Weeks later, Suave's POV(For the first time in forever-)

I walk out of the house after cleaning another one of Jasper's messes that he made on purpose. I smile. It is night now. The sky is beautiful out. All these stars and everything full moon. Luckily it wasn't a blood moon since then Encre and I would have to explain to over a dozen people what happens and not have much of a place to hide when M'Lords lose control. Sure, there's an open ocean out around us, but Jasper is a really good swimmer. Fallacy, not so much but a small vampire child who is a speedy swimmer and under the influence of a blood moon does NOT mean anything good. But there's no blood moon tonight. 

Everyone is scattered around the raft doing their own thing. From stargazing to swimming or just sitting and talking, there are a range of activities. Some were still inside and everyone was happy. I check and see that the Naughty Raft was still anchored in place with its one person-PJ-on it. Science just got taken off it yesterday. 

Encre comes out with a special canvas and some paints.

"What are you doing?"I ask

"E!Pap made a request for his book of memories. He says with all the things he has kept track of, surely it would be nice to put some good memories in it."He says

"Ah, and what's this request?"I ask

"To paint our friends and the families forming."He says

"Um....I don't think that canvas or any canvas will fit in a book."I say

"This is a special canvas. See these lines?"He says, pointing to lines along the canvas

I nod.

"These with a simple push can break part of it from the rest. So I can make a bunch of smaller paintings with one canvas. So, it can fit."He says

"That is really clever."I say

He smiles.

"But don't tell anyone. E!Pap wants to surprise everyone. But he made sure they were set up together."He says

I nod.

He looks up. He shuts an eye, signaling that he is focusing and wondering if he could paint something that he is focussing on at some point. He is looking at the sky.

"Beautiful night and sky, isn't it? Shino did great with it."He says

I look up and nod.

"Yeah."I say

I look at him and then smirk. I see Fallacy behind him at a good distance. Once he spots Encre, his face gets a yellow glow and he gets a thinking look in his gaze while putting a hand near his face. It was a loving gaze at Encre.

"Well I'm sure someone might have just found you as a better sight."I say politely, knowing M'Lord and how he feels to Encre

Encre's face gets a rainbow shade around the cheeks. His gaze focuses on me. M'Lord was shooting me a glare, not knowing the details of our interaction.

"Who?"He asks cluelessly

"M'Lord of course."I say

He smiles.

"He's behind me again, isn't he?"He asks

I nod.

"And telling by the drawings in your sketchbook that Jasper showed me, you find him as quite the nice sight as well."I say

His face gets brighter.

"I hope you took it from him."He says

I nod.

"Sure did. Here ya go."I say, handing him it

He hugs it close, tucking it beside the blank canvas in his grasp. 

Fallacy starts coming over, not looking that happy. Better make it clear what is really going on or I may get in trouble.

"Here he comes now. He may ask about the book so I'll put it in your room before he does."I say

He hands me it with a nod. I run into the house, put it in a hiding place in Encre's room and run back out. If I stayed inside, Fallacy would have been suspicious.

"Anything you need help with?"I ask

He tries to think.

"Maybe just make sure Jasper doesn't mess anything up. He may catch on and try to ruin the surprise."Encre says

"Alright."I say

M'Lord was close enough to hear this part of the chat, so he calmed down a bit. I may be in the clear from this misunderstanding. He places a hand on Encre's shoulder. Encre does not jolt like he usually does. He just calmly turns his head to look at Fallacy. He smiles at Fallacy, making M'Lord blush more.

"Bonjour, Fallacy."He says

"Hello. What are you up to?"M'Lord asks

"Just preparing to paint."He says

"So you're okay?"M'Lord asks

Encre smiles, then pecks a kiss on M'Lord's cheek.

"Yep. No need to worry."He says

M'Lord smiles.

"Good, cause if anything that happened to you or went wrong, I might just go mad."M'Lord says

"Well lucky for us that isn't gonna happen anytime soon."He says

"I'm uh, gonna go check on Jasper."M'Lord says, then steals a quick kiss from Encre

I smirk as he passes me. He smiles back.

