THE RESCUE ME MEME

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WELCOME TO THE RESCUE ME MEME

Mugged, kidnapping, held hostage, imprisoned, arranged marriage – one way or another, your character needs a rescue pronto! This meme is about exploring all the different ways of rescuing, so mix and match your favorite tropes! Drop your character, your preferences, and whether you’d like them to be rescued, the rescuer, or both! This also doesn’t have to be shippy – save a friend, a family member, an enemy, or a complete stranger, because everyone could use a hero!

Original Flavor
Your standard save! Burst onto the scene! Take down the bad guys! Save the victim! It doesn’t have to be needlessly complicated to be fun!

Disguise The Limit
Work smarter, not harder. Instead of a big fancy entrance, disguise yourself as one of the guards or the big baddy themselves to sneak past and save the day. Hope you’re good at acting!

Teamwork = Dreamwork
This is about partnering up to save the day! Two heads, or more, are better than one – are you reluctant enemies working for the same cause, or do you all care about each other just that much?

Making Mistakes
You thought they were in danger, but… oops. A light misunderstanding, “it’s not what it looks like”, or your victim was the enemy all along! Better have a back-up plan, in case you make more trouble than you planned to solve!

Last Second Switch
You’re one of the baddies who was in on this from the start, but now you’re having second thoughts. Is the plan going too far, or did you wind up caring for the victim? It’s up to you to stop this at the last possible moment – or take advantage of your power and help the victim escape in a sneakier way.

Saving Screw-Up
You were trying to be the big hero… and instead you wound up in the same trouble as the victim. Now you’re sharing a jail cell, or tied up next to them, maybe they’ll even switch victims since you’re a better target! A for effort, at least?

Accidentally Awesome
You were just going about your business and suddenly stumbled into a crime! Sure, you could just walk on, but you’re not that type of person! Even though you don’t know anything about the situation, step in and show them your stuff! Your ordinary day just got a whole lot weirder!

It’s Up To Me
This is taking way too long – save yourself! Kick some ass, take some names, and then… run into the person or people who were trying to save you. Maybe you’ll be the one saving them instead!

Rescue Sex
Don’t you worry, dirty birdies, I got you. Nothing quite says “hot” like watching someone get extremely feral in trying to save you. Hey, if you don’t even make it home before the clothes come off, we don’t blame you.

Here are a few other small tropes to work with, and there’s even more here if you want more spice!

• Seduce the guard/baddy into letting you go or grabbing the keys!
• Minions saving baddy from heroes!
• You’re saving a beloved pet, or a precious artifact!

Say it with me now… I NEED A HERO!

Comments

Mirabel Madrigal | Encanto

[nonmagical]

Kiara | The Lion King 2

[halfaprincess]

Shang Qinghua || SVSSS

[wrotetheworld]

Drake Mallard / Darkwing Duck | DuckTales (2017)

[flapsin]

[Either/or! As a superhero, rescues are kinda his thing, but he can also very easily end up being the one in distress! There's also a chance he might actually blast "I Need a Hero" in the middle of a rescue. No smut.]

Donalf Duck | DuckTales (2017)

[duckflails]

[Either role. If any of the kids are in danger, prepare to witness a fury that would make Liam Neeson cower! No smut.]

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ Rescuing or being rescued by the flapping sinner is very hard to choose! But I have to admit the idea of him blasting the music is too funny to pass up, and in the OG toon he did have to rescue her from Nodoff the sleep demon! (what a weird show.)

Any preferences to what he needs to save her from? ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[ and I can't pass up this opportunity - we both know she's capable of handling herself. So maybe he's trying to save her from the remains of F.O.W.L. while she's making her escape? It would fit in with his bad luck, lol~

Of course if you'd prefer a different scenario, I'm all for it! ]

[duckflails]

[I see you're getting your ducks in a row-

But yes that sounds like fun to me! Let's go with that!]

[flapsin]

[Ah yes I think I remember that one. Yes that can be fun! He has to make sure his hero moment is just right!

But yeah, I have no preferences as to the villain. Any threat will do!]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[ Ultimately, Daisy is annoyed with herself. Honestly, dating anyone in the Duck/McDuck family should expect trouble around the corner. So she had no business being knocked out, tied up, and then dragged away to who-knows-where for who-knows-what. C'mon, girl, this is amateur hour!

The Eggheads guarding her cell probably weren't expecting much from a dainty, lovely little duck... which is why it was just that easy to smash their heads together from the cell bars and grab the keys. As she lets herself out, she twirls the keyring around her finger, trying to look for an exit. ]

Oh, I do hope I can get back before Donald gets too worried. And I just made this dress and its got smudges all over it!

if she's still a villain or on the hero's side, up to you! no preference!

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ The nights of St. Canard are typically filled with the sounds of any big city - people arguing, cars honking, lights buzzing, the occasional evil laugh of a super-villain... But tonight has an extra mix of the squeaks of two very upset bats! Their mistress is in trouble, and when that happens, there's only one duck to call!

They flap all throughout the city, trying to find him, but it's proving to be very difficult! Purple blends into the shadows too well! Eventually they decide he'll have to come to them, and he'll only appear when there's danger afoot. How much harm can two little bats do?

