*After loosing Taco and Mepad*

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*Knife's P.O.V*

SON OF A BITCH!

We fucking lost them!

Ugh! How did we loose them!?

I look over behind me to see if the other 2 were okay. Pickle was breathing a little heavy, but he looked fine. Mic however.... looks like she's about to pass out.

"You two okay?", I asked in concerned.

"I'm *pant* okay 'teddy bear'.", Pickle said, calling me by a pet name.

I blush a bit at the pet name. Pickle can be so cute at times.

"*pant* Holy fuck. It feels like I ran *pant* a marathon! *pant* I'm okay tho. *pant*", Mic panted.

I nod as I look back over. I wanted to see if I could spot them, but I couldn't. Damnit.

Why was Mepad with Taco? Did she hack Mepad!? I have so many questions, yet so little answers!

"Fuck!", I exclaim.

I punched a nearby tree out of frustration. How could we let them get away like that!?

"Knife.... It's okay hun. You need to calm down.", Pickle tries to calm me.

"How can we be clam at a time like this!? Taco has both Mepad AND Balloon! WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE'S PLANNING WITH THEM!", I yell out.

I punch the tree again to get the anger out. Pickle pulls me away and pulls me into a hug. I feel myself calm down a bit and hug back.

"It's going to be okay. I don't know why Taco has them, let alone had food with her. But we'll get them back.", Pickle soothes.

I instantly feel calmer by his calming voice. I take a few deep breaths and I was completely calm. 

"Calm now?", Pickle asked breaking the hug.

"Yea. Thanks sweetie.", I thanked.

I pull him closer and kiss him on the lips. He was in shock at first, but then melted into the kiss. After a few seconds, we break from the kiss.

"You two love birds done?", Mic asked.

"Yes Ms. Lonely. We're done.", I tease.

"Rude.", she spat.

"No shit.", I spat back.

We both chuckle a bit. That's when Pickle looked down. His he okay?

"Pickle? You okay bro?", I asked.

"Huh? Oh. I'm okay. Just. Confused.", he said.

"Why?", I asked.

"Taco. Why is she back? And for how long? It just so.... weird.", he points out.

Me and Mic glance at each other. We never talked about Taco after the events of episode 14. Of course we knew she was still there, we just didn't think she would be a threat to us.

But now? Now that we found her and Mepad while finding out that Balloon was with her? Things went from bad, to fucking worse.

One of us should've at least told somebody about Taco! Maybe not the cops, but at least the hotel residents at best!

We know what Taco is capbable of! And we didn't think twice about Taco planning something!

"Guys? You okay?", Pickle asked.

"Pickle.... There's something we need to tell you. And EVERYONE back at the hotel.", Mic confessed.

I look over to Mic in shock. I didn't expect Mic to be upfront about Taco. If anything, I wasn't expecting Mic to say ANYTHING about her.

"Mic. What do you mean?", Pickle asked.

"....We knew about Taco being out here.", she flatly said.

Pickle's face went into a very shocked and heartbroken state. He looked so, hurt and betrayed all over again.

"W-what? You knew she was out here?", he asked in a shocked tone.

"Yea. We're sorry we didn't tell you.", I apologized.

"Why? Why didn'y you say anything?", he asked us.

"I was afriad of what you guys would think about me.", Mic confessed.

"I promised Mic I wouldn't say anything.", I confessed after.

"O-oh. I understand.", he said.

"Come on you two. Let's head back. We need to tell them about Taco, and what happened.", I say.

They both nod and we make our way back to the hotel.

I don't know what Taco is planning, or why she has Balloon and Mepad. But we're going to find her and make her fucking talk.

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*2 hours later*

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*Tea Kettle's P.O.V*

I just got off of work. Ms. Spatula was kind enough to let me go early as another employee came early than expected.

So, I was going to head back home. However! I decided to go visit my nephew and niece since I haven't seen them in a hot while!

Hmmm. I should go buy them a gift! To Walmart I go!

I get into my car and start my short drive to Walmart. Once I get there, I get out of my car and grab my purse. 

I close the door and lock my car. Right. I should be all set!

Let's go in and find my nephew and niece a gift!

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*1 hour later*

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Alright! I mangaged to find some gifts!

They're adorable and match their personalities perfectly!

Okay. Now to head to the hotel where they live! Ooo~ I can't wait to see them!

I was already on my way there when a thought came to mind. Didn't my nephew say that somebody had ran away from there?

He did! Oh. The poor child. I do hope they get found! I feel so ashamed of my nephew not taking proper care of that person.

But at the same time, he had small justification. Although, he does regret not being better then, he's doing his best to be better now!

I think it's so sweet that he learned that lesson by himself. Sure, it was under terrible news. But he's wanting to redeem himself!

After another few minutes I can see the hotel. I park the car and grab my gifts for my nephew and neice.

I make my way to the enterance and knock on the door. I wait a good 2 minutes when the door opens.

"Um? Hello?", the young man greets.

"Hello. I'm here to visit. May I come in?", I ask kindly.

"Uh. Sure! Come in.", he says.

"Thanks hun!", I thanked.

He walks aside so I could walk in. Once I'm in, he closes the door and I see the scene before me.

It doesn't look as lively as it used to be. Oh. This situation must be hitting them hard. I don't blame them, a person running away isn't the best news.

"Here! Come sit. I'll go grab OJ for you!", the young man says.

"Oh! Thank you hun! Could you grab TestTube while you're at it?", I asked him.

"Testy? Sure! I'll grab her!", he says.