"Did that work on him?"He whispers

"Yes, he is a rainbow blushing mess now."I whisper in reply

"Good."He says, then goes inside

I watch as Encre secretly paints them all. Each group got a small square of the canvas. And what I found sweet was the family ones. E!Pap had Gradient and Radier join his family and Ink when he knew Encre was doing them. Then he sent Radier to join Ghastly and his fam. This was later painted for that fam. I liked watching these kids get pulled into families, especially the ones who lost theirfamilies to those jerks or never really had one. Jasper didn't catch on until Encre was done and going inside. But he got called out by Ink or Skit. He got M'Lords and Encre in place at the request of E!Pap. I watched but noticed he wasn't painting. Everything was set but he doesn't touch it. He turns to me with his hands on his hips.

"Suave. Get over to them!"He tells me

"But that is M'Lord's family you're painting."I say

"Yes, so get in there."He says

Jasper runs over to me and grabs me by the hand.

"Come on! Come on! Come on!"He says excitedly with pleading eyes

"M'Lord Jasper-"I begin

"Suave, get in here. You are family to us."M'Lord Fallcy orders

I obey, but smile. 

The painting gets done and M'Lords go to rest, being up for a full 24 hours despite my suggestions for them to at least take a nap. They instead had told me to do that. So I don't feel tired at all. Encre had taken a nap at 5PM to prepare for this nightly task. Everyone else had not, besides E!Pap and Ink. They went to sleep, leaving the three of us outside as the sun begins to rise. Even Paperjam was asleep on the Naughty Raft. At least I think he is. 

Encre starts to break his canvas carefully into the small squares and set them in a bunch of rows in a bone cage of E!Pap's to dry securely. Ink does the same with the one portrait he painted for M'Lords' family. 

For a small amount of time the two artists were painting freely now, chatting with each other. Then Ink got tired and went to rest. E!Pap just went to check on Paperjam and maybe chat with the kid.

Soon, Encre got into some swim clothes, a look in his eyes saying he has an idea.

"I'll be swimming to explore the coral reefs. I'll be back soon."He says

"Okay."I say

He hops in.

I guard the bone cage so a certain child doesn't try to cause trouble. That child is Jasper, though he must know not to do that by now. Better safe than sorry.

An hour passes.

Two hours pass.

This was normal. Encre usually spent a good bit of time exploring when he could. He finds inspiration in the underwater environments. He seemed to have prepared beforehand since he had a blank canvas sitting near where he hopped off of the raft.

But I got worried when it reached three and a half hours. Usually he is back after being under for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Then I see a black dorsal fin pop up from the water. Then a familiar head pops up. The orca has returned.

It spots me and gestures with its fins for me to come over. I come over and it circles in the water, showing it had bite marks. Was it really coming to us for help? I reach to the wounds, digging into my pocket for water-proof bandages but the orca shakes its head. It pats a fin on Encre's canvas.

"Is something wrong with Encre?"I ask it

It pats the canvas and then shows its wounds again.

"Is Encre hurt?"I ask

It nods.

I recall what M'Lord said about Encre only hours before.

The orca leads me to the Explorer Rafts. Shino made these to let others explore. Tiny rafts like the Naughty Raft but has paddles and a ocean GPS set to give directions back to the main raft. Each one is anchored to the main raft with rope. I climb onto one and start untying the rope.

"What are you doing, Suave?"A voice asks

I look and find that Jasper is standing there.

"Oh, I'm just gonna help the orca."I say

"With what?"He asks

The orca shows its wounds.

"Oh, alright then. But aren't you scared of it?"He asks

"It won't hurt me. Just stick with your father and don't cause trouble. I'll be back soon."I say

"Okay."He says, then walks away

The orca hooks the loop of the rope onto its dorsal fin. It pulls me on the small raft, far away from the main raft until it disappears from sight.It stops and seems be trying to look or sense something. I take the chance to bandage its wounds. Then it goes speeding to another direction, taking me near an island. I can see other dorsal fins skimming the water, swimming away. The orca does not seem happy. I unhook the rope and it swims off. The other two dorsal fins disappear from sight. The orca returns, seeming to be better now. I see a trail of blood on the island sand, some of it getting washed away by the tide.

"Did he end up there?"I ask

It nod, pointing a fin to itself and then to the island, giving a message that it brought Encre there. Probably saved him. It pulls me to the island.

