(All questions will go to the "Hidden Secrets")

(Sone of this is not in order. My bad)

"Wait!"

Purple hissed as he and Pink looked around. They had just seen the Eevee! In action! It had just disappeared in a Flareon form and went somewhere.

"Eevee! My name is Purple, this is Pink! We're part of the Code of Arceus! Please talk to us!" Pink paused before smiling .

"There!" He paused as the fire type came into view. It growled as they caught up.

"Eevee! We're part of the Code of Arceus, members of the Midori Promise! Please let us talk to you!"

It gulped before a whistle hit the air. It suddenly changed into an Espoen before teleporting. The twins cursed at that.

"We'll never find the seal at this rate..."

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Midnight and Parchment were quiet as they went through the Sky Fortress. They were about to face Arley after a frickin hardcore battle in the previous room. He wasn't difficult, but he pulled out Regigigas. Midnight was frozen for a moment before Parchment pulled him out of the way.

"R-r-regigigas! Lisen me-" Parchment quickly got in front of him and gripped her styler.

"CAPTURE ON!"

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Midnight was quiet as they headed to Hocus.

"It not listen..."

"Was it supposed to?"

He stayed quiet as he looked around the next room.

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Parchment had to carry the smaller boy as he started tearing up again. Hocus hadn't gained a smile from Midnight like he wanted. Parchment was quickly getting him to Nema to get help calming him down. He hadn't released Pichu from the tight hug he had it in. She got to Nema as the small girl paused. Rand was also there, giving her more support.

"Rand! Nema!" They turned and froze at the sight of Midnight's condition.

"What happened?!" Was all Rand could come up with as he took the smaller boy from her. Midnight kept his head down as they calmed him down.

"Hocus kept Midnight from using Pichu and attacked him in a sky illusion. He kept mentioning that he wanted to make people happy and then Midnight broke down into tears." Midnight sniffled as he finally pulled himself into a more conscious state.

"Wha..." He murmured softly before not hearing any Ukulele. "Pichu-" It tapped his arm as he paused. "Oh... you k..." He looked around. "Where..."

"Back outside of Hocus's room. I carried you out so that you could calm down." He sighed before smiling.

"Tank you..."

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Kasa was mean.

She first forced them to separate by closing off one way and pulling Midnight's cockiness out, separating them.

Parchment could only tell you she was played after the fact as she saw Midnight, ok, motioning to follow him. He was pretty fast to get back to her. That stayed on her mind until he suddenly pushed her into the last room and locked her in. What had she done? Or was that a fake?

Meanwhile Midnight grabbed his left eye. Pichu, a Blissey, and a Porygon-Z wrapped his wounds as he cried into a Gardevior's shoulder. Everything hurt. His partner managed to move his hand to wrapped his eye up. His cockiness had gotten the best of him and the door the he thought was going to lead to the end of the hall, only to figure out there was nothing but air and a drop. He was severely injured and had things closed off. His left eye, right arm and torso, and left leg were damaged to the point that he was concerned about if he would make it. He then realized Parchment wasn't with him.

It took him more time to find her with his injury. But he was glad he did find her. She was acting weird, constantly targeting to trip the traps in the area. But getting to the end was worth it. He was exhausted from Parchment as he entered the last room.

"Hey!"

He blinked twice before turning to see a fuming Parchment. He drifted off. Wasn't she behind him? He went over and paused. She briefly scanned him.

"You locked me in here!"

"Eh?" He muttered quietly. He was dying outside! How could he have pulled that off? Unless he sleptwalked the entire thing. Then he wanted to know what he was trying to accomplish.

"Don't act innocent, imposter!" He turned to see a less damaged version of himself. "You act like me and think damaging yourself will get you pity? Please..." He blinked twice before slowly turning to his doppelganger.

"Wha you ean?"

"And you can't speak properly. Even better." He was too weak to do anything as his older mind took over.

"Excuse me? But the only problem with you is that you don't have a good act."

Cold yes, but it started up an argument. Parchment finally split it.

"Enough!" Midnight trembled at her voice. He badly needed to rest. "I'm not doing this. I will uncover the imposter. Question 1! Does Rand have a daughter?"

