Nightmare's POV a week or two later

I start waking up, yet feel something strange. There is something soft curling up beside me.I try to move but someone grips me tighter. I hear a low growl at my attempt. My eyes pop open and I see a fox holding me close. I feel one of the paws playing with my tail while the other grips my ear. I tear myself away and run out of the room.

"WHO THE HECK PUT CRITTERS ON THE RAFT?!"I shout

"SCIENCE HAD ME GATHER SOME FOR EXPERIMENTS!"Palette responds

"WHY DID YOU COMPLY?"I ask

I run to Dream quickly. With him was Palette. I am now shorter than PALETTE because nobody has found a way to turn me to normal and the bunny genetics are taking over.

"What's wrong?"They ask

"I dunno, I woke up with a fox in bed with me and growling! Someone could've warned me that a bunny predator was on the loose! I would've locked the door!"I say

"What are you talking about?"Palette asks

Dream goes to find Cross, who had also gathered animals. Palette follows him. I run through the halls, then hide in a closet. I hear footsteps coming closer. I see a nose peek under the door, sniffing. I hear a growl. The handle jiggles but couldn't be opened. These doors were supposed to be for a room but were put on for a closet, backwards as well. I locked the doors. I was safe for the time being. I start crawling around in the closet. This was the kind that connected into another room. That's my escape route.

"Nighty.~"A voice calls

I glance over to the doors. Some of the light was blocked, meaning someone is there.

"Kills?"I answer

"Nighty, please come out. I don't understand why you locked yourself in there."He says

Where was he?

"No! There's a fox on the loose! I'm safer here!"I say

"Hmmm....Okay, I will come back soon.~"He says

His tone said that he had an idea. I see the shadow leave. He's probably gone. I keep going to the other room's door and lock it just in case. Almost instantly after I do that, the door starts shaking like something is trying to break in. I could hear something scratching at it. I see fox paws claw under the door and growling heard. It scared me half to death. Definitely not a start to a morning I want. I haven't even eaten yet! I can't teleport, transform, use my tentacles or really summon anything like this! I let out a loud scream as the door starts to bend like a rubber band, trying to keep the fox out as the growls grow louder.  I hop up to the top shelves of the closet in case the door does give way to the fox, curling up there and whimpering in fear. WHAT THE HELL SCIENCE?! OF ALL ANIMALS! WHY A FOX?!

"YOU LEAVE NIGHTMARE ALONE YOU WILD DOG!"I hear Cross shout

(Fun fact:Foxes are part of the dog family.)

I hear the growling lessen.

I still whimper in fear.

"Step away from the door or I will make you. I don't know how Science let you loose, but I'm putting you back in that cage or on that island!"Cross snaps

I hear a blade hit the door.

"Woah woah woah! Chill! It's just me, Cross!"Killer says

"What the hell, dude?"Cross says

"What? I just woke up like this!"Killer says

"1:What the FUNK did Science do now-"Cross begins

"I DIDN'T DO FECES! He probably got into chemicals by mistake again! I made sure to label all my vials and I happen to be missing a container for an orange one!"Science shouts

(And that everyone is Science's way of saying I didn't do sh*t!)

"No wonder the orange juice tasted weird."Killer says

"And 2:What the hell do you think you're doing?"Cross asks

"Messing with my Nighty!"Killer says

"Didn't you hear his scream? You probably scared the shit out of him! He locked himself in there for his safety because he is scared and for a reason! He is actually crying in there! Everyone could hear the scream! And a growl certainly doesn't assure him that he is safe!"Cross snaps

Killer is silent.

I bury myself behind the shelf's clothes and boxes, like a burrow.

"You are so lucky I have a key and you're my friend, his lover and a father or I would kill you right now."Cross growls

I hear the lock click and the door creaks open. I peek out. I see the fox with Cross.

"Hey Nighty.~"The fox says

Tears run down my face.

It sounds like Killer but all I see is a fox that only minutes ago was trying to kill me. I go back into my burrow on instinct, shaking terribly.

"I told you that you scared him! What a nice, loving way to say good morning to him, huh?"Cross snaps

"Oh, Nighty....I'm sorry, I was only messing with you."Killer says

"Well it wasn't funny!"I snap

He climbs up, peeking into my burrow. His red eyes widen, watching me cry and shiver with fear. I couldn't stop.

"Aww, Nighty. Don't cry, you know I love you, right?"He says, resting a paw on my cheek

"You have a stupid way of showing it right now."I say, sniffling with my nose twitching

"He is a dumb fox!"Cross shouts

Killer smiles at me.

"And you're a sly bunny. Making a burrow here. I doubt any fox would go here to get you.~"He says

Right as he says that, I hear some growling. I look over to see the other door was broken down and a fox was getting very close. It swiped at Killer's paws, causing him to fall onto Cross. Then it focuses on me. I start shaking again. It grabs me and shoves me into a vent in the closet. It starts crawling through and drags me along, sinking its teeth into my arm. I scream out in pain and kick it rapidly, knocking it away. I fall out another vent into an empty room, hitting my head hard. I look around, spotting an open cabinet. I hop into it, shutting the door and shutting my eyes, hoping that the fox is caught before it tracks me door. I am too scared to open my eyes. Especially when I hear the cabinet get scratched at before being opened. 

It is completely silent. 

Dunno how much time has passed.

I feel a paw gently grip my ear, sending shivers of fright down my spine. I feel someone kiss the ear, causing me to squeak from how sensitive they are. 

"Aww, here you are, my Nighty.~"I hear Killer say

I feel two paws wrap around me and I get lifted out of the cabinet. I open my eyes slightly to find Killer holding me close.

"We got the fox. I got you. Everything is ok."He says, bandaging my wound

I feel his arms wrap around me and one paw pets my head, stroking my ears gently. That helped calm me down. He nuzzles his head against mine.

"What a great start to the morning!"I say with sarcasm

He chuckles. Then he suddenly stops. 

"Shoot, I gave Ghastly some orange juice, but it was what I had! And I haven't seen any of the kids!"He says

"Let's find them to make sure they're ok!"I say

He sets me down and we start searching everywhere on the raft.

"Ghastly? Radier? Kids? Where are you?"We call

"Come out come out wherever you are! This isn't funny!"Kills says as we pass Color

Color does a double take after seeing Killer.

"Dude, what the heck happened to you?"Color asks

"Accidentally drank a chemical."Killer replies

"Ah, so now you're playing hide and seek with your kids?"Color asks

"NO. We can't find them and haven't seen them anywhere. And the fact that we're having this much difficulty on a raft tells ya something bad."Killer says

"Hey, has anyone seen TK?"I hear Stärke ask

A bunch of kids said no. Nobody has seen him either.

