Timpani dragged Dimentio into the elevator, and impatiently tapped her foot as it slowly moved. She was bursting with excitement and anticipation! She had always dreamed of this moment.

Timpani: "I still just.... I can't believe it's you! You look great! It's as if you haven't aged at all!"

Dimentio: "Well... I haven't really. You don't really age in the Underwhere. You know.... because of the whole being dead thing. Jacq still looks and acts 14."

Timpani: "Aww, you saw Jacq down there!? How was he?"

Dimentio smiled as he lightly chuckled, thinking of his younger brother.

Dimentio: "He seemed.... great actually. I've never seen him so.... happy."

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Jacq was violently thrown down at the queen's feet.

D-Man: "Your Majesty, we've found one of the missing souls."

Jacq looked up at her, fear in his eyes, as she glared down at him with her deadly gaze.

Jaydes: "So... two souls really did manage to escape the river. No matter. We'll just have to increase security on the river so that never happens again."

D-Man: "Of course. What would you like us to do with this soul? Throw him back so he can be cycled through and properly judged?"

Jacq: "What?! N-no no no, please don't! Please. I don't wanna be a shayde. Please don't, I beg you!"

He squeezed his eyes shut and looked down, shaking like a sinner in church.

The queen was about to nod and have him sent to his doom, but something stopped her. This was only ONE soul, and according to the count, there was supposedly another. Perhaps this one knew the whereabouts of it.

Jaydes: "Actually.... You, blonde boy. Do you know the whereabouts of the other soul?"

He slowly looked up, tears and fear in his eyes, but also a hint of confusion.

Jacq: "H-huh?"

Jaydes: "There were two souls missing from the river. Do you know the location of the other?"

He quickly shook his head no. He was not going to drag his brother down with him. Definatly not. He expected Dimentio to swoop in and come back for him any minute now. Ratting him out would get them both nowhere, and benefit him in no way.

Jacq: "Nope! No idea! Nu-uh! Definatly not!"

The D-Man walked up to her and whispered into her ear.

D-Man: "He was calling for help when we were bringing him here. For someone by the name, 'Dimentio.'"

She nodded, as Jacq's face went pale with fear. She let out a long breath of air, then put an almost comforting smile on her face as she leaned down to his level.

Jaydes: "I can see you're nervous. Don't worry. You don't have to talk right now."

He nodded, an almost grateful look in his eyes.

Jacq: "R-really?"

Jaydes: "Yes. We'll have you locked away and keep checking in. If it turns out you really do know nothing, then we'll just have you cycled through like you should have been. Sound fair?"

His expression snapped from hopeful to horrified, as he quickly shook his head.

Jacq: "N-no... please. What's the harm in letting me go back to what I was doing?! I wasn't doing anything! I'm not some criminal!"

Jaydes: "I truly am sorry, but we run things a certain way here, and you are out of place."

Another group of D-Men suddenly arrived, and all picked him up by the shoulders, dragging him away.

Jacq: "No! Wait, don't! You can't do this! Stop! Please! HELP! PLEASE! DIMENTIO! HELP!"

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Timpani: "Ah! Well I'm glad he's doing well!"

She began to impatiently tap her foot.

Timpani: "Seriously, can this elevator go any slower??"

He chuckled, and raised his hand.

Dimentio: "Here, allow me."

He snapped his fingers, and teleported them both to the bottom of the tower, then let out a small giddy laugh. It's been so long since he's been able to do magic.

Dimentio: "It's been years since I've been able to do that!"

Timpani: "Really?"

Dimentio: "Well, yeah. I learned pretty quickly that you can't really use magic in the Underwhere unless you're the queen."

She nodded, when she noticed some flipside residents walking by, giving them weird stares. They began pointing and whispering, and though Dimentio didn't quite seem to mind, or even notice for that matter, she did.

Timpani: "Lets.... get you inside. This way."

She grabbed his hand and brought him into the tower, where the rest of his team was currently waiting. A big smile formed on Mr. L's face upon seeing Dimentio again.

Mr. L: "Finally, I thought you were gonna stay out there forev-"

Timpani suddenly shoved Dimentio at Mr. L.

Timpani: "Could you hold him for me while I fetch Dio? Thanks."

Dimentio had a slightly confused expression as everyone in the room stared at him..

Dimentio: "So.... how are you all doing?"

Everyone just gave him different stares. Nastasia had more of a glare, O'Chunks seemed somewhat confused, still processing Dimentio's mask-less face, Mimi had an excited look in her eyes, Blumiere was still pondering how Dimentio apparently had another brother, and L's eyes were just filled with relief and happiness due to the fact that they all got him back. Luigi was sitting in the corner doing his best not to make eye contact. The last time he saw Dimentio, he was lying dead in a crater. So this felt VERY unnatural.  