He rushes off to go get them. While I wait, I use this time to talk to Paintbrush who was next to me.

"Hello.", I greet.

"Huh? Oh! Hello TK! I didn't know you came to visit.", Paintbrush greets.

"Hello Paintbrush dear! How are you?", I asked.

"I'm doing well! You?", he asked.

"I'm doing fine! I see you're still an artist.", I pointed out.

"Oh! Yea. It helps me destress. And I just love to draw.", he claimed.

"That's wonderful dear. You'll be such a fine young artist!", I compliment.

"Thanks TK!", he thanks.

"You're welcome dear. Such a kind you man you are.", I say.

He cringes a little bit at my words.

"Um... I'm actually nonbinary TK....", they confessed.

"Oh! I'm sorry dear!", I apologized.

"It's okay Tea Kettle. It happens.", they say.

We continue to talk when-

"I'm back! I brought OJ and TestTube mam!", the young boy from earlier says.

"Thank you dear!", I thanked him.

"Huh? Aunt Kettle!?", OJ exclaims.

"Hello dears!", I greet.

"What are you doing here aunty?", TestTube asks.

"I just came to visit! It's been a while since I've seen you two!", I explain.

"Aw! We miss you too aunty.", Testube says.

"Yea. But you didn't call?", OJ claims.

"Surprise visit OJ hun.", I say.

"Makes sense. Thanks for coming aunty.", he says.

"Of course huh.", I say.

We all hug for a good while. After some time, we break the hug.

"Wait. This is your aunt Testy?", the other boy asks.

"Oh! Yea. Aunty. This is Fan! My... um...boyfriend.", TestTube introduces.

"Boyfriend? You have a boyfriend TestTube?", I asked in shock.

She nods nervously. Aw~ She's nervous! I can see Fan is nervous as well.

"Hello! I'm Fan. It's a pleasure to meet you miss.", Fan introduces.

He pulls out his hand for a handshake. Such a gentleman this one is! I reach out and shake his hand.

"The pleasure is all mine Fan. I'm Tea Kettle. But you can call me TK.", I introduce.

Both of them look relieved as I introduced myself. Fan looks good enough for my neice, so I'll accept him!

"OJ hun. Do you have a partner yet?", I asked.

His face goes bright red as I asked. Awe~ Somebody's flustered!

"Ah.... Y-yea. I have a partner. You want me to get him?", he asked.

"'Him'? You have a boyfriend OJ?", I asked.

"Um... Yea! I can grab him if you want.", he confrims.

"Of course! I would love to meet your boyfriend!", I say excitely.

OJ nods and walks somwhere to get his boyfriend. Oh~! They grow up so fast! 

"So? What really brings you here aunty?", TestTube asks.

"I just wanted to check up on you both. Like I said. I haven't seen you two in a while!", I say.

"Aw. That's nice of you TK.", Fan says.

"Of course! And just to check up on them. I know how rough it's been recently.", I say in a understanding tone.

"Yea. We've all been really stressed. It's been nearly a whole year since Balloon's ran away.", T.T says.

"Balloon? Is that the name of the person who ran away?", I asked.

"Yep. I can't believe it's been so long. It almost feels like yesterday since he's ran off.", Fan says sadly.

"I really wish we got to know him better. Instead, we just ignored him. We didn't listen to him. And now we pay the consequences.", T.T says solemly.

"Don't worry. You guys are going to find him.", I say sweetly.

They both perk up at the determination I gave them. Just like that, OJ comes back with Paper.

"Hello Paper! I haven't seen you in so long.", I greet.

"Oh! Hello Ms.Kettle! OJ mentioned you were here to visit!", he says.

"Yep. But OJ? Where's your boyfriend?", I asked.

"Kettle. Paper IS my boyfriend.", OJ claims.

"Oh? You finally asked him out! I'm so proud OJ!", I cheer.

We pull into another hug. This one felt like forever before we pulled apart.

"Oh! TK! You didn't get attacked did you?", OJ suddenly asks.

"Attacked? By what?", I asked.

"Not by 'what'. By 'who'. A girl with blond hair and a lettuce hairband. Along with a male with a screen as his chest.", T.T explains.

Huh. That description sounds like the kind folk who came by the bakery earlier today. How weird.

"Hmm... Nope. Why them specifically?", I pryed.

"They're bad news. The girl specifically!", Fan says.

"Oh?", I questioned.

"Yea. The girl competed on the show before. She played dumb to get to the top. She betrayed everyone, especially Pickle.", OJ said scoffing.

"Oh dear. But she had a reason right? She was playing the game.", I say.

"Well. Yea. But she lost to OJ. She was bitter and tried to steal the million from him!", Paper commented.

"Sure. That's wrong. But you have to cut her some sort of slack. Maybe she did what she did for a reason. Like that Balloon fellow. He did the same did he not?", I reminded them.

All four go silent. I suppose they somewhat see what I'm getting at. You can't hold a grudge on somebody forever.

Even if what they did was wrong. Everybody can change. If they can see that Balloon has changed, then the same is possible with this girl.

"I guess we didn't see it that way. But she's still a threat to us!", T.T says.

"Exactly! We asked because we learned the she has Balloon! Somehow!", OJ exclaims.

"Oh? Wait. What's this girl's name?", I asked.

"Her name is Taco. The male is Mepad. We think she may have hacked Mepad into being on her side.", T.T says.

Oh dear. It was the people from the bakery ealier. I hope they're okay.

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*End of Aftermath*

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