That makes four kids missing. What is going on today?

I hear a scream. Killer looks at me.

"Wasn't me."I say

I see Fallacy dash into a room. I follow him. I find Jasper crying inside.

"Son, what's wrong?"Fallacy asks

Jasper picks up a cracked pair of glasses. Suave's glasses.

"Oh dear, that's not a good sign."Fallacy says

"I left him here for a few minutes and came back to find this! Suave w-w-would never b-break his glasses! I can't s-s-sense him e-either! H-He's gone! What do we d-do?"Jasper cries, stuttering and hicupping from crying

Fallacy pulls Jasper close to him.

"We'll find him."Fallacy says

Make that five people! What the hell?!

I check the calendar and see that it's Friday the 13th. A day of bad luck. Anything that can go wrong may go wrong. Just great. 

"UNCLEMARE!"Palette yells

OH HELL NO! NOT HIM TOO!

I run over quickly to Palette.

"What's wrong?"I ask

"I think I found a clue to what's going on. But it's in a letter from Gothy. He left to fix the issue.....I'm worried though."He says, handing me a paper

"Dear Palette or whoever finds this,

Hey, I uh....will be gone for a while. If you found this, you are probably also realizing the situation. Palette's cousin Ghastly and who knows who else at this point has gone missing. I noticed some new code came up around the time Ghastly went missing. It is a hunting code. It is made by that annoying boss. Dunno what the heck she is doing now, but I have a feeling it's something with her hatred for Palette since they are family. I'm leaving to stop her. I'll come back with them, I promise!

Shino, Dad(Mama Geno), Error, whoever can code that finds this, you may want to add this to this place or to everyone. -insert code here-

Everything will be okay! See you all soon!

-Goth"

"Oh my stars, Goth....."I mutter, shaking my head

"What do we do?"Palette asks

"Do as he wishes. ERROR!"I shout

Error comes running over. 

"Goth found a solution to the situation. He advises we add this code."I tell him

He takes one glance at it.

"WoAh. ThIs iS sOmE cOmPlEx cOdInG! SmArT KiD!"He says, taking the note and heading to another room to work

"Reaper, keep an eye on that list of yours! Goth took a risk!"I say

"Oh my FUNKING GOD! What now?"He asks

"You're one to get upset about risk."Geno says, shaking his head

"He went to stop that annoying kid."I say

"The so-called Big Boss?"Geno asks

"Yep."I say

"Okay, that's a different story. What the heck is he doing or thinking? After what that creep put him through?"Geno says

"Gothy doesn't really worry about himself. He's the kind of person who worries about others instead and wants to protect them."Palette says

"I wonder where he gets that from."Reaper says with a smirk and a glance at Geno

"What's that supposed to mean?"Geno asks

"Oh I dunno, what do you think, MAMA GENO?!"Reaper says

Geno goes quiet, he had no comeback to that.

"I swear that when he grows up and has his own kids, they're going to call him Mama Gothy or something since he follows your example so much!"Reaper says

Palette's face starts to burn. His expression looks dazed, like he is imagining or thinking of something. Reaper notices.

"Looks like somebody here is thinking about being the lucky guy!"He teases

That snaps Palette back to the situation. His face burns brighter.

"Mister Reaper just focus on your list and I'll focus on helping in any way I can! This is no time to tease! Gothy could be in trouble! I don't want that weirdo to hurt him again! He just got rid of his bad dreams from last time!"Palette says

Palette then speedwalks away. Geno follows him while Reaper goes to find where he left his list. Even though I could see it in his pocket. Leaving me by myself. I feel a tug at my sleeve. I look to find Shino beside me.

"What's going on? Where's Goth, Radier and his brothers?"She asks, looking up at me with this oblivious, innocent look with a bit of worry on her face

I realize Reaper just ditched me so that he doesn't have to tell her what we learned. Leaving me to tell her. WOW THANKS A LOT REAPER! I WILL REMEMBER THIS!

"Ummm, Shino. A situation has come up but it's being fixed. Radier and his brothers seem to have gotten taken by some coding......Goth went after them."I tell her

"Was it that freaky girl that's obsessed with him and made him robotic?"She asks

I nod.

"Great! Now I meet her and teach her to never mess with my family or friends again!"She says running off

"Shino wait-!"I say

"I am not here, nor there, I am not somewhere or nowhere. I am between it, in the middle."She says

The door glows. I grab her hand but she drags me through. We find Goth's scarf on the other side. No dust.

"We're close! Now we just gotta figure out where he went!"She cheers

"Shouldn't we tell someone?"I say

"But by the time someone listens to us, it could be too late! Trust me, nobody ever listens to me besides you, Radier and Goth! They listen to Goth or anyone else when they say the exact same thing as me! Now come on! We don't want to be too late!"She whines

I am hesitant. I dunno what I can do while I turn more into a bunny. But thinking about Suave or the kids, that made up my mind. I'd do anything to protect them. That doesn't stop now. I nod and we start searching.

"I have an ace up my sleeve too."She says

Five hours earlier, Ghastly's POV

I slowly wake up and look around. I find that I'm a fox kit. I frown. That wasn't orange juice. But I am somewhere I don't recognize. Looked like a cage.

"Cipher! I am bored!"A voice shouts

"Sucks to be you. I am not your baby sitter or something."I hear Mr. Cipher say

Shoot! I'm with them! How'd they get me? Is everyone else safe? Brothers? Papas? Uncle? Cousin? Everyone? Thoughts and fears overwhelmed me. I take some deep breaths and peek my tiny head out. I see a girl laying in a chair, whining and complaining her skull off.

I kinda feel sorry for Cipher since he has to put up with her.....She sounds like what Palette described the Big Boss as. Could this be her? That's just disappointing.

"You should be thanking me! You owe me for making that machine and code that allows us to get hostages!"The girl snaps

"I don't have to give you anything. I have deals to make, schemes to plan and people to trick. Now how about you go mess with those hostages, you little brat."Cipher says

She huffs, sitting up with a pout. 

"Fine."She says

She starts walking toward the cage I was in.

"Wow, that stupid Palette actually has a smart relative."She says, looking at me

"Why do you say that?"Cipher asks

"The cage that his youngest cousin is supposed to be in only has a fox in it. He must've escaped."She says

"Score! In your face you stupid creep!"A voice shouts

Brother....No....

She unlocks the cage, letting me out. She stomps down the hall. I run after her, concerned for what she is planning. I see Étoile chained up. He could hardly move. Waves of fear overcame me with what was unfolding.

She marches over to him

"What was that?"She asks

"You heard me! Maybe this will show you how dumb you're acting, you creep! By the way, what's with the blue hair?"He snaps

"I'm trying a new look."She says

"Well it won't get you Goth. He has made it very clear that he made it clear to you that he isn't interested in you."He says

"Aww, he talks about me?"She asks

"Yes, about how he never wants to be stuck with you again."He says

That ticked her off.