"Yes." The duo spoke in unison, Midnight's being weaker. She shot a concerned look at him before continuing.

"Question 2! Did Booker build The Union?"

"Yes." He whispered while the other guy beamed. He was two seconds away from collapsing. He was rather surprised that he hadn't collapsed yet.

"Question 3! Is Cedar slim and handsome?"

"No." He simply shook his head. He couldn't get words out this time. She gazed at the weakened boy and sighed.

"Question 4... what are the three ways to handle Oblivia?" Midnight perked up at that.

"3?" The other guy asked. Midnight quickly straightened up before speaking.

"Islands, DoReMiFaSoLaTi. La Island is triangled by Ti Island; which is the home of the Eon Duo; the Rainbow Dias and the Sky Fortress." His older voice was forced to shut down as he let his Kithicorian out. "Quema... gan hara va nala von Oblivia ena heirs Oblivia. Von Oblivia ina melve. Heirs Oblivia ina mara loto lenari. Famari nagl le metora feemar iea re."

He felt lightheaded after that. The other guy was quiet as Parchment smiled.

"And that's what I was looking for. The native Kithicorian language that the real Midnight has mastered. An impostor could probably fake him if they knew the Kithicorian language."

He could only muster a faint smile before she pulled him into a hug. It was extremely faint, but it still pulled him into a unconscious state. Which wasn't good as he needed to stay awake to watch the imposter. But it was far too late.

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Parchment woke up to a sharp pain in her neck. Damn it. She was so focused on Midnight she hadn't watched the imposter. She then froze. Where was Midnight? She tapped her styler and her heart sank. He was offline.

"Pi!"

She was on her feet instantly. She was near a wall with two boulders preventing her from escaping. There was a spot for her to poke her head out. She peered out and saw Pichu.

"Pichu! Is Midnight ok?!" It lowered its head. Oh no. "Go back and stay with him. I'll be there soon."

It ran off as she examined the rocks. She then paused. What had helped her in the other two rooms? What was it? She pressed her hands against the boulders and relaxed. Suddenly a surge of power appeared and shattered the boulders. She was frozen for a moment before she saw the door where the person responsible awaited. She would get to Midnight later. It would allow him to rest and he would be safe. She raced in and growled. The person was clearly waiting for Midnight as they were now dressed as Parchment. She turned and froze.

"Wha-"

"Drop the disguise, Kasa!" The woman blinked before spinning, the disguise vanishing.

"How'd you get out of the trap?" Parchment didn't answer before aiming her styler.

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She arrived where Midnight was. He must've been dropped back out of the fake door as he had open wounds. She tended those before waking him up.

"Parchment...?" She gently picked him up and carried him out.

"Are you ok?" He nodded as he put his head down on her shoulder.

"Am ow." She accidentally let a laugh out as she got him to the others.

"Stay with me, Midnight. Please." He gulped weakly.

"You eal wit Kasa?"

"Yes..."

"Ten me an re'over in eace..." He murmured softly as she got him to Nema. "Oh... Edward till tand..." He then huffed as he gazed at his wounds.

"Hocus... didn't he poison you?" Midnight didn't respond as he drifted off. "Midnight..."

"Huh..." She petted his head and reluctantly looked at the door.

"Midnight... stay with me..." He was quiet as Rand and Nema cleaned him up. "We still need you..."

"Parchment...." Was all he could say before his voice turned into mouthing. He reached out to the door and paused. She helped him up and to the door. His hand grazed the door as he gulped. "I... want... to... at... least... finish... this... then... rest..." Parchment gulped.

"Alright... then let's finish this."

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Midnight gulped as he captured Mewtwo from Edward. Victory in the hands of the Legacy.

Or so they thought.

Purple Eyes, despite the progressive recovery for him, took over the Societea's operation and attacked him, Rand and Edward. All he remembered was screaming and darkness.

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Parchment was quiet as she watched Midnight vanish with the older males. This couldn't be happening.

"Midnight..." She stared at Purple Eyes. He was almost there! What had happened? Then it clicked. He was abandoned by the Societea, who had taken over the Pinchers. A voice appeared in her mind as she felt the surge of power reappear.

