"Peggy Sue"

"I've heard you sing, I've come for a song." A female voice called out with authority, slight annoyance her eyes looking around at the darkness. her nose twitching slightly at the smell which made her cover her nose with her sleeve. "Sing." wooden chair clapped against the floor as a guard placed it near the cell bars. Looking at the guard before cleaning off the chair sitting down. "Filthy, you can't find me a cleaner one?" The guard shook their head nervously standing in attention with their arms at their side. "I wasn't informed you would be coming down or I would have gathered you a more appropriate seating." She scuffed with a low growl adjusting herself in the chair.

"Well? Sing! I don't have all day!" Exhaling through her nose with a groan, "I came to this disgusting place to hear you sing. Now sing!" Her claws tapped against the arm of the chain. The guard stepped closer to the bars. "Sing! That's a order." She slowly growing impatient. "You can rot in there. You there." Waving a guard over to her, "I thought you said this one could sing? Are you trying to make a fool of me?!" The female stared into the guards eyes with rage building "N-no! Never I wouldn't. They do sing I have heard them. I wo-." The guard shook slightly, she snapped at them quickly.

 "No food for both of you today understood? If you say they do sing then I will be back tomorrow and if they still do not sing then both of you will be having something in common." The guard opened their mouth wanting to say something but closed their mouth and nodded.  "Both of you will be in these disgusting cells with no food, for wasting my time with this nonsense." The guard lowering their head knowing there was no arguing it was going to be a rough day now without any food.

Chains slid along the cold dirt floor, interrupting the conversation on the other side of the bars. The torches flickering outside of the cell walls. The chains crashing down upon the ground as it led into the shadows of the cell. "If you knew. Peggy Sue." A light tapping of chains against the ground as the voice sang softly from the shadows. "Then you'd know why I feel blue." The singing echoed through the cell and down the hallway slightly before fading into silence. "Without Peggy."

 "My Peggy Sue"
The light of the torch barely lighting the way through the halls "Oh, well, I love you, gal"
"Yes, I love you, Peggy Sue" She scuffed through her nose at the singing before glancing back at the guard. The guard smiled nervously while standing near the cell bars, turning their attention to the ground.
"Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue"
"Oh, how my heart yearns for you"
"Oh, Peggy." 
"My Peggy Sue"
"Oh, well, I love you, gal"
"Yes, I love you, Peggy Sue"
"Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue"
"Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, Peggy Sue"
"Oh, Peggy."
"My Peggy Sue"
"Oh, well, I love you, gal"
"And I need you, Peggy Sue"
"I love you, Peggy Sue"
"With a love so rare and true"
"Oh, Peggy." 
"My Peggy Sue"
"Well, I love you, gal"
"I want you, Peggy Sue"

The chains tapping continued, along with a slight tap of the guards foot against the ground. "So you weren't lying after all. Very well you can eat today" The female looked to the guard then back at the one behind the bars. "When I want a song you sing, and you get to eat. Make me wait and you get nothing." Nothing else was said as the song continued. The rhythm of the chains and tapping of feet on the ground, the cold dry ground kicked up a slight bit of dust.

"Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue"
"Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, Peggy Sue"
"Oh, Peggy, my Peggy Sue"
"Oh, well, I love you, gal"
"Yes, I need you, Peggy Sue"
"I love you, Peggy Sue"
"With a love so rare and true"
"Oh, Peggy, my Peggy Sue"
"Oh, well, I love you, gal"
"And I want you, Peggy Sue"
"Oh, well, I love you gal"
"And I want you, Peggy Sue!"

"Is that it? Who is this Peggy Sue? A lover perhaps? It's not even about me, what a worthless song. Tomorrow give me a song worth my time." She sat there waiting for a reply as she stared at the figure in the shadow. "Speak!" She commanded before narrowing her eyes staring directly at the shadows. The guard cleared their throat, "Answer the questions! Speak!" The guard leaned down tugging on the chain against the figure trying to pull them from the shadows. "Fine, starve." She stood from the chair glaring at the shadowed figure and dusting off her body from the chair. "Get me a more suitable seat next time." Her face covered with her sleeve turning and leaving as her body guards led and followed through the hallways with their own torches to light the way.