"Thank you, Orca."I say

It smiles, then dives into the water, swimming away.

I make sure I have plenty of bandages. I look at the island. It is huge. Where could I find Encre? And is he safe? 

Only one way to find out.

But before I could step onto the island, a spear gets thrown, knocking my glasses off.

"What the?"I mutter

I feel two hands grab me tightly and a knife of some kind cut my skull. I yell in pain and whoever was grabbing me stops. They drag me onto the island, muttering to themselves. My hands get bound by rope and I get tied to a stick in the ground, my wrists on the back of it with my back pressed against it. A hand grabs me by the chin.

"Do you think he is a troublesome being, Leader?"A voice asks

"His eyes match the drawing.......Perhaps. But he may be good too."Another says

"But he doesn't have any special marks! He could be troublesome! Like a Loki in the book!"The first says

"I can talk ya know."I say

"Well we did not ask you."The second says

"We are not willing to hear your lies."The first says

"Where am I? Who are you?"I ask, looking around

I see strange figures with some kind of masks.

"You are on our island. The center of it to be exact. We are one of the many tribes that live on these islands."One tells me, readjusting their mask

It looked, upon closer inspection, like a Tiki mask except looking like a skull. Strange....Also I notice they are wearing leather clothing. The leader wore cloth made of cotton.

"Who are you and what business do you have here?"The other says, most likely the leader telling by his body language

"My name is Suave. I am here to find and help my friend Encre."I say

"What does this Encre look like?"The leader asks

"Well, he was last seen wearing some blue clothes and might have been wounded. He has a black mark on his cheek."I say

"Do you plan on taking him once you find him?"The leader asks

"Yes."I say

"Then you are a foul and evil being planning to kidnap our guest. You have no welcome here."The leader says

"What shall we do?"The other one asks

"Exterminate this cursed being."The leader says

I notice a fire nearby. The leader takes a stick from it.

"I think this is a misunderstanding. Do you know where he is? He's my friend! I want to ensure he is okay! And M'Lord will not be happy with him missing!"I say

"Well your Lord or whatever can go to the UnderWorld and deal with it."The leader says, setting the top of the stick on fire

The fire quickly starts crawling down to me like burning a candle wick. But then some water splashes down, getting me a bit wet but I don't care. It put the fire out. 

"I do not think so!"A voice shouts

I look up to see a small black blur swoop down, looking like a bat. But a bat is nocturnal. It is noon. What is going on? I got my answer when the bat turned to a skeleton I recognize fairly well. 

"M'Lord! Jasper!"I exclaim

"Suave! Are you okay? What happened? Oh! They hurt your skull! Let me get you out of here!"He says, untying me

"It's one of the supernaturals.....He does not seem happy with us. Master, we might have just set a punishment upon us like a plague or drought of some kind."One says

Jasper helps me back to my feet. The leader approaches us. They remove their mask. It's a human.

"So sorry, I guess your friend is right about the misunderstanding. Please don't curse us, young and powerful one."The leader says to Jasper

"What are you talking about? He isn't my friend, he's my famly."He says

The leader's face went pale.

I notice the difference in our treatments. They must think the ones with special marks are supernatural and gods. They must not know anything else at this time.

"Why don't we show you? This is your first visit to our tribe."The leader says

"No, my father is waiting. So I'm just gonna take him and go."Jasper says

"And the plagues?"He asks

"What plague?"Jasper asks, not knowing what that means

"Nevermind. Go on. Feel free to come back if you change your mind."The leader says

Jasper nods and leads me away from these tribe members.

"What was that about?"Jasper wonders

"These humans are not like modern ones. They don't have much knowledge so they believe in good and bad beings like gods and such. Like in the Greek or Roman times. They must find beings with special marks as Gods, M'Lord. They must have seen the marks by your eyes and thought that. Plus you did do things they haven't seen before like shapeshifting."I say

"Oooh! Well what's so special about gods?"He asks

"If they are good to the gods, they get rewarded with good harvest and survival. But if they are bad, the gods may plague them with a disease or something. Like they were asking about."I say

"Pfft. They sound silly. No god controls that. That's nature."He says

"They don't know any better M'Lord."I say

"Well then could I be the God of Mischief?"He says

I chuckle.

