A week later, Error's POV

"HeY! I br0uGhT piZzA!"I say as I walk in

I hear whispering with the rare moment of shouting before it is hushed. Sounds as chaotic as the castle. Eh, fine by me. I walk through the halls, finding them gathered in a different room with Probe. They whisper amongst themselves secretively until one of them glance over and sees me and gasps.

"Error!"The little girl exclaims, running over and hopping with joy.

She smiles up at me, waving her hands and speaking a mile a minute. I can understand why since I haven't been to the last few meetings. The rest notice as I set the pizza boxes down and greet me with smiles. Probe waves to me and I wave back to him.

"I seE tHaT yOu'Re aLl gEtTiNg bUsY eArLy."I say

"Yep! Probe has shown us some cool things! Now we aren't finished so we will just let you do the meeting without us!"Kyle says 

"It's going to be a masterpiece when we're finished!"Violet, the little girl beside me, cheers proudly

And then he leads a small group away with Probe and I hear the door to the pizza/interrogation room slam shut with a lock. I shrug it off. Not the weirdest thing I've walked into.

I guess this group was good for Probe. At least he found some friends. 

I smile at the remaining group and slice the pizza up for them to share, which they eagerly take and thank me for.

"So, wHaT hAv3 y0u be3n uP t0?"I ask

"We used your teachings and practiced!"They say, proudly lifting their stitched crafts

I glance to the corner, seeing baskets of more.

They certainly have been busy...

"It aLl l0okS w0nd3rfuL!"I say

They take out more yarn, prepared to craft again and I listen to their eager little tales of what they have been up to. Within a few minutes, I return the favor, telling them what I've been up to. Then the meeting ends and they all go home through portals I made. 

I return home, strolling to my bedroom where I hear familiar meowing come from it and gentle purrs. I open the door, finding Misty feeding three newborn kittens with Perl lying nearby. They are only four days old so they are getting her milk. I've made sure to have plenty of food in the room as this is very draining for Misty and she can't leave them to rest or feed herself elsewhere. Then the kittens spot me and crawl over to me,  one showing their adorable little eye for a moment. I sit down as they climb into my lap, one waving a paw up at me with a cute little purr. I lean my head down and the three rub their cheeks against mine, a sign of love between cats. To them, it is a sign of acceptance into the group, greeting, and adoration. That or they're marking me already as their territory. One kitten hisses at a drop of Nighty's goop on the floor, making me chuckle. I use my strings to make small balls for them to play with. Two roll away on them while the third plays with them happily in my lap. I haven't named them since Perl has used the cards I use for us to communicate, specifically "MINE" and "CHOICE" to say that he and Misty want to decide for themselves.

Perl picks the third kitten up and sets them down beside him, curling up lovingly as they play and purr.

"NeEd aNyThiNG?"I ask

Perl and Misty shake their heads no so I go downstairs, finding Killer in the kitchen cooking again. He glances over and smirks.

"Someone is happy."He says teasingly

"Oh y0u kn0w h0w iT iS sp3ndiNg tiMe wiTh tHe grAndkiDs. Th3y reALlY liKe m3."I say jokingly

"Psssssccch! *coughing*"I hear

We both look to see Nighty sitting at the counter, choking on his drink as he tries to read the newspaper. And yes, he does read the newspaper even though he has a massive library and the Undernet. He loves the crosswords they have.

"Did I just hear you correctly?"He asks

I chuckle, smiling at the shock on his face.

"YeS, NigHty. It's aLwAyS a g0oD tiMe wiTh grAnDKITTENS!"I reply

He stares at me blankly, then chuckles and shakes his head.

"What did you think he meant?"Killer asks

"I dunno. I dunno what to even think given that there have been actual grandkids that follow him around from the future! Wasn't sure if it would happen again!"He says

"Fair enough in this multiverse."Killer says with a shrug.

I sit beside Nighty and we start working on crossword puzzles together.

Meanwhile

Probe rolls out a large blueprint for the entire club to see. They acted like they were leaving the meeting but Probe let them back in to work.

It is the work-in-progress plan for the labyrinth. At the center will be the paradise for Error to stay in and no matter which path is taken to the center, there are no ways in. It's labeled THE EL DORADO CENTER. 

It is built so that in case someone comes after him or gets into the maze itself, they won't be able to reach him to cause harm. He will line the walls with various attacks or booby traps like pits, spikes, and arrows, basically the traditional stuff with stronger parts like chemicals spilling to worsen the damage. Each dead end will have a trap room in the four corners of the maze, one specifically where they are trapped in a space without any exit. Here the voices behind a reinforced fourth wall will be able to scream the intruders into madness and could even activate some devices to fire attacks at said intruders. Probe is well aware of the power that the voices can have and how they feel about Error, or at least the good ones. So of course he will include them on this plan.

Kyle quickly divides the club into three groups: One to help design the paradise keeping Error safe, another to design the traps, and a third to create the security keys that will be the only way to reach the paradise. Probe sets up the code screens for the third group and steps away to help the other two groups. He doesn't care what they do and doesn't want to know the answers, just the results. 

Part of him is still concerned and refuses to trust himself with all the answers to his own masterpiece that he is making. Not when Error's life is at stake or the enemies are capable of so much...How they intend to use him to hurt Error...Or the threats that would be certain for them all if they ever caught him and twisted him or his mind against those that he truly cares for. So, to counter this possibility, he has them do it without him so that it is extra security. They can't force answers out of him that he doesn't have after all and he is making the code too complex for him to hack through if they tried to push him that far. 

He smiles, watching the groups work away and glares upward at nothing at all. He has never felt so energized yet so scared before and this adrenaline-like feeling feels good. Not that he wants to always feel this way, it's just that he knows that he won't let it go to waste. He feels that he is finally doing something that matters beyond just his own fun. He finally has a purpose for using his skills. A mission even.

And he is determined not to fail.

TBC

By the way, I've decided to start the schedule with the next book so you have at about 1 or 2 more chapters coming before this ends. :)