"Yes! I will make sure the seats will be suitable! I'll make sure they'll answer you next time!" The guard bowed their head staring at the ground letting go of the chain as it fell to the floor. "Good, if they don't that's fine long as they sing." Leaving with her bodyguards trying to push the body guard in front of her to move faster wanting to get out of the stench. "DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SMELL!" She growled coughing slightly, "MOVE!" Their pace moved faster with her orders, the guard watched and looked around. "Smell? How?" The lady was already out of the hallway and headed out of the prison.

The guard groaned before staring into the cell. "Well you going to say something or is that it?" The figure laid itself down against the floor and curled up against the wall. Having it's ragged clothing tare slightly while on the ground. "Right. Get some rest while you can." The guard followed down the trail behind the lady and her bodyguards. The torch in their grasp, the cell became darker and darker as the only light left. A cold breeze gently caressed along the walls as the warmth of the flame left. Footsteps of the guard began to fade with the echoing of sounds. The chill lingered as a frosted claw like fingertips touch against the bars of the cell.

Monsters and Maidens //Chapter Four: What's with this brat?!

 "WHO CUT DOWN MY TREE?! I will make you pay for that! You hear me?!" Osoroth bursting through the door with her body passing through the wood of the door. Moss patches along the floorboards when she walks inside, but later dissolve into the floorboards. "S-sir. I don't know how much longer I can hold it in.." Her toes were curling up as she placed her face further in the blanket.

"He-ey what? Alright, almost done Cherat. Calm down Osoroth, what happened?" Looking at her then to Osoroth. Cherat was under him gripping the bedsheet's with her face hiding in the blanket. Osoroth stares for a moment confused at what she was seeing. "Whatever you're doing it can wait. Who cut down my tree?!"

"BITCH! I'm the one that cut your tiny ass tree!" Jane called out from the living room stomping around flipping her hair to the side. "Besides it was in my way." Osoroth tensed up before turning around running out the door. "You know how long it took me to make that beautiful tree?!"  "Well, you put it in a bad spot. So it's your fault" The door closed behind Osoroth as a fight soon began in the living room. ".. Sorry you've been holding it for a while you can release now."

Cherat's legs buckled under her as she swirled her hips trying to keep her body up. His hands caressed over her back moving along to her sides. Her mouth opened as heavy breaths forced out of her mouth. Her eyes clenching tightly as her hands gripped the bed sheet even tighter, leaning her head down biting into the corner of a pillow. "Th-Thank you, S.AH-Sir. M-more? Please?"

A time and place (wip)

