Leafy chuckled slightly, leaning against her hand. The four of them had been talking for hours, now calm. Microphone was doing better, much to her relief.

           "It was a disaster!" She giggled, covering her mouth. "Don't get me started on the mess it created! For the next five months, everyone kept finding glitter everywhere!"

             Microphone laughed again, her head falling face first on the table. Leafy smiled and her, chuckling again. The door opened, and Bottle walked in, carrying a tray.

              "Anyone up for hot chocolate?" She asked, setting it down on the icy table. Paintbrush and Microphone accepted it at the same time, grabbing their mugs.

                Leafy was hesitant. "I'm not sure..." She politely started to protest. Bottle frowned slightly. "Oh come on!" She pleaded, pushing a mug towards her.

                  "I haven't seen you eat since you got here!" Sighing, Leafy stared at Bottle, a defeated smile on her face. "Okay, I'll drink a bit..."

                Bottle slid the mug over to her, causing her to zone out. Leafy gently grabbed the mug, running her thumb across the handle. Without thinking, she spoke.

               "How strong is it?" She asked. The three stared at her. "Uhh...strong?" Bottle asked. Leafy had an odd smile on her face. "Is it because you want to see me use them again?"

                 Paintbrush stood up, walking over to her. Gently, they tapped Leafy on the shoulder, causing her to flinch and break the trance. "H-Huh?" The three stared at her in concern.

               "Are you okay?" Paintbrush asked her, and she quickly deflected. "O-Oh, yeah!" She blushed slightly. "Just...m-mumbling to myself-"

               Microphone scooted closer to her. "I mean...I don't want to press...but..." She paused for a moment. "It sounded like you were having a flashback or something..."

                 Leafy winced. "N-No..." Microphone sighed slightly. "Hey...I know we just met, but if what happened earlier is any sign..." She scooted closer, to the point their shoulders touched.

"Then you can put your trust in us too." Microphone smiled, putting a hand over Leafy's. Looking up at her, Leafy gave in. "Alright...it was a flashback..."

Microphone nodded. "I thought so. Was it a friend?" Leafy took a sip of the hot chocolate. "Mhm." She mumbled. "It was an unlikely one at that."

Paintbrush and Bottle glanced at each other. Chuckling, Paintbrush leaned against their hand. "You? Making friends with someone?" They joked.

"Unbelievable." Leafy gave them a playful glare. "Oh, ha ha." She rolled her eyes, smiling. "The reason I said that, was because he caught me using my powers."

The three flinched in shock. "What?" Paintbrush said, trying not to sound frantic. "It was christmas, about two years ago." Leafy started to explain.

However, her explanation was cut short, when X descended into the room. She gave him a glare, standing up. "I should go." Microphone grabbed her arm.

"Wait, I promise you, X isn't as bad as you think." She told her. Leafy gently pulled away. "Yeah...that's debatable." She sighed, walking away.

Microphone watched as Leafy walked out of the room, then casted a glance back to X. When she noticed a familiar figure in his arms, her eyes widened.

Taco turned to face her group, broken spear in hand. "Someone was supposed to stay behind and look out for him!" She rose her voice, accent thick.

Lightbulb glanced around. "Fan was supposed to watch him..." Then, her eyes widened, as she shrank back slightly. "Oh... right..." She mumbled.

Test Tube put a hand on her shoulder. "It can't be helped now." She tried to comfort her. "The Yellow Demon has him now." The British Taco sighed slightly, turning towards the other group.

When she noticed the horrified look on Four's face, she approached him. "You seem surprised." She said. Four looked down slightly, clenching his head.

"X...what have you done...?" He muttered out loud, as his Taco put a hand on his shoulder. "That's...?" Four grit his teeth, clenching his fists.

"My fiancé. My once dead fiancé." He scoffed, emotions starting to leak out. "Who decided that kidnapping objects was somehow a good pastime."

Taco stared at him in concern, as he seemed like he was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Four wasn't sure how he was supposed to react.

"He's alive. He's alive!" Tears started to slip out, and the British Taco looked away slightly. "How am I supposed to feel, Taco?" He asked, sighing.

Taco gave him a look of sympathy. "I'm sorry, Four..." She said, as he pulled the hood of his jacket over his head. After a moment, Test Tube walked over to them.

"So he knows the Yellow Demon?" Four was quick to correct her. "X." She stared at him. "Right...X." Four nodded. "I do." He sighed.

Suddenly, he quickly walked over to the British Taco, taking both of her hands. "I'm truly sorry for all the pain he has caused your group."

She glanced at him, unsure of what to think. "I'm not sure why he's acting this way..." Hesitantly, she squeezed his hands reassuringly.

"You didn't seem to know about this... so it's not your fault." She told him. Taco walked over to her accented counterpart. "We'll find a way to save your crew and Leafy."

She gave her a determined look. "I promise."

Leafy's footsteps echoed down the hall, as she finally calmed down a bit. She wasn't ready to face X again, not without having another outburst.

                 It was better to leave before she said something she might regret. Turning the corner, she bumped into a hard object, falling over.