"Parchment... take Midnight's place and end this! Don't leave his battle undone! Finish what he started! Show this man that he has broken two Codes and free this Sector!"

She didn't waste time after that. Her eyes flashed a dangerous color before she raced forward.

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Parchment cursed as the fortress started falling. Pichu and Nema were freaking out as she closed her eyes and concentrated.

"Please..."

Her styler hummed as she went quiet. A familiar sound filled her ears as she looked up. She froze as Ho-oh appeared in front of her. It worked?! She almost couldn't speak before she remembered the situation.

"Ho-oh! Please! Stop the Sky Fortress!"

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She was glad with what happened afterwards.

Midnight and Rand were returned in somewhat one piece. Midnight collapsed upon returning. They were at his side instantly.

"Midnight!?"

He didn't respond as he unconsciously let his hand graze Parchment's cheek. She grabbed his hand and held it against her cheek as Nema helped her out with picking him up. Purple Eyes was quiet as he leaned against Rand.

"We have to get him healed now."

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Midnight was resting on his bed as a soft tune filled the air. The poison hadn't been removed from his system due to how deadly it was right now. And the antidote hadn't helped. Parchment was quietly resting beside the smaller boy as Lapis kept the room calm. The phone buzzed, gaining a soft noise from Parchment. She wanted quiet. Lapis stopped playing and answered it.

"Went missing- oh.... senior..." Parchment held her hand out as she faintly sat up. She took the phone and sighed.

"Parchment speaking."

"I asked for Midnight."

"He's unavailable right now."

"When's a better time?"

She didn't respond as Midnight's breathing stopped. She hit that mute button faster than she could say 'hold on'. She put the phone on the end of the bed as Lapis helped her by getting an air mask. She whispered softly in his ear to keep him with her. He, without the whole breathing thing, moved his hand. She grabbed it instantly and rubbed it as she kept the whispering going. Lapis returned with the mask and put it on his face. The smaller boy gasped a little as air returned. They waited for a moment before Midnight made a soft noise. She put her ear by his face.

"Call....... Code....... cure..... with...... light..... in......... curse........ mark...... on... back..... send....................... help........-"

He fell silent after that, only his breathing filled the room. Parchment finished writing and sighed.

"Arceus.... are you trying to tell us something?" Lapis hummed.

"Can we make a full sentence now?" She looked at her notes. This was the third time this had happened.

"Let's see..." She wrote something down and stopped. "Yes..." She read it aloud. "'Call the Code of Arceus. Within one of the parts has the cure for the poison, which is the Shaded Light. It is with the Yunshia's Curse. Midnight's mark is on his lower back if you need it. Please send him help.'" They locked eyes. "This is what we need!" Lapis smiled before eyeing the phone.

"We have two problems." Her eyes followed his. "One is the seniors. The other is we don't know anyone there." She gulped.

"Call Senior Purple. He might know. I'll finish the call with the seniors." He nodded before going out. She picked up the phone and unmuted herself. "Are you still there?"

"Did something happen?"

"You... could say that..." She touched Midnight's arm as his breathing went soft. "Um.... I lost track of what you needed."

"I need to speak to Midnight. You said he wasn't available. When will he be available?" She went quiet again as Lapis went over. She covered the phone's microphone with her hand as he whispered into her other ear.

"He told me that 6 Dexters are part of Yunshia's Curse. He doesn't know who exactly has it. But the Dexters are Green, Silver, Ruby, Lilac, Glowce, and Qidorr." She bit her lip.

"I'm speaking to Green right now..." She silently thanked him before returning to the call. "Uh... I don't know... but... you alone?"

"Yeah... why?"

"Uh... he... He's in a bit of a... situation... can you tell me.... who.... uh.... has a certain thing..."

"Hm? What... situation? What thing?" Parchment gulped. She felt like she was barging into the Waves' privacy.

"Uh... a situation that... he sorta got himself into... um.... I'm looking for the Shaded Light." The call fell quiet. Damn it. Did she screw something up?

"Why?" Curses. She bit her lip. She couldn't curse. This was the curse police inspector.

"Uh.... um..." She put her hand off the mic. "She's asking for a reason..." He pulled out his phone and went over to Midnight and did something. There was some silence before he went back.