Time seemed to freeze for a moment as a Husky, Tiger and a Clydesdale all sat next to him. "You think she really cared?" The tiger growled, with tears rolling down Husian the husky's face. "No, it wasn't just her mother but her too!" Ludo the tiger continued shaking but held himself back as both his eyes glowed. "Don't tell me you think it wasn't her.. TELL ME, HUH. WHO ELSE WAS IT?! WHO?!" 
(Name) "I know, you don't think I know?! we all knew it was going to happen anyway. But here we went just to see our daughter. We knew the consiquionses, we were going to get in trouble anyway regardless..." Fuego the Clydesdale chimed in. "That's not how you say that word." (Name) huffed, "Shut up, Fuego I know that's not how you say it it's how I say it.. thanks thou, I'll try to say it right the next time." Fuego scoffed, "Ha, maybe don't worry about it. Speaking problems is what we do best." (Name) took a deep breath and it was silent before (name) looked up at the officer as time seemed to continue. "So you couldn't help yourself?" the officer asked. "No, I can handle myself I know when to continue and when to stop.. Can you sir? Once she said stop I stopped." His eyes narrowed before sipping come of the drink given to him. "So you didn't get off and only she did? come on you didn't get off? go another round?" The officer continued giving a crooked smile, with a friendly front. My eyes stared at him, "I don't have to get off, I can get myself off just as good. it's not about getting off if your into it for that then you need to find some help." Hus had spoken up, taken over for a moment before putting the finished cup down onto the table. "So no I did not go for round two.. I left afterwards, I just arrived back to my hotel room and was going to bed. so now it's almost time for me to go to work." Hus staring directly into the officers eyes, "Oh and where do you work at?" the officer reached over grabbing his pen and began to write on the note pad on the table. "Laborer ready." Soon as the name of the business was said the pen was placed back in the officers pocket without writing it down. "Oh, You work there huh?" The officer stared back into Hus's eyes. "Yes, is that a problem? Am I being detained or kept, cause I need to go to work." The officer looked away some and shook his head, "Hold on a minute and we'll see.." The officer left the room, as the door closed time froze. "OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? Hus that was awesome!!" (Name) Jumped into the air as Hus sat in the chair thinking to himself as he took a deep breath, "Urgh why does this always happen to us?!" All shrugged a bit as (name) walked around and stretched a bit. The tiger was angrily pacing the room, as he held his chest some. "Hey.. You okay.. calm down bud you're going to give yourself a heart attack." The tiger snapped around, "And how can you be so calm huh? this is happening to you all as well.. all of us just went through that.. why aren't you angry? why aren't you sad?.. am I the only one that's hurting?" Hus looked down at the cup on the table, frowned as a single tear ran down his face. "If they find out they had a restraining order against us, and now they accuse us of ra-.. rape?.. we'll never see our daughter again.. We knew we all knew something like this was going to happen. but if that's the last time we got to see her.. Then I will make sure that memory never goes away.. even if that one moment we got to see her.. she was walking talking her jibber jabber.. she got so mad to see us go.. she's our baby and will always be. You know as well as the rest of us she will be grown up and told we are evil and never come around us we will just kidnap her and we are bad people.." Tears were rolling down each cheek as Hus was talking, he was trying very hard to hold back his tears. "We all know this Ludo, but we got to keep this memory of our last time seeing our daughter.. we're not good with the memories but we got to try.. please each of us has to keep this in our minds.. One us remember.." Fuego scoffed and sniffled a bit. "Yeah.. easier said than done you know that.. but we will all do our part to remember." They all nodded, drying their eyes and sighed softly. Time was started with a deep breath from Hus as he looked around the room looking at the infamous mirror that was a two way mirror. Thinking of who could be or couldn't be behind the mirror before looking at his empty cup. "Empty." lifting the cup some saying softly to himself. The door opened a moment later, "Alright your free to go." Blinking a bit. "Huh? oh okay." Standing up from the chair and rubbed his back with a pop. "Ow.." The officer began leading the way outside. "Anything I need to do?" Hus asked, "Hm? Nope your free to go we aren't holding you so we are letting you go." Hus raised his brow, "Oh, okay." Walking to a door as the officer opened it up for Hus. "Have a good day." Hus looked at him and smiled softly. "Thank you, you too have a nice day." He said tiredly before walking out the door. It was the side of the police station, looking around remembering where he was. Placing his paws in his pocket and began walking down the street as the officer closed the door and walked away back into the police station. A block