"I don't think I want to hear from you anymore."She says

Then she tore through his shirt, tearing his soul out and crushing it.

I witnessed him turn to dust. He looks at me, crying in pain. Then he grins.

"At least I was telling the truth and lived a great life. I love my family, I'll never leave them."He says, then breaks apart into dust

Those were his last words. The dust blew by a sudden wind and swirls around me, making me yelp from fear. I hear a ding and I run off. Once away from her, I check my soul and stats. I see something new. LV-78. I didn't have a clue what that meant and part of me didn't WANT to know. I hear a teleport noise. 

I hear a gasp.

"Gothy!"She says

NO!

I run out and see Goth standing there with his scythe.

"Don't call me that. Now let my friends go. I found your code. I know who you took, hand them over."He says

"Aww, you came back! That means you were always mine!"She cheers

"What?"He asks

"If you love someone, let them go. If they come back, they were always yours. And you came back!"She says

"You literally got electrocuted so I could escape. I didn't come back for you."He says

"Don't lie, silly.~"She says, snapping her fingers

Some robotic arms drop down and pin Goth's arms behind his back, another snapping his scythe in half.

"LET ME GO!"He snaps

She giggles.

"Not again.~"She says, leading him away

I chase after them but she shut the doors on me. I paw at the door for hours, but nothing worked. I couldn't get through.

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Present time

That girl finally came back out with a broken looking Goth. He was covered in wounds and as soon as he was released, he hit the floor hard. I run over and help him up the best I could. I could see tears in his eyes. His eye-light was nothing more than a blurry, hazy, shaking blur. It wasn't even solid. It was close to fading. I check his hp. If he doesn't get help soon, he is dead. That scared me horribly. I want to help but what can I do? I don't have any abilities like this, no escape route and if I rebel I will just be killed. I already witnessed my big brother die. She lifts his chin up. 

"Oh cheer up, Gothy. Things will only get better."She says

"Please, just let them go. That's all I ask!"Goth begs

"Oh, but if I put them back where I took them, your friends will kill them as the animals they've become. Or would you rather me spare them that pain and do it myself?"She asks

"W-What are you talking about?"He asks

She clicks a button and a door wall starts opening like a rising curtain for a stage. Noise erupted from the other side.

"I can't use my powers! We're stuck!"TK howls

"TK, calm down. We'll get out of here."I hear Radier say

"Optimistic will get you nowhere at this point."A voice sighs

"Everyone settle down. Panicking won't help either."Suave says

I see a panther, bunny and two cats on the other side. The panther looks at Goth and starts whimpering.

"GOTH! WHAT DID SHE DO TO YOU?!"TK's voice shouts, but sounds like a howl

That's TK!

"What the hell...."Goth mumbles

Each of them talk but Goth and the girl couldn't understand them. Except Suave, who strangely still has that ability.

"Young lady, quit lying to yourself. You do not love him. He does not love you. You are wasting your time."Suave says

"What?!"She snaps

"Yes, it's true. I've read plenty of books and seen many things. Your actions and words prove that you do not love someone. Because if you truly love someone, all you would want is for them to be happy, even if deep down all you want is for yourself to be their happiness. You would let them go be free and happy, even if it isn't with you. Now, find that soul of yours and look at Goth. You have broken and hurt him, scared him and driven him mad, nearly to death. You do not listen to him and just manipulate him or threaten him. He has found love and happiness elsewhere, but yet you don't let him be happy. You cannot tell me that he is happy. Where you think you see love there is truly a toxic, possesive, abusive relationship where he is the victim and you are the culprit. He is not your love, but just like us. A hostage that you torture. So if you truly love him, let him go. HELP him, please. Do not hurt him!"Suave says, approaching Goth and purring

Goth smiles, weakly hugging Suave. But he cried in pain. This girl reaches out to him and he squeaks in fear, crawling away. I block him off from her and hiss. Suave stands beside me, doing the same.

"Oh dear.....Nononono! It wasn't supposed to go like this!"She yells

"Well next time think through your actions and factor in their feelings. Pick up on cues sooner and maybe DO NOT ATTEMPT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!"Suave hisses 

She pulls Goth close.

"Oh, Gothy! I am so sorry! But you will be mine, won't you? I truly want to be the source of your happiness!"She says

He weakly glances at her.

"Nah.....You'll be too busy getting grounded."He says as two items slip out of his sleeve

I got a quick peek at it. It was the note of the contact in Geno's handwriting and a little pod for a portal or teleportation. They merge and poof! An adult lady appears.

(Geno:Good thing I got the mother's number!-angry Reaper noises in the background- REAPER!

Reaper:I don't like that lady!

Geno:But it's better than me saving those neighbors' numbers right.

Reaper:-grumbles but nods-)

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?! WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? MELODY! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"The lady snaps

"Mother! I-!"The girl says

"I know all about your bad deeds! Hurting an innocent folks just like your father did! You left me too! You shall not go down that road!"She says

The girl throws something at Goth.

"If I can't have him, neither can that stupid roller boy!"She snaps

Goth screams in pain. I see his hp drop closer and closer to 0. I pull him close and cry, hoping and trying to do all I can to help him. TK grabs Radier and goes to a corner. The second cat comes over to calm a panicking Suave, now seeing that there could be a way out of here.

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I watch his HP grow. I see a green glow from my paws. The chemicals from the vial the girl threw at him was changing him and his stats weren't at full hp but I didn't care. He's okay! I didn't lose him! Not someone else!

"Quickly! Let's get out of here!"Suave says, smashing something off of a shelf

A portal opens. We each hop in. We land on an solid land with tall grass as the portal closes, keeping the girl and her mother out. Suave looks around.

"Alright, follow me."He says

We nod, following him. I help Goth along as the chemicals work away at him. Suave finds a burrow and a small cave beside it. 

"Let's settle here."He says as the sun sets

We nod. I set Goth in the cave with TK, then got brought down with Radier, Suave and the other cat into the burrow.

"Who are you anyways?"Radier asks the cat

"Just someone who lost their home and was stuck there longer than you bunch."The cat replies, then curls up beside Suave

"Oh."He says

"Night Suave, bunny and fox kit."The cat says, dozing off

Suave begins to purr.

Radier notices.

"Suave did you find a mate?"He asks

"Go to sleep kiddos."Suave says, curling up beside the cat

He never answered the question.

I curl up with them and Radier, finding comfort in their presence. I went to sleep the best that I could.

I woke up the next morning, getting out quickly to check on Goth. In his place I found a puma resting. I check the stats of the puma to find that it is Goth. I curl up beside him. He woke up and looks at me.

