."
Three months in which is also half the school year, nothing has happened yet and so far, I've learned three things over the three months.
First, I might be in a fanfic, story, movie or whatever. I learned it by this guy hinting at it and well my past life kinda makes it obvious. As you can imagine, I broke down and tried to make it make sense, but nothing worked. So I decided to just fuck it and continue as if nothing had changed. The moment I started treating it like just another part of my life, it got easier to deal with. If I'm in a story, so be it. I'll just be the main character instead of twilight or sunset!
Second, my ability—or system, whatever you want to call it—steals items from other worlds. How do I know? Well, this guy won't stop asking me to steal or roll for items!
{HEY!}
"Shut up!!"
Ignore that. Anyways I decided not to roll for three months. You might be asking, Why?! Well, simple. I'm saving them up to trade for silver and gold tickets. Ten bronze tickets equal one silver, and ten silver tickets equal one gold ticket.
Gold tickets are the best right now since they can give Legendary and even Mythic items, even if the odds are low. After 3 months,I have around 84 bronze tickets and 12 silver tickets. I converted 80 bronze tickets into 8 silver ones, leaving me with 4 bronze and 20 silvers. That means I can buy 2 gold tickets which I did.
Patience is key. If I pull strategically, I can get something powerful or game breaking.
Last one—and this one hurts the most—I hate my parents…
Well… not hate since hate is a big word, but I really dislike them. The reasons are simple. They ignore me unless I speak to them first. They overwork themselves to the point where they barely acknowledge my existence.
I always knew they were distant, but now that I keep remembering my old life, it feels unbearable. My past parents weren't perfect, but they loved me fully.
…Do these parents even love me?
I don't know. And that? That's worse than hate.
…Let's just roll…
[Gold Ticket Roll
Odds:
Common: 35%
Uncommon: 30%
Rare: 20%
Epic: 10%
Legendary: 4%
Mystic: 0.1%
Rolling... 🎲
🎉 You rolled an Epic item! 🎉
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Item Name: Wonka's Ever-Filled Candy Bag
Category: Items
World: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Rarity: Epic
Description:
A vibrant, endlessly regenerating candy bag crafted in the legendary Wonka Factory! This striped, magically expanding bag is filled with Willy Wonka's rarest and most whimsical sweets, each possessing unique and unpredictable effects. The bag mysteriously refills itself daily, ensuring a constant supply of delightful, bizarre, and sometimes mischievous confections!
Special Effects:
🍬 Endless Candy Supply – Generates 5 random candies per day from the enchanted Wonka collection.
🍭 Surprise Every Time – Each candy has completely unique magical effects—some helpful, some hilarious!
🎩 Everlasting Freshness – Candies never expire, melt, or lose their flavor.
❓ Mysterious Magic – No two days will have the same candy selection!
Candy List (20 Unique Candies & Effects)
🍬 1. Everlasting Gobstopper – Grants 1-minute invincibility, but prevents eating anything else until spat out.
🍫 2. Fudge Swirl Comet Bites – Makes the user weightless for 30 seconds, but they must push off surfaces to move.
🥤 3. Fizzy Lifting Soda Chew – Causes temporary levitation (30s), but only burping brings the user down faster.
🌈 4. Rainbow Ripple Taffy – Cycles the user's hair & skin through bright neon colors for 10 minutes.
🍓 5. Three-Course Dinner Gum – Simulates a full meal in three bites. Chewing too long may cause blueberry inflation.
🔥 6. Firecracker Fizz Pop – Doubles speed for 15s, but makes the user's feet spark loudly, ruining stealth.
🍪 7. Chocolate Chip Charms – Increases luck (+10% chance of success on actions) for 1 hour. Eating two cancels all luck.
🍯 8. Golden Honey Drizzle Toffee – Grants super-speed (20s), but makes the user's voice slow-motion for 5 minutes.
🌀 9. Twisting Tornado Lollipop – Grants spin attacks for 30s, but pulls the user toward windy areas.
🍏 10. Snozzberry Surprise Chew – Enhances taste & smell but causes a silly craving for Snozzberries.
💥 11. Cherry Bomb Bonbon – Explodes into harmless confetti & scent, distracting foes but leaving sticky syrup behind.
🍊 12. Tangy Citrus Sparks – Banishes sleepiness for 4 hours, but makes the user hyperactive and fast-talking.
🍌 13. Banana Peel Chews – Makes the user harder to grab but also 30% more likely to slip on nothing.
🍬 14. Jellybean of Mystery – Effect is completely random! Could be amazing, silly, or utterly useless.
🥭 15. Mystic Mango Melts – Grants 5 minutes of telepathic communication, but makes thoughts unfiltered & loud.