"Sure, M'Lord. You can. You certainly fit the title."I chuckle

"Yay!"He says

"How'd you know to come here?"I ask

"The orca came back and played but after a while it seemed upset. It pointed the way it came. So I flew here with Father and we found your glasses in the sand by the raft with drops of blood. Also there was two trails of blood. I feel sorry for whoever that other trail belongs to. I guess that tribe attacked you while you were helping the orca. I am so glad you are okay!"He explains

"Suave!"A voice shouts

Oh I am in trouble.

"Yes M'Lord?"I reply

I hear running footsteps come to us. My glasses are put back on me and everything is cleared up. Two hands slam down onto my shoulders, holding a gentle but firm grip. M'Lord Fallacy is in front of me, looking at me with mixed emotions.

"I don't know if I should be angry at you for leaving wihout telling me or happy that you're okay!"He says

"M'Lord, I didn't want to disturb your rest. I promise I have a good reason."I say

"I already know about the orca."He says

"There's more than one."i say

"Ohoho! You have some explaining then!"He says

"I didn't want you to go mad."I say

"Why would I do that?"He asks

"You said you would if something went wrong with Encre."I say

"Yeah, but he's swimming at the coral reefs from he told E!Pap."He says

I sigh, knowing he will stick with that belief for a good amount of time. I won't get anywhere with the trouble I may be in with him.

"Jasper, what happened back there?"Fallacy asks

"There is a tribe back there, Father. According to what Suave observed, they are in the historic times like the ancient Greeks or Romans, who believe in gods to help them live. Anyone with special marks like ours for example are seen to them as gods to please. While Suave unfortunately was seen as a bad being and nearly got burned in a fire. Maybe I should have plagued them....."He says, now with a mischievious look in his eyes

"Jasper, no. Two wrongs don't make a right."Fallacy says

"But I could be the god of mischief! I could be Loki to them! And nobody hurts my family!"Jasper says

"Let's just go back home."Fallacy says, putting us on the raft and making me sit

He pulls us close.

A bunch of tribe members come out and look at us.

"You sure you don't want to come?"One says

"You're leaving the other with us?"A second asks

"Oh we are so getting plagued!"A third says, seeing both M'Lords

"No thank you! Unless you want some chaos!"Jasper chuckles

"Don't ever hurt my fam bish. Never again."Fallacy says, flipping them off

"M'Lords...."I say nervously

"What god are you?"One asks Jasper

"Mischief!"Jasper says proudly

"The other one looks like the God of The Underworld. Scary. Let's go before he sends us there or puts a death plague on our tribe."Another says

And with that, they fled.

"Wow, Father! I never knew you were a Hades!"Jasper says

"I'm not."Fallacy says

"You certainly scared them off as if you were, though."He says

"What were they talking about when they said the other one?"Fallacy asks

"That's my explanation. The orca came not for my help with the wounds, though I did bandage them anyway. It warned me that Encre got hurt and brought me here to help him.....Though I didn't find him and it didn't go well. I did not want you to go mad like you said you would, M'Lord. Plus, I wanted to make sure Encre is ok, he is very nice."I say

There's a rustle in the bushes.

"Those tribe people don't give up, do they?"Jasper says as he uses my spare bandages to bandage my bleeding skull 

"They did seem persistent."I say

"Suave?"I hear a voice call

I get up on get off of the raft quickly, recognizing it. My search attempts were not in vain. Fallacy gets up, recognizing the voice as well. I peek into the bushes. Encre is holding onto a tree, covered in wounds. I'm talking bites marks and scratches. He is bleeding from them. Encre looks at me and smiles. I extend my hand to him and he takes it. I lead him to the sand. I notice he has a blanket on.

"Are you okay? What happened?"I ask him

"I know as much as you. I can't remember much but I woke up to find some weird masked person getting touchy with me. I got out quickly until I heard you."He says

"Well then, let's try to bandage him up....Wait. Jasper has my bandages. Dang it."I say

"Encre?"Fallacy calls

I lead him to the raft. Jasper was still sitting on it while Fallacy stood on the sand. He sees Encre and his eyes flash red for a moment. I could tell with all of Encre's wounds that it is hard for him to hold himself back. It doesn't help that the actual blood moon is a week away.