"Ummm, why aren't you in the burrow?"He asks

"I want to make sure that you're ok. I don't want my cousin to lose you or for your family to lose you. I won't lose anyone else."I tell him

"Wait....Who'd you lose?"He asks

"That girl killed Étoile."I say, shaking my head

He says nothing. He wraps an arm around me, pulling me closer to him.

"Everything is going to be okay. You won't lose anyone."He tells me

I smile. I shut my eyes, seeing all the memories I had with him. All of the skills, training, playing we did. The laughter and fun we had. The bond that grew. How I looked up to him and everything. 

Suave called us out. We gather in a circle.

"I've checked all over the land but there seems to be no way to get home. We must stick together. Everything will be ok."He says

We nod and for the next few weeks we did as Suave instructed. We were in a forest with mountains nearby. We moved from the burrow and cave that was pretty much in the open to the mountains. Suave, Radier and the other guy,(who Radier secretly nicknamed Suave's mate since we can't get a name out of him.), would work on making a den while Goth, TK and I would go hunting. Since Radier is a bunny, I'd gather grass, twigs, bark, plants, berries, anything that would satisfy his appetite. Or I'd gather fruits and berries for Suave, who despite being a cat has claimed to be a vegatarian. We became some sort of pack and would fend off any wild animals that tried to make one of us their meal, like hawks trying to take Radier.

We did notice that the stranger was getting really close to Suave and vice versa. Suave was the only one he would talk to. They'd even play or fool around in the cave.TK would go out to hunt at night since it is better for a BLACK panther to go out to hunt in the BLACK darkness of the night. He'd try to lighten our moods by making Black Panther jokes. For example, everytime he left to hunt, he'd yell WAKANDA FOREVA! Or he'd quote Black Panther.

"What if other animals approach you or attack?"Goth once asked

"Trust me, I never freeze."He'd reply

Slowly, the other guy grew to trust us and started chatting with me. Small chats, nothing more. The big conversations he has are saved for Suave it seems. 

One day, Radier did something that Suave forbid for him:leave the den. As a bunny it is very risky, so Suave wouldn't let him come with us to hunt or ever go out to risk that. But something snapped in him from what it seemed because he suddenly ran out of the den and rolled down the mountain.

"BROTHER!"I yell, running after him

He was already hopping away when I reached the bottom. I follow him quickly and find him approaching another bunny. They rise to their hind legs, standing like humans or normal skeletons would. Well, the best they could.

"W-Where am I? What's going on?"The bunny asks

"You're in a forest. I'm guessing something went wrong for you to end up here."Radier replies

"Radier? My child? Is that you?"The bunny asks

I recognize the voice. And the appearance. It's Papa! He transformed into a bunny completely!

"Hey Dad...It's me."Radier replies, holding his paw

"What happened to you?"Papa asks

"Weird girl got me. Everything can be explained, just come with me."Radier says

"Where to?"Papa asks

"A den where my pack is. We're too out in the open here."He says

"Don't you mean a fluffle?"Papa asks

"Not exactly. It isn't full of bunnies."He says

I come running over. Papa tries to pull Radier behind him. He fails and Radier starts coming close to me.

"Radier, what are you doing?"Papa asks

"Hey, lil bro."Radier says, ignoring his question

"Don't scare me like that again! You know the rules! You are in so much trouble when we go back to the den!"I say

He chuckles.

"Sorry-"He says

"Don't laugh! This is serious! I don't wanna lose another brother!"I snap

He froze. 

"Right....Sorry. I'll think things through next time. You won't lose me."He says, hugging me

I nuzzle my head against him.

"Ghastly? Is that you?"Papa asks

I nod.

"Where's Étoile?"He asks

I bow my head.

"In the clouds."I say

"He's a bird?"He asks

"No....He's where you say all good monsters go."I say

"Oh...."He says

He hugs me tightly with Radier.

"Come on, let's get back."I say, carrying them back up the mountain

Everything gets explained to Papa. Radier did get in trouble for breaking Suave's rules.

"So that's why I found that brat getting put in the naughty corner by her mother."He says

Weeks pass and even Papa got used to the routine, staying in the den while we hunt. One day, I noticed something as we were coming back from hunting. I alert Goth and we head back to the den. I check behind us and grow uneased.

"Goth, we have two hooded figures coming up the mountain after us. I saw one of them hold something shiny."I say

"Weapon?"He asks

"Couldn't tell."I say

He stops in his tracks, turning around.

"Let's protect our den."He says, dropping the food he got

I nod, dropping the food as well. The two hooded figures stroll further up the mountain, coming into sight. Goth and I growl at them, catching their attention.

"OK! YOU DO NOT SEE THAT EVERYDAY! A FOX AND A PUMA!"One exclaims

"Why are they getting hostile?"The other asks

"A den must be nearby."The first says

"What do we do?"The second asks

"Get past them to keep searching the mountain."The first says, charging at Goth

Goth tried to push back but this figure shoves him to the ground. Goth:HP: 3.25

That took half his hp! I pounce at this figure and bite, scratching them until they release Goth.

"Goth! Get back to the den! I'll handle them! They won't hurt you! I won't let them!"I growl

He nods, limping away. The shorter, second figure steps forward but doesn't attack. They snap and my stats appear, but I don't let them see my name or limits of my abilities.

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Condition:An angry fox.

HP:?????/??????

LV 95

ATK:????/?????

DF:?????/??????

Status:Determined to protect his loved ones and is very unhappy with your companion attacking his future cousin-in-law/good friend.

"WOAH! Ok, you took the wrong approach!"They say to the other

I couldn't recognize their voices, they had masks that muffled them.

Figure 2 is sparing you. 

Spare?

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I'm not falling for those tricks.

Status:The fox doesn't trust you enough to spare you.

"Wait! I know how to scare it off!"figure 1 says

Then Figure 1 starts clapping or swinging their arms.

What the heck is he doing?

Status:Congratulations! The fox didn't budge and now thinks your companion is weird, only making them uneasy around you even more.

I see something peek out of Figure 1's pocket of their jacket. I recognize it. Goth's scarf.

"Cut it out! That's not helping at all!"Figure 2 says

I snatch the scarf from them and sniff it. Yep, definitely Goth's.

"Hey! Give that back!"Figure 1 snaps, trying to take it

I growl at them.

Status:Very confused and concerned on how you got his friend's scarf. 

"You know where my brother is?"Figure 2 says, lowering their hood to reveal themselves as Shino

I smile. I look to the other figure.

"Gothy?"The other says, lowering their hood to reveal themselves as Palette

I kinda feel guilty for hurting him, noticing his bleeding leg from my biting. But I wasn't gonna let him hurt his boyfriend without knowing. I finally let Shino see my stats.