🎭 16. Mimic Taffy – Allows the user to perfectly mimic another person's voice for 10 minutes, but turns their own voice squeaky after, for 5 minutes.
🍬 17. Bubblegum Bouncer – Blowing a bubble creates a bouncy shield (20s), but sticks to everything.
💎 18. Rock Candy Armor Bits – Temporarily hardens skin like stone (1 min), but slows movement.
☁️ 19. Cotton Candy Cloud Puff – Makes the user float downward safely, but drifts sideways in the wind.
🍷 20. Wonka's Grape Escape Hard Candy – Grants 15 seconds of invisibility, but talking instantly cancels the effect.
Recycle Cost: 150 GPShop Price: 900 GP
"A bag filled with wonders, sweets, and just a little bit of chaos."]
This is useful… I mean it would be weird to use in front of people but it could be used in secret like the chocolate chips, I could literally gamble with luck boost…MMMM…Na
{This is perfect for your future classmate}
"Huh?
WAIT, YOU MEAN PINKIE PIE?!"
{There it is.}
Oh god. Where even is Pinkie?!
Rarity? In my English and French classes.
Applejack? Saw her once—confirms she exists here.
Fluttershy & Rainbow Dash? Gym class.
Science Twilight? Probably in Crystal Prep Middle. Still weird they have a middle school honestly
But pinkie? In lore there is nothing before high school if I remember right but pinkie did live with her family on a rock farm in the normal pony world And… how do you even farm rocks?!
This is beyond crazy but okay! Go with the flow!
Anyways she is probably being homeschooled but this dumbass-
{"Hey! What is up with all these attacks?!"}
-is already telling me she's going to be in my classes. In the future, I need to be ready for the chaos she will bring.
The small candy bag appeared in my hand, and… yeah, it looked just like an ordinary candy bag. Striped, colorful, and deceptively simple. However, there was one detail that caught my attention—the Wonka logo plastered on the front. It wasn't the one from the classic movies but from the recent one, the same as the guy who played in Dune.
...Wait, what was his name again? It's been years—come on, don't judge me!
Shaking off the random thought, I reached inside and pulled out my five random candies for the day: Grape Escape Candy, Jellybean of Mystery, Fizzy Lifting Soda Chew, Mimic Taffy, and Chocolate Chip Charms.
I grabbed the Grape Escape Candy first, and—surprise!—it was purple. It was small, round, and had a shiny, slightly translucent surface, shaped like an actual grape. Honestly, kinda impressive attention to detail for a magic candy.
"Alright, let's see if it works."
I popped it into my mouth, feeling the sweet, juicy burst of grape flavor coat my tongue. And then—I looked down at my hands.
…Nothing.
Nothing was there.
I was invisible.
"Nice! Shit!"
The moment I spoke, the effect vanished instantly, leaving me completely visible again.
Welp. I am a dumbass.
{Yes, you are.}
I groaned. "Alright, fine. Next candy."
I grabbed the Fizzy Lifting Soda Chew. It was a tiny, blue piece of gum, shaped like a mini soda can, with a faint fizzing sound coming from it.
"Welp, this should be fun."
I popped it into my mouth and immediately felt an odd sensation—a lightness in my limbs, like my body had lost all weight.
And then—I floated.
"Whoa—!"
I started drifting toward the ceiling, my arms flailing as I tried to control myself. At first, it was fun. I bounced lightly off the walls, pushing myself in different directions, testing the limits of my zero-gravity state. This was actually kind of amazing.
But then, thirty seconds later—
Gravity snapped back.
I fell straight down, landing flat on my ass with a loud thud.
"Damn—shit! That hurts!"
{"Ah yes, science in action."}
I groaned, rubbing my lower back. So that's the downside—no gentle landing. Good to know for next time.
With a sigh, I picked myself up and eyed the Mimic Taffy.
This one had an old-school theater mask design, split down the middle—one side white and happy, the other black and sad.
"…Alright, let's see what nightmare fuel this one brings."
I popped it into my mouth, and immediately, my throat felt… different. Not in a bad way, but there was this odd tingling sensation, like my vocal cords were being stretched and reshaped.
Curious, I tried speaking.
"Testing, testing—"
Except, it wasn't my voice.
It was Morgan Freeman's.
"…Oh shit."
{"Congrats. You are now have the voice of God."}
This was going to be fun.
I spent the next ten minutes cycling through voices. I narrated my morning like Morgan Freeman, announced my need for speed as Sonic, screamed Pika-Pika! at the top of my lungs, and dramatically declared the Circle of Life in my best Mufasa impression.
Then, for the grand finale—
I decided to put on my best Princess Celestia impression.