"Fallacy!"Encre cheers with a smile

I lead him to M'Lord. That is, until I feel someone slap my hand from his. Then I turn and find a stone blade at my neck. I step back and Jasper pulls me back from the blade.

"Stay back! You aren't going anywhere with him! Leader says he stays here!"The tribe member says

"And who the heck are you?"Encre asks

"A protector. Now go back to the hut you left. Leader wants you to settle in. And you shouldn't be putting pressure on your wounds."The tribe member says

Encre shakes his head. He tries to go around this guy and reaches to Fallacy. Fallacy quickly reaches to him but the this guy shoves Encre back.

"I said go. I'm keeping you from this God of Death."He says

"Actually, that is Reaper, not me."M'Lord says

"Go."This guy tells Encre

Encre does not move. Another tribe member drops into sight, grabbing Encre and pulling him away.

"Hey! Let me go! Please! Who the hell are you people?! Fallacy!"Encre shouts

"Encre!"M'Lord shouts

He is not happy.

"M'Lord, he won't be letting me or you near Encre. He's made that clear. Plus, he said when I tried to explain why I'm there, he said you could go to the Underworld and deal with it. And that's basically being told going to hell."I whisper to him

"What did Encre tell you?"He asks me quietly

"He is still trying to remember what happened. Apparently, someone is getting too touchy with him."I reply

"Well, they think it I am some God of the Underworld or something, so I don't give a frick what that leader says."He says

"I know how to get in! They allow me to come so let's go!"Jasper says, leading us back the way he had led me out

The sun goes down. I find a bunch of wooden huts with a line of fires at the center. I see a bunch had their lights out in the huts. Jasper and Fallacy start checking these huts. I check the few huts with lights on. I find Encre in the one to the farthest to the right. I smile. But that smile quickly fades when the leader comes to sight. He pushes Encre onto the bed and gets touchy with him. He starts feeling Encre down by the arms and neck.

"What do you recall?"The leader asks him

"I was swimming but then some predators attacked me. I got lifted by an orca and washed up here. I woke up with you freaking me out and now I got taken away from my friends to be stuck with you."he says

"What do you want now?"The leader asks

"To go home."He says

"But this is your home now. You are mine now, Encre. "He says

I feel an irritated presence behind me. I turn and see Fallacy behind me, not liking the sound of this. His fangs extend, looking ready to kill someone. For a moment I thought it was a blood moon. I look back through the window, that has no glass, to see the leader leaning in to try and kiss Encre. But this is Encre we're talking about. Very stubborn when he sets his mind to something.

SLAP!

Yep, Encre slapped him. He then looks to another window. He runs to it and hops out the window. Fallacy runs to get him. 

"Love! Encre! I am here!"Fallacy cheers

"Fallacy!"Encre shouts

I follow them. Fallacy quickly runs and grabs him. Encre looks at him and smiles.

"Fallacy...."Encre says

"Encre get back here now!"The leader shouts, running over

"Don't take another step. He is mine."Fallacy growls

"Happily yours."Encre says sweetly

"Where's the proof?"The leader asks

"Right here on his neck."Fallacy replies, pointing to where he marked Encre's neck

"Sir, I think we have a Hades and Persephone situation."A tribe member says as they run and hide behind him from Jasper

Jasper smiles, then runs off to stick with his title. I lose sight of him but the screams of the tribe told me he is up to no good.

"Ooooh."The leader says

"Now, leave my love alone or else."Fallacy says

"Okay fine....."The leader says

"Are you alright, Love? How are your wounds?"Fallacy asks

"Yes, I am alright. My wounds hurt, but aren't that bad."Encre says

"Well I look forward to caring to them personally.~"Fallacy says

Encre's face gets a bright rainbow color.

"O-Oh, Fallacy....."Encre says

"Something wrong, Love?"He asks

"N-No....I just took a moment to understand what you meant."Encre says

Fallacy lifts his head, kissing Encre's and some blood from a wound "disappears". 

"Oh look, there's one on your neck. Let me handle that now.~"Fallacy says, kissing Encre's neck

"Aaah! F-Fallacy!"Encre cries out, his face burning

Fallacy smiles.