away he stretched some with a more tired yawn coming from his mouth. "..No, sir I'm sorry we can't give you a ride back to your home.. it is a inconvenious..." Hus began talking as the others were walking beside him, "That's not how you say it." Hus said to Fuego, "Yeah I know haha maybe I'll say it right next time." Chuckling softly to each other as they were all smiles happy to have not been put into jail or worse. Over joyed that they get another chance to make things right. "So we going to work or sleep?" Stopping for a moment as the body continued, a map popped up below them as they walked around so they all could see. "Hmm.. well we are here so lets go this way?" Ludo gesturing the path, Hus shook his head. "No how about this way it will be a bit longer but we can maybe swing by and change our clothes first." Glancing down at their clothing. "Ah, yeah well while we are their why don't we grab something to eat maybe.. make something in the fridge?" Fuego asked, "Well we only have that cookie batter stuff we were saving to make cookies with for a treat." Ludo nodded some but shrugged his shoulders. "True but we.. need that to last us too." Hus pointed out before they all went silent before nodding looking down some before the map closed and they began walking again heading back to the hotel room. The chill of the morning air blew across their bodies, "Maybe a shower.. I feel disgusting." nodding to himself, as did everyone else resting his right hand upon his stomach as he walked. Heading over the bridge turning to look at the sky changing, bringing a soft smile to his face when a warm beam of light touched his face. "Maybe this was the worse of it.. it can only get better from now on right?" Walking over the bridge as the wood creaked and groaned over the weight. His hand gripping his loose body fat, "Still fat ha.. starving ourselves each day and working hard and we're still a fat mess haha." chuckling a bit to himself trying to smile a bit at the irony. A light chuckle came out, coming over the bridge. Shortly after they arrived at the hotel two older couple with homemade lawn chairs sat out on the balcony. "You're coming home early!.. Or should I say late.." the couple chuckled some. "Oh you know.. wondering around couldn't sleep hah you know being young and wild" He chuckled replying back, as they all laughed a bit. "Oh back when I was your age." the older man started talking before the other giggled. Telling stories of young male roaming of his own before meting the one he was with now. It began a fight with words as they bickered a bit. "Alright heh well you two behave yourselves." almost in unison, "Not if we can help it!" laughing softly before walking into our room. Closing the door as everyone collapses on the beds with a groan. Laying there as they rested their bodies for a moment their eyes still open and looking up at the ceiling. "Well.. Who wants to work today?" Laying quiet before each of them began undressing and taking turns showering. "We all are.. we got to." Hus sighing heavily as he struggled a bit to get up from the bed. "Alright well lets go." collapsing on the floor as he held his chest. "Hus?.. oh hey hey hey." Fuego and ludo hurried over with (name) coming out of the shower. "It's okay.. I'm okay shhh shhhh shh" Hus slowly exhaling to try and stay calm. "Hey Hus come on man." Hus laid there clutching his chest, "we just going to bottle up everything aren't we?" Ludo nodded some, "Yeah.. we can't do anything about it.. it happened and we got to keep surviving.. remember you keep saying its an experience good or bad it happened.. but what we do after is what counts.. stand tall or let it knock you down." Hus interrupted and chuckled weezingly, "Even if you get knocked down, you can always get back up." coughing some and began to chuckle a bit slowly getting up to his feet with the others help. "Come on.. rest you deserve it." Fuego said as Hus laughed softly, "Uh oh got mister muscle worrying about me. hell no I'm not going to let you boys run wild without me.. I can still run with you" Fuego snickered, "We haven't run in ages old man.. we'd probably drop not even a mile haha." laughing some as Hus was being helped into the shower. "You need any help in their old man?" Fuego asked looking at the shower door. "No, thank you. I can still manage. and Thank you for your concern." Hus said while washing himself. Fuego walked away from the door and back in line. "Alright just checking." time went on before all the guys were cleaned and clothing were put on. Looking at the fridge, there was smell of bbq food being cooked coming from the outside. Holding his stomach a bit, before mixing in a small cup what he could find in the fridge stirring it up with a plastic spoon. Adding in a small bit of bbq sauce. "This will have to do for now." each of them had a cup of mix and a spoon. "I know its not much guys.. but its what we have.." Ludo stirring his a bit more as they all stared at their cup, before taking a bit out of it and slowly began eating. "Taste ok.. not the best tasting but we are doing our best." each of them raised their cup and continued eating slowly savoring the taste of each bite. Hus chuckled some. "Some of mine has chunky bits in it." chuckling