"Jeez! What did you do to get those stats?"She asks

I shrug. Can't say much.

"Huh?"Palette says

"This is Ghastly!"She cheers, hugging me

"What's he doing with a puma?"Palette asks

I hold the scarf tightly.

Status:Unsure how to explain everything. Nervous at the mention of his good friend your companion attacked.

"Palette....That puma was Goth."Shino says

"What?! No! Gothy is protective, not aggressive like that puma!"Palette says

"But pumas are known to be protective of their loved ones. It would be fitting for Goth's nature. And if we're near his den, he was just being protective. You're the one who tried to push past them to explore the mountain!"Shino reasons

"It had no ressemblance of Gothy!"Palette says

"Yeah, I think that's a good thing! Don't want others to know or notice the ressemblance or he could've been killed!"Shino says

I wrap Goth's scarf around my neck. Hearing that just struck something in me, urging me to go back to make sure he is ok.

Shino starts doing some coding. She takes my paw and shakes it.

"Ghastly? You look upset. What's wrong? Do you sense something?"She asks

"I....I need to get back to the den. That's where Goth should have gone....I need to make sure he and everyone else are okay."I say, coming out as growls

"How is he?"She asks

"Y-You understand me?"I ask

"Yep! I did some coding to unlock that ability! Also, is your dad here? We were searching for you but got split up so I got Palette to come."She says

I nod, understanding.

"Goth.....Is a lot like Mr. Geno. He'd protect his loved ones even if it killed him. Is that protectiveness a genetic thing or something? I dunno. He showed up and that girl broke him down nearly to nothing, and even then he begged her to let everyone else go. I don't even know if he could see or had hope with how wounded he was, his eye-light was a faint blur.  Even if it meant he'd be stuck with her. Suave stepped in and tried to reason with that jerk and Goth's ace up his sleeve slipped out, letting the girl's mother show up. They argued and neither of them seemed to notice the dying child that this girl was fighting for so much. I healed him the best I could. 6.5 hp, then the girl turned him into a puma. She pulled a If I can't have him, nobody can. She really hates Palette and was willing to risk him getting killed as an animal by someone just to achieve that. We somehow ended up here. He's been fine until Palette took half his hp out. My papa is with us...Come on, they don't know you're here and will be happy to see you both."I explain, then run off while Shino translates it to Palette

I arrive at the den, getting hugs from Radier and Papa.

"You're okay!"They cheer

I nod.

"How's Goth?"I ask

"His hip is dislocated, causing him to limp. But otherwise he is ok."Radier says

I sigh.

"Thank the stars."I say, then go over to him

I wrap his scarf around his neck. He opens his eyes, purring at the soft feeling of it.

"Hello?"I hear Shino call

Suave's head pops up.

"Oh! Shino! Palette! You're here! I'm guessing you took care of those strangers that hurt Goth?"He says

I peek out and could see the guilt on Palette's face.

"Actually, we were the strangers. Where is my brother?"Shino asks

Goth shifts a bit, trying to sit up.

"Shino?'He says

Shino comes over quickly, hugging him.

I could hear him purr. Like a little kitten. Then Shino goes to greet everyone else, giving Radier a big hug. Palette approaches Goth. Goth waves, then froze.

"He isn't going to hurt me, right?"He asks

I shake my head.

"Gothy..."Palette says

Goth tries to get up. Palette tackles him to the ground. His hp is dropped to 1.63, causing me to get concerned.

"I AM SORRY, GOTHY! I KEEP HURTING YOU WHEN YOU TURN INTO ANIMALS! I AM SO SORRY, MY PRECIOUS GOTHY! I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE OK!"Palette cries

"Gentle."I say

Palette checks his stats and sees how low the hp is. He quickly tried to heal Goth. Goth looks at him, then curls up around him.

"Gothy, I'm so sorry for what she did to you."He says

Goth's ears lower.

"BUT I can't help but find you adorable."He says

Goth looks at him.

"I love you so much Gothy. You're my Gothy and always will be."He says

"What is this? A proposal behind Mama Geno's back?"TK says, overhearing this

I could tell Goth got flustered at those questions. His eyes were very expressive. He hides his face with his scarf, just like he usually does.

"Shino? What did TK say?"Palette asks

Shino repeats it to him. His face burns up.

"NO!"He says

TK smirks.

"I'd never go behind Mr.Geno's back with something as important as that!"Palette says

Palette hugs Goth tightly, who purrs in response. He then looks at me.

"Where's Étoile?"He asks

I bow my head.

"Palette, he got killed. Mr. Nightmare says that's what Ghastly told him."Shino says

Palette almost instantly pulls me into a hug. It's silent for a few minutes.

"So who is who?"He asks once calm again

"Panther is TK, bunnies are Radier and Nightmare, Ghastly is obviously a fox, Goth's a puma, I'm a cat and so is my buddy."Suave says

"Sure.~ Friend."Radier teases

"Radier quit teasing!"Suave says defensively

"You can call me Décans."His friend purrs

Finally, a name! Wait....He might be another version of Mister Deccy! And if it's Vampireverse...Suddenly Radier's teasing makes sense.

"And may I ask where Nightmare went?"He asks

There is suddenly a loud scream. 

"Unclemare!"Palette yells, somehow recognizing it

He quickly runs out and I run after him. I see some kind of robot or drone holding Papa by the neck and quickly grabbing Palette by the back of his scarf, tightening so he couldn't slip out. A screen appears on the chest of the robot. The girl is on screen.

"Good, you got them. Now get rid of-"She begins

I let out a growl and leap down, snatching Papa from its grip. Papa looks at me and smiles, hugging me. Then I hear a much louder growl.

RRRIIIPP!

"Gothy!"Palette exclaims

I look over to see the robot now holding a torn piece of Palette's scarf while Goth had Palette stuck underneath him. He nuzzles his head against Palette's, purring. 

"I love you Palette."He purrs

The robot starts trying to pry Goth off of Palette, but Goth held on tightly. Another drone arrived and watched, doing nothing. This must be for that girl to watch things more clearly. The first robot stabs Goth in the hip, which was previously dislocated. Goth lets out a cry of pain, releasing Palette. The robot teleports away with Goth. The drone comes over, hovering over me with Papa. I leap up, knocking it down and leaving it unable to move. But a screen pops up, allowing me to see the girl who had been watching. She disappears from sight, seeming very happy. Next I see claws swinging and the girl get knocked back.  This repeated a few times since the girl kept going right back over. Robotic parts go flying, then the screen turned to static and a sign appeared: CONNECTION LOST.