                 "Oh my gosh! I-I'm sorry-" A accented voice cried out, as Leafy stood up. "No...no, it's fine." She said, wincing slightly. Opening her eyes, she glanced at the object.

                  He was a toilet. She smiled at him, causing him to flinch slightly. "Hey." She greeted, holding her hand out. "I'm Leafy." He didn't say anything.

                  She chuckled. "Is something wrong?" She asked, tilting her head slightly. He stared at her, unmoving, shock on his face. Suddenly, he sprang back to life.

                  "Oh my gosh, Knife!" He suddenly said, hoping away. Leafy stared at him in confusion, before following him. "Wait, what?" The toilet turned back to look at her.

                  "Come on, he's going to need help!" He said, as she tried to figure out what that meant. Once they were there, the toilet quickly pushed her into the room.

                  "Go on! You have to help!" She stared at him, confused, before she suddenly felt a heatwave strike her. Leafy hissed slightly, using her powers to cover her body in ice.

                    Glancing around the room, she saw fire circling a tall object. He nervously watched the flames grow higher. This must have been Knife.

                    Leafy quickly rushed over to him, extinguishing the flames with her ice magic. However, her sudden appearance startled Knife, and he accidentally created more flames.

                    "Stay back!" He yelled, nervously watching her. "I can't control this fire!" Leafy fired her magic at more of the flames. "It's okay!" She told him.

                   "I'm going to try to cool you down!" Knife stared at her in confusion, as the flames simmered down a bit. "What?" He asked. Leafy fired ice into the air, and it started to snow.

                      The flames flickered, as Knife's eyes widened. "Ice magic?" He mumbled slightly. Leafy walked closer to him. "I'm not here to hurt you." She told him.

                     He glanced back at her, as the flames finally died. She sighed in relief, smiling at him. For a moment, they were both silent. However, Knife broke the silence.

               "Are...Are you the one who called me here?" He hesitantly asked. Leafy shook her head. "Let me guess, you heard a voice?" She glanced to the side, with a slight glare.

                "Because that happened to me too..." Knife nodded. "After I caught the parasite, I started hearing it..." He stared at his hands. "Then I got these powers..."

               Leafy put a hand on his shoulder. "It's scary...I know..." He looked down at her. "I've never seen anyone with ice magic before." He said. "Well, other than the Yellow Demon."

               Crossing her arms, Leafy tsked. "That's a good nickname for him..." She glanced around, then she stared at him in realization. "Did you..." She trailed off.

               Suddenly, several objects ran into the room. "Knife!!" Microphone cried out in joy, hugging him. Knife seemed shocked for a moment. "Mic...?"

                Leafy shook her head slightly, frowning. "You...You've been here this whole time...?" Knife said in confusion, before a look of realization crossed his face.

"Where's Fan?" He quickly asked. Microphone smiled, grabbing his hand. "He's here, I'll take you to him." They left the room, leaving Leafy with Paintbrush and Bottle.

Paintbrush slowly approached Leafy, noticing the dark look on her face. Hesitantly, they put a hand on her shoulder. "Leafy...?"

Leafy looked up at them, eyes flickering with a dark emotion. "I'm fine." She flatly said. "I'll catch up with you later." Paintbrush doubted she was, but turned away.

"Okay...we'll be in the training room if you need us." They said, grabbing Bottle's hand. The two walked out of the room, leaving Leafy alone.

Leafy's hands frosted over, as she clenched them tightly. Gritting her teeth, she scoffed. She couldn't believe it. Knife had just been brought here recently.

"Every inch of me is trembling..."

She started, her voice dark.

"But not from the cold..."

Her voice echoed off the walls.

"How could he have done this?"

Leafy glared at the ceiling, then at her hands.

"Steal an innocent away from their home?"

A sudden sound caught her attention, and her eyes moved towards a pillar of ice.

"I can sense you there..."

She tsked, using her ice magic to block the exit.

"I know I'm not alone..."

Stepping closer to the pillar, an icicle formed in her hand.

"...Show yourself."

When she heard a slight whimper, Leafy lowered her weapon in confusion. The toilet from earlier peered from behind the pillar. Leafy stared at him in confusion.

She dropped her icicle, apologizing profusely. "I am so sorry!" She said, lowering her head. "I thought you were X!" The toilet hesitantly walked out.

"It's...alright..." He said, sliding closer to her. Leafy stared at him in concern. "Are you sure?" She asked. He nodded. Leafy unblocked the entrance.

"I guess I should go catch up with the others..." She sighed. Looking at the toilet, she offered him a friendly smile. "Would you like to come with me?"

He nodded, smiling slightly. They both exited the room together. "By the way, I never got your name." She told him. "Oh..." He said, finally calming down.

"My name's Toilet." Leafy pat his head slightly. "Nice to meet you..." With that, they walked to the training room.

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(A/n): I'm sorry I'm late! Things happened, but by Friday I should be able to update more regularly.

And the reason this chapter took me so long... was because of the fan-made pre-prise of Show Yourself.

The musical has really been inspiring me, especially to try new things, like writing a pre- prise specifically for this AU.

And yes, it does have a bit of significance in the later story.

But that's for another chapter later down the road.

Either way, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! And sorry I was late-