"Hey, has anyone seen Ice Cube?" Pencil walked into the living room of the clubhouse, her arms crossed and her eyes filled with exhaustion. She looked towards the objects in the room, as each one exchanged glances towards each other. Ruby shook her head, as she sat up from the sofa.

"I think she went to the TLC? But I'm not sure..." she told Pencil. She raised her eyebrow.

"Why is she there?" She asked, a tone of disgust hinting out of her voice. Book looked up, a smile suddenly growing on her face.

"Oh, I think she went to talk with someone from the TLC. Ringy, was it?" She looked towards Ruby, who shook her head once again.

"Nono, I'm pretty sure the name was Bracelety! But, I could be wrong..."

"Well, whoever she is, she and Ice Cube are...really good friends. They met while we were finding the...bugs." Book smiled. Pencil rolled her eyes, as she sat herself on the sofa, sighing. Match let her head rest on her shoulder, her eyes closing a bit. Pencil put an arm around her girlfriend, before looking back towards the group.

"She better come back soon. I don't want her to fall into the hands of that...monster." She growled lowly. Bubble tilted her head a bit, confused as to what she had said.

"Oi...thought you didn't loike her Pencil..." she stared. "She was just an...alternate.."

Pencil sighed, as she looked towards Bubble, shrugging slightly. "She is...annoying, per say, but...I don't want to find her slaughtered on the road or something. Ice Cube doesn't deserve that."

"Agreed." The others nodded, as Pencil stared at the door, casually waiting for Ice Cube's return.

-

"I-I didn't even mean to go that way?! I just wanted to see if I could find a way to come here quicker, b-but-"

"ICEY.." Bracelety interrupted. Ice Cube looked up tearfully, anxiety circulating through her veins.

"What?"

"ITS OKAY.."

Ice Cube winced, as she shook her head in disagreement. "It's not, Bracelety.."

"WHY?"

"It's just not.."

"BUT IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT, YOU JUST HAVE TO-"

"Do what, Bracelety, smile? Laugh? Tell myself it'll be okay?" Ice Cube snapped.

"Someone was KILLED, BRACELETY! I CAN'T JUST SAY "OH, ITS ALL GOING TO BE OKAY, I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH!" NO! I CAN'T SAY THAT BECAUSE THERES SOMEONE COMING AFTER ALL OF US, AND THEY'RE GOING TO KILL US! I'M GOING TO DIE BRACELETY!" She laughed a bit. "HEH, AND I ALSO WON'T BE ABLE TO COME BACK! SO WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT, HUH?! SHOULD I JUST SMILE SWEETLY AND FROLIC THROUGH THE FLOWERS?!"

A heavy silence hung over her. She painted quietly, only for the realization that she had yelled to her friend..

"B-Bracelety, I-I- I'm so- I didn't mean-"

"It's okay."

The sudden change in her volume felt like a knife plunging deep into her chest. She stared back at the wall, a small tear making its way down her cheek.

"I...shouldn't have said that...I know it's scary, and I shouldn't have responded that way..."

"No..Bracelety, It was my fault, I-I was the one who-"

"No.." Bracelety's voice began to get quieter. "It's my fault..I'm sorry.."

Silence flooded the air around Ice Cube, as she let a few tears roll down her cheeks. A few sniffles came from inside of the Locker of Losers, and this made more tears pour down Ice Cube's face. She sniffed, and looked back towards the metal wall, blinking a bit.

"Bracelety?"

"Yes Icey?" Her voice became louder.

"...Do you think I'm gonna die? With all of these killings going on?"

"NO!" Ice Cube jumped from her sudden exclamation. "ICEY, PLEASE DON'T SAY THAT! THEY WON'T GET YOU, AND THEY WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT!"

"But they've gotten away with 7 objects.." Ice Cube mumbled pathetically.

"BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'LL GET YOU. YOU WON'T BE KILLED ICEY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY."

Ice Cube looked around, before leaning in, letting her head rest on the cool metal.

"You think so..?" She whispered.

"I KNOW SO."

-

Golfball walked into the lab, rubbing her eyes sleepily. She had gotten a lot more sleep than she would usually get...or, give herself. But she felt better; 94.3% of her mind felt clear, light, and ready to get back into the swing of things. She looked around, and saw her taller friend working at a table, the sound of scribbles softly floating through out the room.

She walked over, and looked down, curious as to what he was working on. Pages of notes scattered all over the desk, and in the center of it all, was a sketch of the Recovery Center; notes scribbled around it as well.

"What are you doing?" She asked, her voice making Tennis Ball jump. He looked towards her, and sighed, putting his pencil down.

"OMPWTBAC, you SCARED me Golfball." (A/N : that's just 'oh my place where tennis balls are created', but abbreviated!)

She shrugged slightly. "Didn't mean to, but I woke up not too long ago, and I came to see what you were up to."

"Are you feeling better?"