I destroy what was left of the drone. Then I hear a tired growl. I turn around to see Goth right behind me. Bruised, wounded, his scarf now decorated with holes, his legs bleeding, letting out tired huffs. He spits out a glitchy robotic part, letting out a low growl.

"So tired of that crap....."He says, seeming very shaky

His eyes were hardly open, the left one having a cut over it and he seems dazed or uneased, his pupils shrinking and growing, looking around quickly. I reach up and hug him. He collapses onto me, releasing a tired sigh. Palette comes over and heals him the most he could. Shino notices some lumps under Goth's scarf so she takes the scarf off to find a collar around his neck. She looks at the tag that is now in my face since I am stuck under him. It says: 

GOTHY

Belongs to _______

Guess that girl couldn't finish the tag. Shino smirks. She takes out a marker and starts writing on it. Now the blank is filled with Palette and fam :3

Goth starts to wake up. He looks at me and nuzzles my head. Then he gets pulled from behind, falling backward into a hug from Palette. Goth was surprised at first, but smiles. Everyone came over to join us.

"Let's head home."Shino says

Goth is freed from Palette's grip. TK double checks him and Radier hugs me and Papa. Suave comes over with Décans.

"Home?"Décans asks

"We have a safe place to go. Our old one isn't safe anymore."Suave says

"Huh? What happened?"He asks

"It got destroyed. I will explain everything I promise, just come with me. I don't want to risk losing you again."Suave says

Again?

He purrs.

"I'll go anywhere with you."He says

Shino snaps, teleporting us. We land on an island.

"Well this is the pocket world, but wrong spot. Gosh I gotta get better at teleporting but I will just call Mama."She says

She takes out her phone and dials a number. I snuggle up against Papa, Radier and Palette with Goth checking around the island for threats. Protective as always. Shino sat with us, hugging Radier while TK laid near Suave and Décans. The raft came into sight and anchored at the island. Shino waves to them with Palette. Happy purrs were heard. I see Goth coming over. Reaper, Geno, Killer, Stärke, Jasper, Fallacy and Encre came off the raft. Reaper blocked Goth from us with his scythe out. He even knocked TK away.

"Scram! Get away from them! Or else!"He snaps

Goth backs up a bit, then tries to go around Reaper to Palette, where Geno was checking on him for injuries. TK just rolls his eyes at Reaper and stands his ground.

"Scram! Get away from them! Or else! Meh meh meh meh!"TK says in a mimicking tone

Reaper went to swing the scythe at Goth but Goth leapt out of the way. 

"Dad!"Goth shouts, unable to be understood

Radier and I leap up, knocking Reaper down.

"Get off of me!"He yells, knocking us off of him

I bit his hand though so he couldn't keep a tight grip on his scythe anymore.

Goth takes the chance to flee.

"These fucking animals bothering the kids."I hear Reaper mutter

I hit my head hard and Radier landed on a rock. Papa hops over to check on us. Reaper starts taking off to go after Goth, not for good reasons. Suave is busy explaining things to Fallacy, Jasper and Encre. And he had to calm Jasper down. Killer was now with Geno getting an explanation from Shino. Stärke was looking around, seeming just confused about what's going on. So nobody was really free to stop Reaper. But TK was. He pounced at Reaper and bit him in the arm. Reaper knocks him down and lifts the scythe, now focusing on getting him. I leap in front of TK.

"REAPER DO NOT DO THIS!"I snap

He goes to swing the scythe but something holds him back. I blink and see two ghostly hands holding Reaper's arms back.

"WHAT THE HELL?!"He shouts

"Don't hurt MY BROTHER AND TK!"A voice snaps

I recognize it. Étoile! He takes form as a spirit restraining Reaper. Stärke came running over and physically grabbed Reaper.

"DO NOT EVEN TRY!"She snaps

"What are you doing?"Reaper asks

"STOPPING YOU FROM KILLING TK AND GHASTLY DUH!"She snaps

He lowers his swing, giving in to them. 

"Fine."He says, getting released

TK hugs me, then gets hugged to the ground by Stärke.

S!Reaper comes off of the raft and glances over.

"Pfft, you may not be Black Panther but he literally is!"He says

Reaper shakes his head.

Étoile hovers over to me and smiles.

"Told ya I'd never leave you. I'll explain things when our parents tell you what LV is."He says

I nod.

"Now to make sure that puma doesn't come back."Reaper says, zipping away

Étoile fades away for now, or maybe he teleported somewhere. But I was focused on helping Goth. So I warned the only one that could translate to everyone. Shino

"SHINO! REAPER IS TRYING TO ATTACK GOTH! HE DOES NOT KNOW THAT HE IS THE PUMA!"I shout, then chase after Reaper

I catch up to him to find that he had already cornered and wounded Goth. I run between them, blocking Reaper.

"Ghastly, get out of the way."He says

I shake my head.

"NOW."He says

I growl at him instead.

"REAPER!"Geno shouts

In the blink of an eye, Palette was hugging Goth while I block Reaper off. 

"Palette, get out of the way. Both of you."Reaper says

"No! I won't let you fall for that girl's trap! I won't let you hurt Gothy! I won't let you kill him!"Palette snaps, hugging Goth tightly

Geno tackles Reaper to the ground, knocking the scythe away.

"Reaper you idiot! None of them pose a threat! They are the kiddos! Our friends!"Geno snaps, then quickly explains everything Shino had said to him

Meanwhile, Goth pulls me close, weakly purring thank you's. Palette picks him up while he still hugs me, quickly running back to the raft. Shino and Raven quickly come over to help. Geno comes over with Reaper trailing behind him.

"Wait a second...."Geno says, examining Goth's condition

He noticed the collar and tag. 

"Palette, why did you put this on him?"Geno asks, getting protective

"Huh?"Palette says

Étoile appears with a smirk.

"I got an idea!"He says, wrapping a necklace around Palette's neck before disappearing

"The collar!"He says, then notices the necklace

He leans close.

"Gothy's mine."He reads

Palette notices these objects and his face burns up.

"Leave him alone, Geno. People propose in different ways and at different times. They DO grow up fast."Reaper says

"It's nothing like that I swear! I'd never go behind your back like that!"Palette insists

Dad scoops me up with Papa and Radier. He took us back on the raft and was happily complimenting us. He got Papa very flustered by calling him adorable. Papa got him back by saying that Killer is adorable everyday. that got Dad flustered more than he flustered Papa.

When everyone started to get turned back to normal, I sat on Papa's bed with him and Dad. Everyone knew what had gone down by now. But there were sill questions.

"Ummm, can I ask a question?"I ask

"Of course you can."They both say

"What is LV?"I ask

That seemed to make them both jump.

