User blog:NoCheesecakeRipple/Ripple's Aikatsu AU's- Puppet Master Hime.

Hello everyone! My name is Ripple and I've been invested in the Aikatsu franchise for around 3 years now, after being dragged into it by a friend. During this time I've developed a lot of ideas for Aikatsu, Aikatsu Stars and Aikatsu friends AUs. Today I'll be sharing the first Aikatsu Stars AU I came up with and publicly shared (Via Aikatsu Amino.). I refer to this AU (Alternative Universe) As the mastermind Hime AU or the Puppet Master Hime AU.

The AU deals with the concept of having Hime be the primary antagonist in Aistars, having her be the cause of most of he conflict. From the starting episodes of the series in this AU it is clear Hime didn't get rid of her mysterious power like Yume did, instead she merely consealed it inside her throughout her first year of S4 until Yume came to the school. And vague parasitic stuff happens and she gives the power to Yume- hoping to cover it up by pretending to be Yume's mentor of sorts, pampering the girl.

Meanwhile during this time she's intentionally giving Lily and Laura bad advice on how to rise up in the song class, suspending Lily at some point but looking sweet about it and telling people it isn't a suspension but a sick break for Lily as she was falling and fainting a lot. And on Laura's side she talks bad to the girl in a polite manner, often mentioning not relying on her family name and maybe she should give up trying to match Yume. Always pointing out every flaw in everything she does and making it come off as constructive criticism.

It is also revealed that Tsubasa moved to Theatre class to escape Hime's manipulation who constantly used Tsubasa as a pawn in song class to get herself closer to the current S4 of song class. Blackmailing Tsubasa with threats of getting her into punishments and detentions.

Take note during this time Hime believes she's doing the right thing and just trying to help Yume get rid of the mysterious power that she gave her.

S4 Selections rolls around and Hime realises that this is her last year of power in S4 no matter what happens, now Hime still wants to keep her power in 4Star so she takes Yume, someone who considers her a senpai and would do whatever she says, and tries to set her up to win to make her still have a pawn in Song class. Hime knows she doesn't have to worry about Lily as due to all the suspensions she isn't up to date with her idol abilities. Her only obstacle is Laura, whom she decides would be easiest to deal with while not laying a finger on her- instead Hime sets Laura up for failure by laying a finger on her possessions. Burning Laura's coord binder one night before the S4 selections.

Hime still thinks she's doing the right thing, telling herself she's just repaying Yume after she forced her power onto the girl.

At the beginning of season 2 Hime obsessively compels Aria in a passive aggressive manner to join Venus ark so she can have a pawn there to spy on Elza instead of staying there herself and not having as much power as she did in fourstar. But Aria refuses, leading Hime to smile and say to Aria in a polite manner she never considered the girl a friend anyway.

But this leaves a dilemma for Hime, she needs some power in Venus ark and that's when she turns to her old friend Yume. When Elza once again invites Hime to join Venus ark via a concert Hime decides to bring Yume with her and get into Elza's head the idea that Hime will follow the girl anywhere. Causing Yume to transfer to Venus ark, giving Hime some leeway there.

Meanwhile all this is going on she pushes Yozora to go to France to investigate the family of a strange idol called Alice that Hime was originally going to use as her pawn in Venus ark, but after she saw little potential in Alice she merely provoked the girl and told her how simply horrible Elza was causing Alice to yell at Elza, get expelled and not continue their idolhood. When Alive was expelled she comforted her in the little idol's time of need, she didn't particularly consider the idol a friend or anything of use but that's not what she told the girl. She just continued getting close to the girl before she found Alice's family relic: The moon dress.

All is well for a while until Hime encounters an obstacle, Aria is back. And after a few months the girl has gathered up a list of all the manipulation Hime has done. Of course, Hime is having none of this and tracks down Aria. Blackmailing the girl with the threat of telling every academy the girl applied for about how when Aria was little she stole a bunch of flowers from an incredibly important royal wedding. And before Aria can say anymore, too shaken by the fact Hime knows about that, Hime steals the file containing Aria's research on her manipulation and. Throws it into a bonfire- gently threatening to throw Aria's hair in as well if she doesn't agree to stay silent. As a way of also silencing Aria she lets her Muse my little heart and designs her an SPR.

Everything seems well for a while until Yume challenges her to a final battle in which...

I have absolutely no idea.

I made this trashshow in five minutes, haven't thought about it- I might make a part two detailing the final encounter with Yume once I have an idea for it. But for now I would love to hear your ideas on different endings this Au could have. What are your ideas? Please, comment them below- I'm interested! Also what did you think of the AU? Feedback is always nice and welcome!