"Tell her to check her messages." She paused before returning to the call.

"Um.... I can't give a reason right now... but... why don't you check your messages and see what Lapis sent you?" Silence followed as she waited.

"So.... did something happen to him...?" Green's voice returned with a soft shakiness.

"Yes... I don't want to talk about it without losing him... but I need to help him. With what Lapis sent, we kept getting messages telling us what to do. Please Senior Green. We need this information."

The senior went quiet for a moment. Parchment wasn't sure if she muted herself or what, but finally she spoke.

"Who told you?"

"Purple..." Sorry dude, but she wasn't getting too much suffering later.

"Alright... where do you have Midnight?" Was she silently messaging the person? Not that she needed to know the person.

"Uh... ranger base. He's in his room." The Waves would know where that is, right?

"Ok.... the person will go to the base and do the heal some time in the middle of the night. Please don't try to interact with them as they won't work with you. He should be up by morning." Parchment smiled.

"Thank you, Senior Green. I promise not to tell anyone about this. Not until you give me the ok."

"Thank you, Parchment. Please tell Midnight to call me when he gets better."

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Midnight was quiet as the night was filled with a gentle breeze. His breathing was practically empty as death came near. That's when someone entered. The person's eyes flashed as they went over and ran their hand across the smaller boy's face. A steady breath escaped the person as they touched Midnight's forehead. A gentle light escaped their hand as they stared at the smaller boy. Midnight gasped gently before opening his eyes. They touched a pair of silver ones before they vanished. Midnight sat up quickly before a hand touch his shoulder and laid him back down.

"Rest, Legacy. You need to rest in order to learn." Midnight went to counter when the light returned to their hand. They showed their face briefly as they hushed him. Midnight couldn't tell you what happened except this: "You speak nothing of this. Rest up, Legacy. The world awaits." Midnight had no words as he passed out. 

The person gulped as they hid the light. That was close. They smiled before very gently tapping their nose against his forehead before vanishing out the door.

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Midnight was still asleep when Parchment came in with the food. His nose caught the food's scent instantly and he sat up instantly as she giggled.

"Morning! Here!" He gladly took the food and scarfed it down. "Some things you should put your time into... Green would like you to call her, your mother needs you at the union and Rand wants you for something." He nodded before getting to his feet.

"Tanks Par-" She grabbed the back of the hem of his shirt, gaining a scarlet red color from the male's face. "P-Parchment!?"

"Why would you hide something like this?"

"L-l-l-lie what?" She lifted his shirt enough to run her finger across his blessed mark. He was forced to grab the wall to stay standing. "P-p-p-par-" His face heated up further. "P-p-plea..."

"Oh?" She purred as his legs trembled. "Is this your weak point?"

"N-n-no..." He huffed as his senses shifted to touch. Everything else blurred. "S-s-s-sop..."

She couldn't just not entertain herself with this. She wrapped her other hand around his waist and pulled him close as his legs were about to give way. It was his move that surprised them both. His hand snaked up to under her hair and rubbed her neck. The noise that escaped her made them both stop. He got out of her grip and behind her. He gently moved her hair, which made her tremble, and paused.

"You..." She paused as her face reached an embarrassing level of red. "You have one too..."

"W-what...?"

He carefully pulled out his phone and took a picture of the mark on the back of her neck. The tides had turned as she shook violently. He, unlike her, didn't further tease her and helped her sat down. He let her hair cover the mark again before he rubbed her back to regain her consciousness. She took steady breaths before she relaxed.

"W-what was that f-for...?" He showed her the picture.

"You know 'bout tis?" She faintly looked at the picture before pausing.

"No.... wait.... isn't that-"

"Symbol of Giratina. Same wit ine, bu my Arceus." She was quiet for a moment before she looked at him.

"Does this mean..." He nodded.

"You fin you Code an eep uiet. We alk ater." She nodded at that.

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"So at you's?"

She nodded. Hers was a three part as well. One thing stayed the same. The Crimson Seal.

"Me no fin seal... we should go alk to our Code mates. Toeter?" She nodded before they went out.

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"No!"