Timpani walked in, with someone small holding her hand, rubbing the sleepiness out of his eyes. 

Dimentio cocked his head to the side. It was a little boy, who looked almost like him. Different colors though.

Was it a clone perhaps?

Dimentio: "What.... who's this?"

Timpani smiled and gently nudged the kid forward.

Timpani: "Go ahead, Dio."

Dio looked up at him, eyes wide and filled with wonder.

Dio: "Is this Uncle Dimmy?"

Dimentio suddenly froze. 

What did he just call me?

Dimentio: "Wait.... Uncle?"

Luigi: "Wait, wha?"

All the teammates already knew, since Timpani and Blumiere told them about the DNA testing a few years back, so this was old news to them, but not to Dimentio. And not to Luigi.

Timpani smiled and nodded, a warm, welcoming expression on her face.

Dimentio: "You mean.... JACQ HAD A SON?? BUT HE WAS ONLY 14!!"

Timpani: "What?? No, no. Dimmy, this is MY son."

Dimentio suddenly gasped.

Dimentio: "YOU AND JACQ?! BEHIND MY BACK?! TIMPANI! HOW COULD YOU! HE WAS MY BROTHER! UGH, THAT'S DISGUSTING!" 

Mr. L had to hold Dimentio back to prevent him from lunching at Timpani.

Mr. L: "Dim, that's not-"

Dimentio: "How DARE YOU... YOU... DO THAT TO MY BROTHER! HE WAS TO YOUNG!!!"

Timpani: "No no no, this is my AND Blumiere's child."

Dimentio slowly calmed down.

Dimentio: "Oh. Aha.... ah ha ha. I was worried you were dating my brother or something. Boy, would that have been awkward."

Timpani and Blumiere exchanged nervous glances, as Dio pointed to Dimentio.

Dio: "Wait, but I thought mommy said that you were daddy's brother."

Dimentio froze a moment, then started laughing. 

This kid's funny. Like me and Blumiere would be related. The idea is preposterous, and completely impossible. I'm a human, and Blumiere is from the Tribe of Darkness.

Dimentio: "What? Blumiere, my brother? No, please. I'm a human."

Nastasia looked down. A part of her maybe thought that he already knew, but apparently not.

Nastasia: "You didn't know?"

Dimentio: "Know what?"

Nastasia exchanged glances between Blumiere and Dimentio as she rocked back and forth on her heels. Best to just give a straight answer. Lay out all the facts, then see how he reacts to this new information.

Nastasia: "Well, years ago we tested your DNA, and long story short, the two of you share a father."

Everyone just awkwardly stared at her, before Dimentio broke the silence.

Dimentio: "Aha..... ah ha ha ha ha ha, oh, sure. Blumiere's my brother!"

Nastasia slowly relaxed. A part of her thought he'd freak out or be mad, but he seemed rather calm.

Nastasia: "Wow, I'm glad you're taking this so well."

His laughing slowly slowed, raising in pitch ever so slightly.

Dimentio: "Okay, now I'm a little worried, because it sounds like you're not joking."

Timpani stepped forward and squeezed his arm.

Timpani: "We.... aren't joking. He's your brother, and this is your nephew."

This.... This had to be some sort of joke. His father was most definatly not Blumiere's father. They were two VERY different people.

Dimentio: "You're just messing with me. It isn't true."

Timpani: "It is true!"

Dimentio: "No, it isn't. My father was a human."

Everyone in the room began talking over each other, when Timpani stood up on the table.

Timpani: "EVERYONE!"

Everyone suddenly shut their mouths and looked up to her. She slowly got down and handed Dimentio the results they got from his DNA all those years ago.

He took it and quickly scanned over it, before handing it back.

Dimentio: "It's wrong."

Blumiere took a step forward, so he was standing next to Timpani. He gently picked up Dio and held him in his arms.

Blumiere: "I know this is a lot to process-"

Dimentio: "It's wrong."

Blumiere: "And you don't have to believe us, but-"

Dimentio: "It's wrong."

Blumiere: "You're apart of our family. Whether you choose to be or not. You're apart of it."

Dimentio: "It's wrong."

Nastasia: "What are you, five? The information is presenting itself clear as day, and you're just denying it??"

Dimentio: "I'm denying it because it's wrong. I know for a fact that both of my parents were human. I've seen pictures of my mother, and I vividly remember my father. He hated my magic. Wanted nothing to do with it."

Timpani: "Dimmy...."

Dimentio: "It's wrong."

Dimentio looked down for a moment, then around the room.

Dimentio: "You... you all are my family. But,"

He pointed to Blumiere.

Dimentio: "You're not my brother. I have a brother, and you're not him."

He nodded at Dio, before walking out of the room.

Dimentio: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Dio."