Patton wakes up to find Fairy Godmother beside in front of him, he jumps.

"Was the bed not comfortable, dear Prominent?"

"Oh no, no, no the bed was great! It was nice and really soft! I just...I couldn't sleep and I came out here to think, guess I ended up falling asleep after all", he shakes his head and hands in gesticulation as he laughs sheepishly.

"Ah, I see. In that case, I do hope you slept well-"

"I did, thank you!"

"Hmm, if you say so, though it is rather early and if you wish to sleep further, then you may. Or if you'd like, I'd appreciate assistance for breakfast"

"Oh! I can help with breakfast, it no problem at all"

As Patton finishes up the last touches to breakfast, Fairy Godmother goes to wake up everyone.

---

She starts with Logan and Roman

Logan and Roman are back to back, sleeping soundly. Though the moment the Fae walks in Logan's eyes snap awake and he quickly throws his arm protectively over the younger personality behind him.

Roman, wakes up slightly confused as to how he got ended up sharing a bed with Logic but once the elder explained, the Prince simply shrugged in acceptance.

He also off-handedly mentions it was probably the Fae's aura that startled the Teacher.

"That is a possibility Roman. I'm not quite used to it as of yet, so I perceived it as a threat initially"

"Yeah, magic auras can be a bit scary-"

"I didn't say it was scary but I will admit that it is rather alarming, especially upon first waking"

Roman shrugs.

Fairy Godmother tells them to head off for breakfast. The fairy regards the Two Personalities' conversation pensively.

----

Anxiety snuffles deeper on Thomas' chest, relaxing in the pure comfort of the contact.

It's then that the youngest personality is suddenly tugged into a not-asleep-but-definitely-not-awake state.

He questions it with a low sound from the back of his throat.

His host is safe. He's safe. Everyone else was also safe. So why was he being forced to focus on something instead of resting more like he wanted?

He attempts to drift off deeper but another painfully, painless tug keeps him in his current state.

The air had shifted.

Friend? Or No?

What?

Something approaching Host.

Approaching Host!

It takes Anxiety a second to realize that the input he's currently been receiving were from his Shadows. Immediately he gave full permission for them to swarm and stop who or whatever it was that was coming for his Host.

Anxiety's eyes glowed as they snapped opened the moment his Shadows made contact. Quickly, he pulled Thomas to his chest, shooting up and all the way to the bedhead.

----

Thomas wakes up disgruntled and slightly disoriented at the sudden change in position.

He's pressed protectively against his youngest personality's chest and all he has access to, vision wise, is the corner of his one free eye. Adrenaline shoots through his veins, locking him in place. Anxiety's shadows were circling above and around him.

Did one of those things get in-?

"Oh my! Dearest Anxiety, my apologies for startling you, but do put me down!"

It's a blink and suddenly the Shadows swarming around go lax. Thomas sits up in time to see them release the Fairy on to her feet.

"Well now", she says, brushing invisible dirt off her shoulder, that was quite a wake up call wasn't it Master Thomas?"

The Host blinks, "uh, yeah...it was."

He turns to Anxiety who was rubbing his eyes and yawning. "Wanna tell me what that was all about, buddy?"

The Emo shrugs, "my Shadows didn't recognize her and they panicked and then I panicked and here we are"

"Why didn't they recognize her?"

"Dunno, said something 'bout her aura. They didn't recognize it and when it comes to you, I don't like taking risks Thomas"

"Fair"

-----

This time Fairy Godmother dims her aura as she knocks and enters the last room.

Surprisingly the Duke is awake, but Janus remains solidly sleeping in Remus' arms.

"Mornin' FG whisper yells the Duke, "why's your aura dimmed to all hell? Tryin' to blend in with the walls again, or...?"

"Morning to you dear but no, my aura is only dimmer because Anxiety's Shadows found threat in it." She shakes her head, "truly the youngest's Shadows were indeed a riot and a half"

Remus giggles and then smirks. "I'm a man I of my word"

"I know you are dear, now, wake up your opposite. Breakfast is ready." With that she leaves.

Remus suddenly sits up, his expression wicked as he drags a now half awake Janus with him. "Hey double-dicks, it's time for you to get up too!"