as they all began to laugh. "Mine does too haha" Chewing and swallowing before shaking a bit getting warm and pumped up for the walk to work. "Alright everyone done? good here we go." Having changed into his work attire and headed out of the hotel room locking and closing the door behind him. Walking past the couple grilling on the balcony, "Hey!" Looking up and smiled. "Hey!" smiling with a wave. "Out all night and leaving so soon? Come on up here we have some some we're going to have a party all day today!" He smiled happily as he waved and nodded. "I would love to but w- I gotta go to work.. someone gotta make that money." They both seemed to awe. "Alright. Honey you come back soon okay? And we'll have some for you." He smiled and waved before jogging down the street. Talking to himself, "If I stay for food.. I won't have any money for rent.. or food. Thank you for the offer but.. I need money for rent." Everyone was whinning about the food slowing down and walking the rest of the way to work. Reaching into the back pocket, looking through the wallet, "I have enough for.." looking hard at the money which was only a few dollars and a couple of cents. ".. we got to get something that will last us through the day or at least.. until we get paid tonight/ tomorrow." (Name) said while looking at the wallet, "Food now or later? drinks now or later?" Everyone seemed to walk around him and continued onto work. "Yeah.. Later will work." (Name) said while walking to catch up with everyone else. it was silent the rest of the way. Arriving at laborer ready, walking inside and signed in at the front desk. There was a bit of a line around the front desk talking about the weather, and the work they were given yesterday. Staying out of the way and grabbing a cup and began pouring himself some coffee and poured in a bit of sugar. Placing the pot back hearing their name being called. It was the head boss a short, stocky middle aged pony with a mouth like a sailor and a humor of a farmer. "Hm? What's up?" He called out, "Got a job for yeah if you take it the others have vehicles and can drive you if you have gas money." A black and brown great dane turned around, looking down at him, "You keep up or get left behind got me?" Looking up at him and nodded, "I can keep up no prob here. Can you?" The great dane smirked, "Alright you can ride with me." We smiled softly as two more had been chosen to go along. The job was a moving a client from one place to another. "Moving job, huh? That's simple enough." Getting the address as everyone headed out. "Hey you can drive, right?" The great dane asked, while walking out to his car. "Drive? Well yeah I got my license. Why need me to drive?" The great dane thought for a moment, "You been in any wrecks?" He asked. as he shook his head. "Alright, show us you can drive this?" The great dane stopped at the passanger side of a car, looking at it almost nervous to get inside. "Drive this?" Asking while opening up the driverside door. "What you don't like it? or can't you drive?" Raising his brow some before slipping into the car looking at everything seemed so new and shinned like it was taken care of almost mint condition. "Oh well yeah I can drive, but You sure you want someone else driving such a fine ride?" Looking at the inside of the car, "Look I'll be real with you I kinda have a thing with my license so.. right now yes, don't fuck up my ride is all I'm saying." Shaking his head, "Oh hell no don't you worry haha I won't I may be rough wit the ladies but I'll be gentle with this one." The great dane burst out laughing holding out his paw, "Call me Dt." Reaching over and shaking his paw before fist bumping. "Alright, Dt call me Ludo" D raised a brow some and made a "psh." sound before handing over the keys. Taking the keys and put them in ignition starting up the car as it roared out the stereo blaring with heavy bass. Dt's hand reached over turning down the volume some, "You listen to rap?" Ludo shrugged his shoulders some, "Yeah some. But whatever has a good beat to it." Dt nodded turning it back up and buckled up as did Ludo. Driving casually out of the driveway and down the highway, Ludo looked over at Dt watching him out the corner of his eye. Noticing he was relaxing over at the door, before glancing at the dashboard before leaning back with a heavy sigh. "I thought you said you knew how to drive." Dt asked, "I don't want to ruin your ride, taking her nice and easy. but if you insist, that your in a hurry glad your buckled." His foot went to the floor and began weaving in and out of traffic leaning his head against his paw taking sharp turns and almost running red lights to get to their destination. Once they arrived at the job site the music was turned off and parked along the sidewalk. He sat up and unbuckled getting out of the car giving Dt back his keys. Dt coming out of his car almost in a rage, "That's how you fucking drive.. You got me, you drive like that shit. dam boy." Looking over at Dt and smiled softly, "I was just being gentle with her." Dt walked around the car with a big grin. "You into those nasty bitches huh? mm You find any you don't want send them my way." His tongue came out a bit with a large smirk across his face. "Ha, I don't think you want what I break." Dt's face light up, "OOoo you something dirty freaky aren't ya.."  