"M'Lord, don't lose control."I say

Fallacy nods. But then Encre shifts in his hold and wraps his arms around M'Lord, kissing his cheek.

"Not yet.~"He says

This made Fallacy's face burn up. They both smile. I'm happy to see them happy. The leader comes over to me while those two have their loving moment. I can tell he's checking my neck. Then he grabs me and pins my hands behind my back.

"Well there's no sign of ownership so this can be a trade. You keep him and I keep-"The leader begins

"Aggh!"I cut him off, feeling teeth dig into my neck

Sharp teeth, fangs too. Then a hand covers my mouth.

"Don't even try that. He is my family! Don't worry, Suave. It's just me."Jasper says, resting his head on my shoulder

I smile, feeling relieved that it's M'Lord. Jasper knocks the leader away, hugging me. I smile and hug him back.

"Sorry, Suave. I just saw what he was doing and heard him and wanted to stop him ASAP."He says

"It's alright. I understand your reasons M'Lord."I say

"Father, let's get out of here!"He says, pulling me over to him

We go to Fallacy and Encre. He wraps his wings around me protectively. Fallacy wraps us all in his wings and leads us to the raft. He taps it and it starts taking us back to home. Jasper hugs me close as I adjust to the pain in my neck from the bite that is becoming a mark. M'Lord doesn't mind it since it kept me safe. Encre falls asleep on M'Lord and he starts to take care of the wounds while getting back his control. Even using bandages. Encre kisses him in his sleep. We pass the Naughty Raft. PJ looks at us. He smirks.

"Well that's four less people that went missing."He says

I frown.

"What do you mean?"I ask

"I'm sure his father will yell about it when you come. Knew it wouldn't be long, hehe."He says, making air quotes gesture with his fingers at the word father and chuckling

Some glitches form in front of him and in an instant, Bluescreen stood in front of him. He picks PJ up in a choke hold.

"You know something. And don't you dare laugh about it. You better start talking!"Bluescreen snaps

Jasper looks nervously at me, getting an idea of who is the other guy.

"Oh, I bet you guys wished you took my phone away before putting me here. Why so angry, Bluescreen? You can see him soon. Maybe now he will know not to talk down to me."PJ says

"What happened to you, bud? You're so cold now."Jasper says

"Pranks should not be punished."PJ says

Bluesceen throws him into the water, then uses the rope keeping PJ to the raft to yank him back out. Then slaps him.

"But putting the people we care about, I care about and who YOU should care about in danger should be punished! Now where is Gradient?"Bluescreen snaps

Then a portal appears. Strings grab Bluescreen and pull him through. The portal shuts. Jasper is NOT happy. He grabs PJ who was smiling at this.

"You're a real sicko. You should be his brother, not his bully."Jasper says, handing me a spray bottle

I gladly spray PJ. Fallacy frowns and seemed ready to slap PJ himself if it weren't for Encre sleeping on him.

"Keep me on that raft."PJ says

"Oh hell no you motherfucker. You are coming with us and explaining yourself."Jasper says

I spritz him a bit an then spray PJ. We land at the main raft and we lead him off. Fallacy carries Encre to their room and guard him while Jasper and I bring PJ to start talking. Error is pissed the moment he saw PJ.

"WhErE iS mY sOn?"He asks

"Your son? Hah, yeah right. His real father is dealing with him."PJ says

"THAT MAN IS NO TRUE FATHER! HE HAS NO CLUE WHAT A GREAT SON HE HAS! HE CAN'T USE THAT BOY AND CALL HIMSELF A FATHER! JUST LIKE YOU CAN NOT CALL YOURSELF HIS BROTHER IF YOU TREAT HIM LIKE THIS! PRANKS OR BEING AN ASSHOLE PUTTING OTHERS IN DANGER FOR YOUR BENEFIT, YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHOICE KID. EITHER STOP BEING A BABYBONES AND OWN UP TO YOUR ACTIONS, BE BETTER! OR, YOU COULD FUCKING LEAVE! LET'S SEE HOW LONG YOU LAST WHEN NOBODY IS WILLING TO PROTECT YOU!"Error snaps at him

"Pfft, you never liked me since day one. What makes me believe a word you say?"PJ says

The door creaks open.