Janus grumbles, slightly red faced and buries his head back into Remus' chest.

The Duke chuckles, squirming to pull the snake back up. Deceit groans and shudders for a second, but doesn't say or do anything further.

Remus rolls his eyes, grin still a mile wide, "come on, the longer you stay there,, the harder it'll be for you~"

The snake hisses at the awful pun and the Duke cackles.

"Seriously though, breakfast is waiting...Wake up and I'll gladly give you a hand...", calls the royal as he looks at how Janus is pressed against him and he smirks. He then pulls the other firmer onto him, and the Serpent shudders again. "Or a thigh~"

Still grinning, the royal trails his hand down, his opposite's chest, almost grazing against their point of contact.

Deceit pulls away and sits up, his face flushed. "Don't touch me"

"Well not without your permission obviously", shrugs Remus with an eye-roll, "I always for permission for these things first, consent is sexy after all~"

"True but my answer is, No"

"Your loss, but hey, does licking count?"

Janus quirks a brow. "Does licking count as touching, you mean?"

"Yeah, does it count?"

"Of course it counts!"

"Why though?" Comments the royal wiggling his fingers, "touching is with my hands-"

"No, touching is when something A makes contact with something B. As long as contact is made that means touching!"

"Okay...but what about my tentacles?"

The Deceitful Side groans. "Why are we friends again?"

"Because the benefits are great!"

"Oh fuck you!'

"When? Right now? I'm down...but I know you're already up", the Duke waggles his eyebrows, mustache twitching with glee.

Janus face-palms, only partially mortified, "stop"

"Fine, fine. But tell me, was it at least a decent sexy dream? I want details! Was it about me?"

Deceit rolls his eyes, "There was nothing in it to do with you. First dream was a nightmare and I actually don't remember the second one"

"Ughh, you're no fun! How do you forget a sexy dream?"

"I highly doubt it was one in the first place"

"Oohh, so you woke up with a fear bon-mmff!"

A string had appeared from thin air and had pulled a pillow straight into Remus' face. Very effective in silencing him temporarily.

The Duke pouted, crossing his arms like a petulant child, "rude"

"Quite", hums Deceit as he stands up, off the bed. Taking care, he arranges his clothes, especially his pants, neatly and dons his caplet and his hat. "Come on then, there's breakfast outside"

----

Everyone's at the table chattering and murmuring, when Remy shuffles in.

The entire room goes quiet immediately.

The poor Guardian looked like he had seen better days. Skin pale, clothes rumpled and hair askew; with no Shades present his puffy eyes were well on display. His Sand circled and buzzed about him, crooning in low tunes of distress.

The din of silence, surprisingly doing nothing to aid the Aspect's pounding head. Still he manages to wave at them.

"Hey FG do you have any coffee? My head's tryin'ta explode"

"That might be from your memories", mumbles Janus around a bite of waffle.

Remy pauses, confusion clear on his face. "My memories? What do you mean?"

"Well, what do you remember?"

"Um...Thomas telling me he saw what my Sand showed him?...uh, that's...that's it"

"So you don't remember anything after?" Asks a concerned Patton.

Sleep shakes his head and groans, regretting the movement.

Deceit sighs as he pulls his phone out of his pocket and shows him the pictures that Patton took. The moment he realized what the images were, Remy gasps, dropping the phone as he stumbles back with eyes closed and a pained expression.

Thankfully with his free hands, Janus managed to catch and properly pocket away his phone, while also catching and preventing the Aspect from hitting the ground.

Remy clutches at his head as his memories start to trickle in. "I...I remember...well starting to at least...", he says as he looks up at Janus. "How...how did you know that the pictures would have worked?"

"Memory wiping was the Dragon Witch's main ability and she used it freely. There was one caveat however, if there is an item or image present that holds and produces a strong sense of recognition or enough emotion to shock them, then the memories begin restoring themselves"

"How did you figure that part out?"

"Ah, well, I had two...acquaintances who got mind wiped by the Dragon Witch and I managed to shock their memories right back.

----

"May I ask what you did to them, your Highness?"

"Simple my dear~ I erased their memories. They had no more information to offer and so I took what little information they had~"

"May I have them?"