What was Purple yelling at? The Eevee had appeared in a Code meeting with both the Code of Arceus and Giratina with a note, transformed and had just disappeared. Pink wouldn't move from her position with her head on the table as Purple finished growling.

"And that's all you get to do see of the Code of Arceus' Crimson Seal." Are you kidding me!?" Midnight purred at that.

"What's it say?" Pink picked her head up and read it.

"Uh.... 'Dear Code members of Arceus and Giratina,
My apologies for not appearing. But with what has happened, I am keeping my identity in the shadows. But I will keep in contact.
I will summarize my part of both Codes and then you'll have a better idea of the full codes.
As the Code of Arceus, I protect the power of the great god. I have an Eevee, Regigigas, a shield, and plates. But with the current dangers, I have had to adjust my items. Eevee has stayed the same; Regigigas has given me its aura that I have in a stone; I transformed the shield into a vest that Eevee wears and the stone hides in; I was able to craft a plate that holds all of the types, which I hide in the vest. So while I'm not there, Eevee holds the majority of Arceus' Crimson Seal.
For the Code of Giratina, I lead it. I have a flag, daggers, Marshadow and a Ditto. Same with the Code of Arceus, I have hidden my items in plain sight. Ditto is the same; Marshadow, due to it being needed with another person, was willing to get its aura in a stone for me; the flag was formed into a brace that I have; the daggers were transformed. I am personally carrying most of them.
I wish I could join you, but I am in the most danger. Be careful.
~Crimson.'
Lovely..."

The others giggled at her sarcasm. She sighed as she placed it down.

"Well... let's get this meeting moving."

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Lapis was resting quietly against a wall as the others talked over the Voicemail. He was so exhausted that he couldn't recognize his actions. They were supposed to be looking around Oblivia for Leanne and Nema, but his conscious decided to shut down in the middle. He looked down the hallway he had to go down. He finally stood up and started walking down the hall. Pain swept through him as his hand grazed the wall.

"Lapis?" He didn't respond as he entered another room. "Lapis?"

"Hm?" He barely whispered as he eyed the enemies that were approaching. He softly captured the pokemon as he stumbled and pulled his instrument out. He disabled the enemies before collapsing against a wall.

"L-lapis...? Is something wrong?" He managed a weak smile as he pulled his styler to his ear.

"No!" He said in a weakly cheerful voice. "I just got the bad end of the stick. I'm still looking."

"Ok... be careful. Scarlet out." There was some mumbling that followed before silence. Lapis turned off the Voicemail before looking ahead.

"You know my code. I'm not done yet."

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Scarlet bit her lip as Crepe shakily cared for Sage and Rand. She wanted to stop him very badly, but that's was risky. Cedar was quiet as he tried to reach out to Midnight, who had fallen quiet. He was also trying to get Lapis's status. He smiled.

"I got Lapis. Thanks to Plusle, I was able to get an image. But it doesn't look pretty." Scarlet gulped.

"Let's see it." He sighed before let the small light in his hand floated to the middle of the room before showing the image. The group froze.

Lapis was currently fighting their partners that had gone missing. He was wearing down and looked exhausted. He had wounds both new and old as he continued the fight. Scarlet trembled.

"We have to get to him. Where is this?" The Covenant gulped.

"I don't know. And I don't like it."

Lapis was slammed into a wall before slowly getting up. They could only watch their teammate get worse. Crepe trembled before getting into a hug with Cedar. Cedar got rid of the scene to bring peace.

But that's when help came.

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Lapis was about to launch another attack when a faint noise stopped him. He was put into a trance while the other side looked around for the source. It seemed lost before the sound turned into a tune.

https://youtu.be/T90FN8cYdnc

He was so deep in the trance that he didn't realize what happened. He blinked twice before the scene appeared.

Midnight was in front of him with Pichu on his shoulder. The partners were hiding behind him as he casted something at the enemies. They were quickly destroyed before Midnight turned to him. Lapis was trying to regain his grasp with reality before he was sat down.

"Lapis..." The older male huffed as he looked past him.

"They.... they..." He forced himself to his feet, gaining a soft noise from the small ranger. "I-"

"Lapis, lemme take over-"

"I heard them-" He barely choked out, making Midnight pause. "I'm almost there-" Midnight stayed quiet as Lapis pulled out of his grip and ran ahead, Minun at his side. The smaller boy sighed before he raced after him.