She nodded. Tennis Ball stretched his legs a bit, before standing up.

"Well, I was just trying to figure out how we could get the Recovery Center up and running again." He explained. "We're..losing a lot of objects, GB. We have to find a way to bring them back, otherwise-"

"What?" Golfball laughed out. "Tennis Ball, you can't be serious!Leafy can't take out the rest of us! You're big, and it would take a LOT of stabbing to get you on the ground.."

"Hey!" Tennis Ball frowned, as Golfball nudged him gently.

"It's okay, TB. And Coiny? He'll be fine. Pin? Hell, if she had made it through all of THAT, she can totally make it through this."

"But what about Fries? Puffball? Gelatin? The Freesmarters...." Tennis Ball stated. Golfball paced around in thought, before looking back up towards him.

"Well, Fries has his growtatoes, but if anything, he's...old. Gelatin is hyper, he can avoid or trick Leafy. Puffball is Puffball. And Freesmart.." she scoffed.

"If anything, they could murder LEAFY in seconds."

"Golfball." Tennis Ball stepped forward, his eyebrows furrowing together. "We lost...6 objects in the span of...I don't know, months??? And-"

"TB, focus on making traps for LEAFY. We have to get her before any more damage can be done!"

"GB, we have to bring them BACK! We can't let her finish us off!"

"TENNIS BALL-"

"GUYS! GUYS!"

The two turned around to reveal the sight of Coiny running down the steps, towards the two. Beads of sweat dripped down his golden face, as tears were shining in his eyes.

"And what do YOU want, Coiny?!" She snapped. Coiny looked towards her, his expression suddenly filling her with concern.

"Gelatin- He- We were- I-" he stuttered out, wheezes and heavy breaths interrupting the possible sentences he could've said. Golfball rolled her eyes, as Tennis Ball stepped forward.

"Yes?"

"Gelatin's dead!"

The words made Golfball freeze.

"What?"

"H-He's dead! He fell on top of the fence and-and-"

"Woah woah woah, HOW DID HE FALL ONTO IT." Tennis Ball stepped forward, his heart pounding with fear in his chest. Coiny shook his head.

"I-I don't know!"

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!" Fries sobbed out, hunching over Gelatin's corpse. His eyes were still open; fearful, and with the wonder of where he was to save him, still looming over them. This TORMENTED Fries; as soon as he saw the green corpse on the fence, everything collapsed; he could no longer focus on anything else that floated around his mind...his head pounded with grief as he crawled over towards his garden.

He looked up sorrowfully, and brushed his hand against his cold, soft cheek. He let his thumb wipe away a small tear-mark that made its way down his cheek. He was so focused on the smaller figure, that he didn't even hear the footsteps that were beginning to make their way towards him.

"Oh...oh, putts.." Golfball mumbled under her breath. Her widened eyes stared at the corpse; shock stabbing through her chest. Tennis Ball winced, and looked towards Coiny, gulping a bit.

"How...long was he...gone.." he whispered. Coiny shook his head, shrugging slightly.

"We were on our way back, but then...Fries stopped.." he looked back. "I asked him what was he doing, until he just bursted into tears...I looked, and.." he stopped talking. Tennis Ball shut his eyes, and took a deep breath.

"So, what are we going to do GB?"

....

"GB?" He looked down, and let out a quiet gasp. Tears ran down Golfball's cheeks, as she stared intensely at not only Gelatin's corpse, and the green jelly oozing down his body, but...the rainbow substance that covered Fries's arms and chest. Her breathing began to quicken, as she turned towards Coiny and stomped towards him angrily.

"Where's Puffball."

"..."

"Coiny, WHERE IS PUFFBALL." She yelled out, kicking his shin slightly. Coiny looked up, flinching from the kicks she was giving him.

"S-She's dead! She was stabbed through the head!" He sputtered out, stepping away from Golfball. She froze; not fazed by Coiny's movements, or the sobs that erupted from Fries's mouth. More tears began to pour down her cheeks, as she looked back up towards Tennis Ball.

"Build it." She whispered.

"What?"

"Build a Recovery Center." She raised her voice. "We won't have time to capture Leafy; if she can kill more people at once, we're all gonna die."

"Golfball.." Tennis Ball walked towards her, locking eyes with her pained ones. "Are you sure?"

"Please, Tennis Ball..." Her voice began to break. "We can't let more of them die..."

Tennis Ball hesitated, before nodding slowly, leaning in and giving Golfball a small hug.

"Alright..Alright, we're gonna build it. We're gonna be okay, it's-"

"PIN!" Fries suddenly screamed out, his eyes filled with panic and grief. He looked around, and bolted towards Coiny, grabbing his shoulders. "WHERE IS SHE?!"

"I-IN HER GARDEN!" He cried out fearfully. He shook his head, as he began to sprint towards the forest, hot tears spilling down his cheeks. Coiny began to run after him, but was abruptly stopped by Tennis Ball, who grabbed him by his arm.