"Why?"Papa asks

"Cause from the moment brother died, it keeps popping up for me and growing."I reply

"Well, when you kill another living being or are nearby, any strength they had goes to you. It could make you stronger, telling by the number for it. Some call it LOVE but don't go around saying it near Dust. He doesn't exactly like it."Dad says

"You may have been nearby so his levels went to you. Plus you did hunt animals."Papa says

"So it's like having a part of Brother with me?"I ask

He nods.

"That explains a lot."I say

"It should've went to that brat, but there was no way I was gonna let that happen. So I sent myself to you. I kinda messed up though and now we're merged in a way? Like Cross with X!Chara."Étoile says, appearing beside me

I turn around and hug him.

"Ghastly, what are you doing?"Dad asks

"Brother is here!"I cheer

Mister X!Chara comes in, taking on his ghost form.(IDK what it's called, it's just the form he takes when not physically there)

"Oh! Smart move! Wassup, ghost buddy?"He says, high-fiving Étoile

Papa sighs with relief.

A few hours later, I go outside and spot Suave's friend. I skip over to him.

"So you're Mr. Suave's friend? Mr. Décans?"I ask

He nods.

"Yea....But please, call me Dev. That is just a nickname people made up or Deccy since I worked well with a deck of cards."He tells me

"Ah, ok. What happened to you? What was your life like in your AU? If you don't mind me asking. I'm just curious."I ask

"He hasn't spoken about me?"He asks

"Not by name, no. But he seems happy to be back with you. He never really talks about his past. Heck, Jasper and Mr. Fallacy don't know about you or his past. Then again, he may have reasons to do that. He is very smart and protective of his loved ones. He may have hid it to protect you."I say

"Protect me?"He says

I nod.

"Not everyone he around were the nicest. Like there was this mean vampire named Horror, not the Horror on this raft....He was not very nice and thought he or vampires were above other monsters, which he called food or filth. He had a poisonous bite. Mister Suave didn't like him at all. And when Mister Encre started getting close to Mister Fallacy, he nearly killed Mister Encre even though he knew how Mister Fallacy felt about him. So witnessing that and having that knowledge, I wouldn't share knowledge about friends either. Cause knowing folks like Mister Horror, they'd come after you regardless. But now that I think about it....He has mentioned you in a way."I explain

"Really?"He asks, sounding excited

"He has described you in his dreams."I say

"How do you know?"He asks

"It kinda is a quirk in my family. My Uncle Dream can guide or sense dreams and positivity and my papa can sense nightmares. I can somehow explain or understand them! I've helped my Dad with his and one day Mister Suave came to me for help. He knew I'd keep the secret. His dreams told me that he really missed you and cares about you a lot."I say, then notice something

He smiles a bit.

"What happened to your eye? One of them seems paler than the other. None of his dreams accounted for that detail, and Mister Suave is very precise."I say

"Oh, right....I went blind in that eye...."He says

"Hey! We have something in common!"I say

He looks at me.

"I am partially blind too!"I say

"Oh!"He says

He places a hand on mine.

"I should probably answer your questions, huh? Well, I was his friend in our childhood. We lived in a village full of freedom and knowledge, but some people took advantage of the freedom more than the knowledge if you get what I mean. Everything seemed okay. But then oneday, the town got raided. They rounded up all the kids and began to take us away. Many got killed or fed to beasts. Suave didn't want to stick around. We tried to flee but I got caught. I thought he did too but obviously he didn't. I took on many roles, baker, messenger, anything to keep the raiders that took me happy. I never saw Suave again. But then there was this strange hole and I took it as a chance to escape, but things didn't exactly work out. I kinda lost hope after a while, but when I met you guys and reunited with Suave, that all changed...."He explains

I nod, understanding.

"Heyyo! Wassup, lil' Ghastly? So good to see you got back safe and sound! You okay, right lil' broseph?"A voice cheers

I turn to see Mr. Fresh behind me. I smile up at him.

"Yep! I am alright!"I reply

"Good, you had us all worried!"He says, then skates away when someone called for him

"Who was that?"He asks

"Oh! That's Mr. Fresh! He's a good friend!"I say

"He looked like Suave....."He says

"Yeah, he is another world's version of Mister Suave and vice versa."I say

"More like the opposite of him. I've never seen Suave act like that."He says

"Well they both can be serious, are not folks to mess with, get protective of those they care about, and hate swearing. Mister Fresh censors them while Mister Suave criticizes them. They both have swear jars for it. They get along very well."I explain

"Pfft, I can see that."He says

He twiddles with his fingers nervously. Like he wants to say something but is unsure.

"You kinda got thrown into something completely...new and chaotic. Mister Suave and the others got an explanation or time to adjust...So, Mr. Dev, is there anything you'd like to know?"I ask

"Suave explained the situation and I heard enough from those jerks to get an idea of how serious or bad it is....But what did I miss about Suave? How'd he get stuck in this mess and why does he stick with vampires that he calls his Lords even though they could hurt him like that Horror dude that you mentioned? I haven't seen or heard from him in years...It just feels weird or awkward with him on top of everything else."He says

"Hmm, let me think on that one. I didn't meet him until my Papa did. My friend Jasper says that Suave has been with his family as long as he can remember. From the moment he learned to walk or fly, Mister Suave was there. To others he is considered their servant, but to Jasper's family he is considered family, despite his tendencies to call them his Lords. Mister Suave has told me bits and pieces about his past. He was taken to a wreck of a village and he grew to search for knowledge and cleanliness. He grew fascinated by vampires and lacked any fear of them. He had much bigger threats from the village he ended up in. They were very violent, which caused him to grow a dislike for bad words and keeps everyone from using that sort of language. He often got hurt because of his love for knowledge in contrast to the carefree ignorance of the village. He is sensitive to yelling now because of it. But that situation was happening when he was found during a Blood Moon."I explain