The answer, according to a very confused police officer on dispatch - "Be on the lookout for... um... b-bats biting through the wires of traffic lights?! All the lights are mixed up! Oh, I should just do what my mother said and move to Duckburg, it's gotta be saner than this place!" ]

Maribelle | Fire Emblem Awakening

[troubadamsel]

[ She had to be rescued in her actual game, so it's nothing new for it to happen again! But also happy to have her save the day if wanted! ]

Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd | Fire Emblem: Three Houses

[asaviorshand]

[He's the type to storm the front gate to wherever the other person is being held captive -- and make it work.

OTA gen, M/F shipping/smut.]

[duckflails]

[Loud squawks echo from another hallway. There, an enraged duck is in the middle of a battle with a squad of Eggheads!]

Let... Daisy... go!

[Of course, none of them can make out what he's saying. They just assume it's a battle cry. He's already torn through an alarming number of them from pure anger, but now they've called in reinforcements which dogpile onto him, finally turning the tables on the duck!]

Maybe the latter, following up on the past thread! But I can roll with whatever!

[flapsin]

[It's another night on the prowl, in the search of more evil to banish! ...And another quiet night without much sign of evil. Mayor Owlson's programs can be a little too effective sometimes! Drake almost wishes he had tried to arrange something with Morgana instead.

But speak of the very beautiful devil...! Darkwing hears about some sort of danger and races to the scene! Time to deploy a smoke bomb.]

I am the terror that flaps in the night!
I am the cereal that gets too soggy for-

[But he blinks as he realizes what he's facing.]

Wait a second. Eek? Squeek? Why are you misbehaving?

you got it!

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ There he is, Dadwing - er, Darkwing! They instantly fly down to him, squeaking and flailing! They try to latch onto his arms, ineffectively tugging to try and get him moving!

This way, this way! Hurry, hurry! Move, move! ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[ She'd recognize that silky smooth voice anywhere! So much for not worrying him... And when she first coms onto the scene, she actually feels kind of bad. He came all this way and made so much effort, and she got out on her own.

Maybe she should lock herself up so he can feel better? He gets so little wins!

But that idea is quickly dashed when the numbers add up, and they actually begin hurting her precious man! Berserk Button, pushed. ]

HANDS OFF HIM, YOU CREEPS!

[ The nearest Egghead is treated to a swift kick in the back, which, with high-heels, is extra ow-filled. ]

[flapsin]

Whoa! Easy there! Where- where's the fire?

[He's completely baffled about what's going on! But whatever it is, it seems like it could be urgent? Maybe Morgana needs something, and she's too cool to use a phone. So he does go along and follows them!]

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ They take him right back to the theater, which seems as normal as ever... except for the stage! Instruments have been smashed, curtains ripped, there's been a fight!

There's also an extra door there that definitely wasn't there before. After a few more distressed squeaks, the bats pull away from Darkwing and decide to try communicating another way.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you the Bat Players in "What Happened Here" - starring Eek as Morgana, and Squeak as The Bad Guy.

Eek pantomiming, "La la la, here I am playing my guitar, la la la!"

Squeak also pantomiming, "Mwahaha! I am here now! Argue argue!"

Arguing back and forth! Fighting back and forth! Then, oh no! Bad Guy has bonked Morgana on the head! Now she falls over! Now Bad Guy drags her away, still doing the Evil Laugh!

We thank you for joining tonight's production of "What Happened Here". The bats bow. ]

[duckflails]

[There's like tem of them pinning him down. Even so, he squirms and keeps trying to buck then off! It's getting a bit easier with each one Daisy takes out of the equation.

He can't hear much over the sound of his own angry squawking, but one voice manages to cut through and get him right in the heart.]

Daisy?! [Luckily, he's loud enough to be only slightly muffled by all of the bodies covering him right now.]

DAISY I'M HERE TO RESCUE YOU!!

[allfortheloveofyou]

And you're doing an excellent job, sweetie!

[ Clapclapclap - PUNCH TO THE JUGULAR, KNEE TO THE STOMACH - clapclapclap!

She makes it to the pile and takes off her hair ribbon, letting her hair feathers fall a bit, looking quite pretty as she does so... but it's only to use the ribbon as a chokehold for one of the guys on top of Donald. ]

I'm so, sorry I let this happen! I was just so distracted, you know, thinking up new designs for Ms. Glamour, I don't know where the time went!

[flapsin]

[Alarm bells start going off the moment he sees what condition the theater is in! Then, he kneels down as he watches the little performance with his attention undivided. He's left looking concerned - and confused.]

Morgana! [A beat.] ...Wait, was Morgana the one being kidnapped? N-no offense, but I think you could have done a bit better to capture her character. Just - a little more oomph, some more allure, you know?

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ Um, excuse you??? Eek, insulted, raises a wing to smack Darkwing, but Squeak manages to pull them back. Not now, dude... but sheesh, everyone's a critic.

They fly off to different parts of the stage to indicate the most important parts! One is Morgana's guitar, left behind, which she never does!

The second is the door that Definitely Wasn't There Before. It's got magic symbols and a glow from underneath and everything. Very sus. ]

[flapsin]

[It's just some simple acting notes, that's all!

In any case, Darkwing is aghast as his attention is pointed towards the guitar. He cradles it dramatically for a moment and steels himself. This is serious!

Then after gently setting it down, he slowly approaches the door.]

Now this... This definitely wasn't here before...

[He remarks slowly while carefully trying to see if he can crack it open.]

[duckflails]

It's not your fault! We all let our guards down sometimes. I'm just glad that you're safe! And that I get to rescue-

[He pauses to, with another angry squawk, throw off some more of the palookas on his back, just to finally see Daisy already cleaning some of their clocks.]

Oh. ... I shoulda seen this coming!