"And why would you want them? Hmm? What can you offer me in return?~"

"I can retrain them to be even more obedient and they can be used as an example for the other slaves. Blank slates that will follow your instruction without hesitation!"

"Hmph, I need a better reason, yours is hardly interesting, and my slaves already listen to me my dear."

"Yes, but do they all do so willingly?"

"How interesting, very well, you may take them. Bear in mind that I do expect results, and I will be very disappointed if I do not see any. but you won't disappoint me now will you dear~"

"I will make certain that you get results"

"Excellent~!"

...

Janus drags the two girls into his room.

"Girls!" He whisper yells, his face filled with worry at their blank, lifeless stares.

In panic his ability kicks in without his control and in a blink he's waving three pairs of hands in front of Patience and Serenity's faces.

Janus panics more, but the Girls freeze curiously, both staring at his arms familiarly.

It's those very arms that manage to catch them when they both collapsed seconds after.

"Oww!" Groans Patience as she rubs her aching forehead.

"Are you alright?", asks Janus tentatively, still jumpy at having both girls faint on him.

"Yeah, I guess?", mumbles Patience still rubbing her head, "retrieving memories hurt than getting them removed"

"How much do you remember? And how? When she wipes memories, she wipes them for good!"

Patience shakes her head as she looks up at Janus from where she sat cross-legged on the floor. "I remember everything! It was your hands, it reminded me of our deal and that reminded me of everything else-"

"Same!" Groans Serenity, who was still laying spread-eagle on the floor behind Patience.

Janus blinks. "Well alright then, we have a theory to test. 'How else can we retrieve the memories?' I have an idea and it'll require working with the other slaves, but they have to at least pretend to be more obedient."

Patience quirks a brow, "oh yeah? What you got?"

"If we figure how to save everyone's memories, without her knowing, then we can keep and use the information to allow the slaves to escape. We just have to make sure that the others can get their memories back-"

"Leave that to me", pipes Serenity, now sitting up. "I can find out how to restore the memories. Tency can figure out how to rally the slaves and gather more info and you-"

"And I", Janus nods, "will keep us alive"

----

Remy crosses his arms and gives the Side an expectant look. "You gonna tell us who these acquaintances are or?"

Janus shrugs. "I'm not feeling to privy with information today I'm afraid"

"Aight, that's fair"

"Now, now boys" calls the Fae, "I do believe it's time for breakfast, no?"

After glancing at each other they moved to sit back at the table. The others shifted around to accommodate them.

---

"How sweet!" The Fae chimes as she looks at their positions at the table. Patton, Logan Roman and Remus were on one side and the others were on the opposite sides." the rank order is almost completely followed", she says as she points down the row. " Primary. Secondary, Tertiaries-"

Thomas nearly spits out his coffee; he glances at the Twins incredulously. "Wait, you're both my Tertiary Personalities?"

Roman and Remus looked at each other and then back at Thomas.

"Yes" "Yup!"

----

AN//: Hey Guys, how are we doin?

I've been super busy trying to set up trips with my boss as we get our Marine program back underway. And school is starting on the 17th and I've got regular classes and online. I hate online classes 🙃

Anyway it's been a trip and a half since the last update and Blu and I are technically now DAN CPR/First aid and Oxygen Provider certified!

We came from class today and immediately our friends came to pick us up and we went out, just driving and singing loudly as we caused.

I'm tired lol. But it was fun.

Also we got art???!!!

heckheckhevgeck 2.0 created this lovely piece right here and I can't stop looking at it!

Link: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/720767934133305346/738358690649735278/image0.jpg

COMMENT OF THE WEEK:

By maddycook27

"I do like getting the back story. I never know what's gonna happen next in this story, it's so cool and interesting. Also loving the small fluff moment between Thomas and Virgil, so cute!!! Is Virgil the son of the witch in the subconscious? Is that why he was originally with the dark sides? So many questions... Anyways loved the chapter"

More Back story? More likely than you think XD.

PUN OF THE WEEK:

BY Tokyo-NoteYT

"I have a split personality," said Tom, being frank."

I cackled at this one. Also very fitting considering the theme of Sanders Sides lol.

See you guys in the comments and the discord!