"You sure about this, Fresh?"I hear Deccy say

"Yes, Deccy bruh. I need to say my word."I hear Fresh say

My alternate self walks in with Deccy.

PJ looks at him.

"PJ, broseph. Please, this isn't the rad friendo I knew before. I want to help you, but I can't when I know that you and I both know you are doing unrad things. Come on, broseph. We're buds. And what happened to the PJ I know? The PJ that never wanted trouble for those he cares about? The one that loved his brother Gradient and would let nobody be unrad to him? Huh? Where'd he run off to? Because the PJ sitting in front of me is not the rad PJ I know. So you can either be part of the rad solution or part of the unrad problem. You can be your rad old self or stay this unrad version. If you do, I will not stick with you. The choice is yours, PJ. Because I know there has to be some good that E!Pap sees in you still. I know that your rad side is still there and that somewhere you know this is wrong and cares for Gradient still. Gradient was, no, is, a rad kid. We both know he doesn't deserve what you just set him up for or any way that you've treated him. That's all I am saying."Fresh says, his shades changing

They said PLZ BRO, UNRAD, BRUH, and NOT JK. 

PJ sits there silent.

Fresh looks to Error.

"Error broseph, I know we may not be on the best terms, but I will do anything to bring Gradient back. Just say the word. And I will not stand in your way if you need to teach PJ a lesson."Fresh says

Error smiles at him and nods.

"Let's go, Deccy broseph."Fresh says

The two leave. Jasper holds PJ tighter.

"Tick tock, make your choice and don't sit there in shock. Either you're with us or you can walk. Walk out right here, right now. There's a time for fun and games with pranking and there's time for serious and care with doing what is right."Jasper says

"....."PJ says nothing

"I am out of here. This alternate version of me is a jerk. I know for a fact if I had a sibling, I would do better than this for them."Jasper says, slamming the door behind him

Ink had been leaning against the wall, listening to all this. He sighs, grabbing PJ's attention.

"I offered my hand to you, took you out of that nasty place we met in and defended you....Why? Because I saw good in you too. Gradient kept telling me how great of a brother you were. I saw a great, protective, caring boy who just wanted to keep him and his brother safe. And just so you know, your father wasn't the only person Gradient was trying to please. He saw you as such a wonderful brother, such a shame you let us both down and become this. Now I question if that boy I was locked up with was really the same boy as you. Cause you've been nothing but trouble. And what were you thinking? Sending your own brother who had looked up to you and you used to protect into trouble just when he started being happy? The incident a few weeks ago is one thing but this is too far! What do you have to say for yourself?"Ink says, kneeling in front of PJ

PJ is silent.

"Nothing? Huh, interesting. I gave you my hand to get you out of one mess, I am not giving it to get you out of this one."Ink says

PJ looks at him, shocked.

"You got yourself in this mess, you can get yourself out. Now I gotta explain to Blue how you got Bluescreen pulled into a mess for your selfish mistakes. Gradient was finally happy with Bluescreen, and I would have I expected the great brother he talked about to support him and not pull garbage like this! To not ruin it and rain on his parade! Congrats, PJ. You proved me wrong."Ink snaps, then leaves as well

Now it's just me, Error and PJ.

"I'Ve sAiD mY wOrd."Error says

"I am simply waiting for him to speak."I say

"Fine...I'll talk. I'll change! I will be better! My old self! My good self! I promise! I-"PJ says

"Then let's start with that  new leaf by you explaining what you did."I say before he gets too far off topic with his redemption speech that we don't have time for

He explains it all. E!Gaster comes in and escorts him out when he's done for punishments. I look at Error and see how he is. I've seen it with M'Lord Fallacy. I open my arms. He comes over, dropping to his knees and hugging me. He cries and cries, unable to handle what he has been keeping in.

"Ssssh, sssssh. It's ok, It's ok. He will be okay. They will be okay. We'll find them."I say

"AnD I wiLl sEnD tHaT uNgRatEfUL oThEr mE....I wIlL sEnD hiM t0 thE piTs oF hElL."He says

"Sounds like a plan."I say, knowing beter than to object with him in this emotional state.

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TBC

(Next chapter Gradient surprises everyone. :3)