"Let him go." He stated, watching Fries sprint away from them. Coiny shook his head, as he stared up at the taller figure in disbelief.

"He could get hurt, TB! How-"

"He'll be fine. Pin is probably in her garden...I saw her leaving this morning, before we saw Puffball.."

"Then, why didn't she tell me..." Coiny gazed over towards the forest, thoughts swirling in the back of his mind. Memories flooded in on the death of Woody, and what Freesmart had told him.

So...we saw Pin in the forest...

She wasn't looking to well. She had dirt all over her, she was leaving her garden!

But like...we saw Woody go on over to her...

His eyes began to sting with tears.

"Coiny. They'll be fine." Tennis Ball said, nudging him gently. He quickly snapped back to it; wiping his eyes before looking back up towards Tennis Ball, a sad smile growing on his face.

"Alright..." He mumbled, beginning to walk towards her house. Tennis Ball turned around, and began to walk back towards the lab, Golfball following behind him. She tugged at his back, and this caught his attention; turning back around to face the shorter figure. "Hm?"

"We have to protect ourselves." Golfball whispered, a complete look of fear painted all over her face. He raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

"Tennis Ball, I-I don't feel safe out here. I can't trust this lab to protect us, please, we have to make s-some sort of- I dunno, a gate?! A shield?! O-Or maybe-"

"Golfball." He leaned down towards her level, a small smile glowing on his face. Golfball frowned.

"Whats so funny?!" She snapped.

"Well, not too long ago, you were telling me to make traps and that it would take a lot of damage to bring me down, but now..." He chuckled a bit. She began to grumble stubbornly, stomping her foot on the ground.

"TENNIS BALL, THIS IS SERIOUS!"

"Having second thoughts now, hmm?"

"TENNIS BALL!" Her voice began to break. Tennis Ball quickly noticed; shutting up instantly as he stood back up, leading her back to the lab.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. I'll get started on everything right away, okay? You can just-"

"No, I'm helping out."

"I-" Tennis Ball let out a small sigh, staring back up towards the building. "Alright, GB."

"PIN?! PIN, WHERE ARE YOU?!" Fries sobbed out, rushing around the forest like a madman. His head pounded painfully as he scanned the areas around him, trying to find that familiar figure he wanted to see...alive, and well.

She wasn't dead. She wasn't dead.

She COULDN'T be. She was all he had left.

Gelatin...Puffball...

He shook his head.

No. She's okay.

He continued to run around, calling out her name a few more times. Nothing called back, only the pained echoes of his screams returning to him. He stopped, as he leaned against a tree, a guttural sob escaping his lips.

He was alone.

He lost...everyone he loved and cared for.

It was over...

He slid down the tree, his sobs and cries of regret and sorrow waving through the air of the forest. His arms trembled as sadness flowed through his veins, unable to grasp the fact that all of his loved ones were now gone for good. His cries became unbearably loud; to the point he couldn't hear the pair of footsteps quietly approaching him.

Well, what are you gonna do Pin? It's your call.

Approach him. Talk to him.

Are you..?

Yes.

She walked towards him, and quickly let a concerned look wash over her soulless eyes. She put a hand on his shoulder, and this made him jump.

"Fries..?"

"OH MY TATER!"

He quickly threw his arms around her, squeezing her gently. Relieved laughter bubbled out of his mouth, as he swung Pin back and fourth happily.

"YOU'RE OKAY! YOU'RE OKAY.." he cried out. Pin glanced around, slowly wrapping her arms around him.

"Geez, I've never seen you like this Fries. Are you.."

"They're dead Pin."

Silence.

"What?"

"Gelatin...Puffball...they're.." Fries choked out. Pin shook her head, and looked towards Fries, making eye-contact with the hurt figure.

"Hey. I need you to calm down, ok? I can't understand you.."

"I-I can't- we-"

"Would you like to come to my garden..? I like to sit by my lavender plants whenever I'm feeling..yknow..." she smiled.

Fries stared at her, the panic he was feeling before still steaming through him. Her smile somehow comforted him; she carefully helped him back up to his feet.

"Well?"

"L-Lets..go.." he mumbled. Pin nodded, as she began to make her way back to her-

Garden? Pin, what are you-

I can do it.

Pin, PIN, WHAT-

I can do it.

I CAN DO IT.

:)

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HELLO!!!!!

I am TIRED!

ANYWAYS AS I SAID BEFORE; WHAT IF FEAR GARDEN PIN N SUPERNOVA PIN SWITCHED
AU TIME

(Psst,,,the amazing @Iosnua wrote a small story about it, you guys should check it out, and also check out the other stuff they've written! they're talented as H E C K)

But I'll be doodlin this au so (;

anyways, enjoy this next part of fear garden hooooo

fear

:)

~Ice