"What?"He asks worriedly

"Don't worry! Jasper's dad, Mister Fallacy, was the one who found him. They both were kids, hardly adults and Mister Fallacy had just become king of vampires with different views. Mister Suave says he was hiding in a closet after being found with a vampire history book when Mister Fallacy killed his attackers. He still lacked fear, rather saw them as heroes or friends and greeted them. They snapped out of the influence of the Blood Moon, shocked by his friendliness. Ms Felicia, Jasper's aunt, found his books and Mister Fallacy found his condition. They were disgusted by how Mister Suave was treated and took him home, protecting him from any vampire that dares threaten his safety. They had bad communication and confusion at first, but they had him stay with them. He was the first non-vampire to live with them. Partly so they could prove to their father that the two races could peacefully live together and were more than food. They were never gonna leave him back there. They let others believe he was a servant to avoid trouble. They supplied him with a room, clothes, food and of course access to the biggest library he's ever seen with gardens and such. He got hobbies in gardening and learning. Mister Fallacy grew to look to him for advice on how to rule and showed him knowledge that he never had access to in return. As the years went on, they grew closer and Mister Fallacy got even more protective of him, giving him self-defense lessons and supplying him with a duster that can change to a knife with a click of a secret button for his protection. He even let Mister Suave join meetings or be in charge. He befriended Mister Poussière and others. Apparently he proved many vampires wrong about him or so-called mortals. He raised Jasper after....a fire incident. Then he met Mister Encre, who Mister Fallacy has fallen in love with. He knows many languages. Then he met my papa before I was born, you may know him as Nightmare once everyone meets you. Then he met a few others here, which was his first connection with the multiverse. Some things happened before I met him, but I can assure you that anyone who tried to hurt him either ended up dead or faced some other form of their wrath. When I met him, he took care of my papa, as well as me. Then their home got burnt down and his, well your world that we call Vampireverse started getting destroyed. Probably around the same time that you hopped in that hole or portal. My Papa and his friends took Mister Suave with his friends to safety. He took care of us like nothing changed. He has gone through a lot with us. But he can be protective as well, causing him to get into trouble."I explain

"How? HIM? A troublemaker? Fat chance."He says

"Well, we're in a pocket world, hidden away from the multiverse. It has mostly islands as far as I know. Mister Encre got taken by an island tribe and he got into trouble trying to save Mister Encre. But Mister Fallacy and Jasper protected him, resulting in a tribe's population to shrink if you get what I am saying. Some of that tribe tried to take Mister Suave recently but that ended with a sinking ship. Trust me, nobody has really gotten away with hurting Suave. Also, if you see a mark on his neck, don't worry about it. To vvampires it is a sign that a supposed mortal is with them. Jasper gave Mister Suave it to make any foes back off. Besides that, things went on, leading to now."I tell him

He is silent, all the info sinking in. He nods, showing he understands.

"Has he....ever lost someone special? Like a wife or significant other? I don't want to stupidly get to any touchy subjects with him."He asks

"What's a significant other?"I ask

"It's someone special that you're in love with but not exactly married to."He says

"Oh! Like my cousin with his Gothy! Hmm....The only person he says he really lost was Jasper's mom or Mister Fallacy's wife. She was very nice to him but unfortunately got killed by vampire hunters, which was partly the reason why he became such a large part of Jasper's memory as he was raised. But Mister Suave never married or had anyone like that as far as I know. Nothing went beyond friends or family. He's never had relationships like that. His family as they call themselves, are ready for that day to come though. They are prepared to make sure he gets treated right and doesn't end up in a toxic relationship or with the wrong person. He helped ensure that with Jasper's father after all. But knowing Mister Suave and how organized he is, he probably has an idea of who he'd like to be with."I say

"I see...."He says

"Someone call my name?"Mister Suave asks

I turn around and see him behind me.

I smile up at him and he smiles back at me.

"I was just helping him catch up on everything! He was very curious!"I say

Mr. Dev smiles at me. Then he glances at Mister Suave and smiles a bit more. His face got a bit brighter.

"I remembered you liked orange juice so I got you some."Mister Suave says, giving Mr. Dev a cup full of juice while he sips some fruit punch

"Oh! Thanks, Suave."He says, taking it and sipping it

I understand why Mr. Dev asked about Mr. Suave's relationship status. I could see it in the way he looks at Mister Suave. It's just like how Palette looks at Goth.

"I'll leave you two to catch up." I say

Mister Suave smiles and nods.

I head inside to sleep, very happy to be back.

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The next morning I woke up and came out to find Jasper and Mr. Fallacy looking not that happy. I go over to them.

"Everything ok?"I ask

"No."Mister Fallacy says, crossing his arms

"My family is kind of getting protective of Suave again."Jasper says

"How come?"I ask

Fallacy nods his head in a direction

I glance over and see Mister Suave chatting with Mister Dev. They are really close and holding hands.

"Who the hell is that and what does he want with Suave? I don't trust him."Mister Fallacy says

"My father isn't being rational. Please help."Jasper sighs

"Someone need help?"Mister Fresh asks

Mister Fresh glances at us all, realizing the situation.

"Yo, Fallacy-broski. Chillax, there is nothing unrad about him. That's just your world's version of Deccy Dec. He-"Mister Fresh says

"FUCK! MOTHERFUCKING SON OF A-!"A voice yells

"Welp, time to go censor! Later brosephs!"Mister Fresh says, teleporting

"Duty calls I guess. The work of censorship is never done."Jasper chuckles

"Mister Fallacy, that guy with Mister Suave is named Mister Dev. Mister Fresh is right. He is very nice. He was Mister Suave's childhood friend."I say

"No wonder he is so happy around him! And they're so chatty!"Jasper says

"Does he still have those motives? Is he still friends?"Mister Fallacy asks

"Do you still love Mister Encre?"I ask

"YES! OBVIOUSLY!"He says

"Then that is the same answer to those questions."I say with a smirk

His face went blank like Mister Error's when he crashes.

"Wow! How interesting! You know how else we could've learned this? By GOING OVER AND TALKING TO HIM LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE! NEVER JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS OR ASSUMPTIONS!"Jasper says

"I just get protective of him like the rest of us."Mister Fallacy says

"Oh my stars....But you have a reputation to get too protective too quickly. Now, let's let them enjoy themselves."Jasper says

I leave them be and walk down the hall. I peek into a room to see Palette, Radier and Blueprint in a line against the wall as if it was a police lineup or something for criminals. I see Mr. Geno standing in front of them. I could tell he is in full Mama Geno mode as Shino calls it.

"Okay, after recent events, I want to make something clear. I am watching each of you with my kids, ok? Try anything, which I know you probably won't, and it may not go well. So that means I am watching you with Goth!"Mister Geno says

He points to Palette.

"YOU with Raven, though I will make sure HE doesn't try anything stupid!"He continues

He points to Blueprint while saying this.

"AND YOU with SHINO! She isn't even a teenager yet so you have to wait!"He finishes, pointing at Radier

Each of them are blushing now.

"Understood?"He asks

They nod and are dismissed. I went over to Radier.

"Bro, I didn't know you had a thing for Shino!"I say

"Yeah.....She's been pretty special to me. We were there for each other when nobody else was. She's so precious."Radier says

"Hey, um, sorry to ruin the crush moment but SHINO, FAITH AND SPRINKLE ARE MISSING!"Étoile says, appearing beside me

"WHAT?"Radier says

"Yeah. They were together last I knew. Also one of the drones secretly put some kind of device on her that must've activated today. I'm still learning how to be seen or heard in this form, otherwise you would've heard this sooner."He says

"We just can't can't catch a break!"Radier says

"It's a wild world. Now, let's tell everyone."He says

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TBC