"My little ponies, it is time for—"
{"Alright, TURN IT OFF. TURN IT OFF."}
"Okay, fine, fi-ne."
As the words left my mouth, I realized something was off. My voice had changed—high-pitched, squeaky, like a little kid on helium.
{Ooohh, does someone want string cheese and apple juice??}
"…I hate you."
Ignoring the mockery, I reached for the Jellybean of Mystery.
I decide to stand by my room mirror to see if any changes happen. The small, glossy bean shimmered faintly, as if shifting between colors. I tossed it into my mouth and chewed.
Almost instantly, I felt an odd tingling sensation in my eyes. I blinked.
Then I blinked again. My irises had turned bright blue.
"Huh." I leaned closer to the mirror, inspecting the change. Normally, my eyes were brown, but now? They basically glowed a bit..just a bit
"…Alright, how long is this gonna last?"
I waited for a few minutes, but my irises remained bright blue. "Alright… I guess let's move on to the last candy."
Getting the chocolate chips and there were three Chocolate Chip Charms. The item description said I only needed to eat one, so I put the rest back into the bag. They looked like normal chocolate chips, except they shimmered ever so slightly with a golden energy, like tiny specks of sunlight embedded in each piece.
"Okay, here we go."
I tossed one into my mouth and chewed. The familiar taste of warm, gooey chocolate melted over my tongue.
…And then… nothing.
I looked around, waiting for something to happen. No sudden levitation, no strange sensations, nothing visible.
Maybe it was a passive effect? Something that just worked in the background?
"Well, I guess I'll find out later."
After putting the candy bag into my backpack, I pressed the button on the floating screen again, ready for the next roll.
"Welp I guess we will keep spinning."
[Gold Ticket Roll
Odds:
Common: 35%
Uncommon: 30%
Rare: 20%
Epic: 10%
Legendary: 4%
Mystic: 0.1%
Rolling... 🎲
🎉 You rolled a Legendary item! 🎉
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Item Name: Sonic's Quill
Category: Item
World: Sonic the Hedgehog (Movie)
Rarity: Legendary
Description:
A single, electrified blue quill from Sonic the Hedgehog, crackling with infinite energy. This quill is a fragment of the incredible bio-electric power that allows Sonic to move at supersonic speeds. In the movie, Dr. Robotnik reverse-engineered a quill like this to fuel his machines and grant himself enhanced speed, agility, and power. The quill constantly hums with energy, releasing occasional electric sparks when held.
Special Effects:
Limitless Power Source: The quill generates a continuous stream of energy, capable of powering advanced technology indefinitely.
Speed Overdrive: When integrated into a device or infused into a person, it grants tremendous speed enhancements, increasing reflexes and reaction times exponentially.
Electrified State: The quill carries high-voltage energy, making it dangerous to touch without proper insulation.
Supercharge Mode: If attached to a machine, vehicle, or suit, it enables extreme acceleration and high-energy output—though prolonged use may result in structural strain.
Unlockable Potential: With advanced research, it may even allow users to tap into Sonic's speed force-like abilities, but at great risk.
Warnings:
Improper handling may cause uncontrolled power surges.
If absorbed by a living being, it could lead to unpredictable biological enhancements.
Extremely rare and highly sought after by scientists, engineers, and power-hungry individuals.
Recycle Cost: 1,500 GP
Shop Price: 10,000 GP]
The moment the text finished loading, the quill materialized in my hands—and all hell broke loose.
A surge of raw, unfiltered energy shot up my arms, sending an immediate shockwave through my entire nervous system. My muscles tensed involuntarily, my brain felt like it was going a mile a minute, and my entire body buzzed as if I had just stuck my fingers into an electrical socket.
My vision blurred, and before I even processed what was happening—
ZAP!
A violent crackle of blue electricity erupted from my hands, and instinct took over. I threw the quill away from me as fast as possible, sending it clattering onto my desk. But that brief movement—just shifting my weight slightly—was too much.
WHOOSH!
I was suddenly launched backwards.
My legs barely twitched, and yet I rocketed across the room like a damn bullet, slamming full force into my bedroom closet doors. The wooden panels shattered on impact, the hinges buckling under the force as I crashed into the closet itself.
Everything went still.
For a brief second, all I could hear was the faint hum of static dancing across my skin. I could feel my hair standing on end, still charged with left over energy. My heartbeat was erratic, racing like I had just sprinted a marathon.
Then—
THUNK!
Something heavy fell from the top shelf and dropped onto my head.
Pain.
Stars.
And then—
Darkness.
…Well, at least I didn't die.
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Writer here
Sorry for the long update. I have college and needed to do many assignments before spring break but now I have a whole week to write so expect updates! If I'm not lazy lol.