Lapis was stopped by a large red door that was locked from the inside. He tiredly cried against it before Midnight pulled him into a hug.

"Lapis... hold on... we get to 'em..."

Lapis cried into his shoulder as Pichu tapped Minun's arm. It pointed to a hole in the wall, gaining a soft smile from the semi-blue electric type. The duo slipped in as the boys rested and went to a switch. Minun was able to keep the men inside away while Pichu hit of the switch, opening the door.

The duo on the other side were all smiles at that. They barged in and went  to clean up the scene. The problem was what was inside. While Lapis targeted the people with the girls, Midnight came face to face with Purple Eyes.

"You..." The male gulped as Nema and Leanne hugged. Lapis stayed near them to keep them guarded. Purple Eyes gulped before he spoke.

"I'm already done here... Garchomp!"

A scream hit the air before the dragon type appeared above Midnight and he growled in response.

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He found out later what screamed.

While Purple Eyes had escaped, he had discovered that Lapis had been hit. Nema was at his side while Leanne cleaned her stuff up. Midnight heard Nema whispering into Lapis's ear, keeping his conscious mind awake. Midnight froze before going over and picking him up.

"Lapis... lego you Cedar..." Lapis blinked as Nema wrapped his head up.

"Maya.... meya..." Midnight gulped as he gently swayed the bluenette. "Muya... miya.... moya... maya..." Midnight looked at the pokemon.

"Clear the way!"

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Midnight entered the base and called out as Lapis lost consciousness.

"Medic!" Crepe poked his head out and immediately got to his side. "He needs help now." Crepe gulped.

"I have a bed over here. Come on." Lapis's breathing went soft at that as they got him into the room.

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Lapis was still asleep and on medical support as Midnight paced back and forth. He  had been asleep for a few days and Midnight felt lost. Purple Eyes had forced Lapis into the Oblivia Ruins and damaged him to the point of near death. His pride must also be damaged. Only one way to know. A knock came as he paused.

"Midnight? Has he woken up?"

"No..." Silence followed as he went back to pacing. A noise touched his ears suddenly.

"H-" Midnight was at his side instantly.

"Lapis..." A tender tear ran down his cheek as Lapis twitched a little. His blue eyes opened and met Midnight's black ones. "Lapis!" The bluenette blinked a little as Crepe appeared at his side. Crepe checked him before leaving them alone. Lapis seemed in a daze for a moment before Midnight cleared his throat.

"Huh...?"

"Are... you ok?" Lapis finally looked away from him, giving his statement. Midnight looked at the ground before he put his head down beside Lapis. Lapis noticed before he combed a hand through his hair. Midnight let a soft noise emerged as he looked into Lapis's eyes, tears staining his face.

"Why..." Midnight lowered his head. "Why help me..."

"I felt your aura... it felt... different. I couldn't handle it... I had to... I had to save you from yourself... O-or else you would've... killed yourself in defeat..." Lapis was quiet as he looked around the room. A sudden flash hit his eyes as he sat up. Midnight hugged him before he could get farther.

"The girl-"

"Lapis plea!"

"But they-"

"Lapis!"

The bluenette went quiet as Midnight let the tears fall down his cheeks. He couldn't take anymore of this. Lapis seemed to pause before he spoke again.

"Are they... are they... s-safe?" 

Midnight could only nod as he buried his face into Lapis's side. He felt himself get picked up and pulled into a weak hug. He cried into the person's shoulder as his senses were pulled elsewhere.

"Midnight..." He almost didn't answer if he didn't feel the hand rubbing his head. A soft, tearful purr escaped him as he snuggled up to the person. "I'm sorry... I was blinded.... blinded by life... please... please forgive me..."

"Don't let go..." Was all Midnight could muster before clawing Lapis's back faintly. The arms tightened around him at that. Midnight felt tired as he buried his face in Lapis's shoulders.

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A chuckle escaped someone as they watched the world go about its day.

"Oh Eevee... Ditto... they'll never see the great Crimson Seal, will they?" They chuckled in agreement as blue eyes pierced the air. "Like they'll know."