Dt's tone came serious for a moment "After this job, I might need your help with some stuff if your interested." Walking with DT towards the house, "Oh yeah?.. Okay." Both of us reached the front door as we both noticed the moving truck. "I guess I'll be driving. where are the other two?" Ludo looked down at his watch. "Well we are here on time.. early by 5 minutes." Dt scoffed, Ludo reached over and began to knock on the door before the garage door began opening up. Both of us leaned over to look, It was a youthful (animal) male in a suit walking out from the garage. "Excuse me, were from Laborer ready.. you cal-" Ludo was interrupted by the (animal). "I have to leave for work, I believe they gave you the address where you will be dropping this truck off. You are getting paid by the hour, and I will not pay for your lunches you do that when the jobs done." The great dane eye twitched a bit as Ludo nodded, "Oh of course sir no need to worry everything will arrive safely you have my word." Standing up straight with a soft smile. The (animal) somewhat smiled but quickly walked away to their car and drove off with the garage wide open. Ludo looked out at the neighborhood, "I guess we'll be doing it ourselves if the other guys don't get here.." Dt grumbled cursing about the way () was talking to us, "Yeah but we won't see him after this job so... why don't we just do this quickly." Dt scoffed and opened up the back of the truck. Ludo grabbed the loading ramps down, "You able to do that yourself?" Ludo looked up at Dt at the back of the truck and laughed. "I got this!" Pulling the ramps out and placing them onto the back of the truck. "Boom see done." Dt shook his head, "Boy you work too hard." Ludo laughed some as they began loading up the truck. Taking everything labeled Dt limped his way to his car grabbing his back brace and placing it on himself. Panting from the heat, "Woo.. boy it's hot." Ludo was carrying items into the back of the truck glancing over at Dt making sure he was alright. "You doing alright over there?" Dt wiping his forehead with a cloth, "Yeah just taking a break.. come on and take a break it's too hot to work without a break." Ludo placed a box down and sat down in the back of the truck wiping his forehead a bit. "Yeah I know.." talking to himself, "Yeah but were almost done." Ludo got back up and walked back into the garage continued to put things in the back of  the truck. "Fuck.. it hot's boy.." Dt took a drink of some water before getting back up and helped with grabbing the large dresser and placing it into the back of the truck finishing the load. Dt, Ludo both push in a ramp and closed the door locking it with the lock they were given to use. "Alright, Ludo meet you there." Ludo nodded to Dt, "Yeah see ya there.. I'll be folllowing you so." Dt shook his head, "Nah I'm get me something to eat real quick do the same Ludo?" Ludo nodded  "Of course hah getting hungry myself." Dt gestured to the truck, "You sure you know how to drive something like this?" Ludo blinked and laughed, "I got this no worries." Dt then nodded, before heading to his car giving a wave before taking off in his car. Taking a deep breath as Ludo climbed into the large truck. "Well.. the dude that had a license for you isn't here.. sooo I'mma have to drive ya." Looking at all the dials and buttons, ".. what the fuck is all this shit?!" Fuego yelled out each of them stared at the buttons and gauges. "Alright well its a automatic so.. we don't have to shift." a heavy sigh came out turning the key and listened to the engine. "Well we got a job to do so lets just go.." Slowly crawling out of the driveway and began driving it slow up hills and down them. "It's.. alright we got this.. just go slow and steady wins the race.." Glancing down as a paw moved around touching the sides of the chair finding buttons and pushing them one by one. "Alright that does that that does that.. okay." Looking at the dashboard and then put the seat in a more comfortable position. Looking out at all the vehicles on the road. "Wow.. this is so cool." Each eye was darting over everything before noticing a small string above the driver seat. "Is that what I think it is..." Everyones eyes began to glow. "A truck horn.." Watching through the windshield keeping a eye on the road and when to turn. "Must resist.. we can't pull it.. can we?" Everyone stayed silent for a moment before everyone began fighting over who was going to pull the string. Everyone was wrestling around each other and pushing each other out of the way to get to the string. A paw came up and grabbed the string and felt how harsh it felt, but held into it gently and tugged on it. There was silence in the air as everyone froze, out came a loud horn rippling the air in waves. Everyone went back to their seats and smiled softly, "Heh.. one more time." Waiting for a while before tugging on it again as it let out a horn. The car beside weaved a bit in its lane, as Fuego looked down at the car. It had a male tiger female jaguar and a child which had stripes and spots, the car had sped up and turned into their lane. Fuegos eyes went wide, as he sat in the drivers seat. Arms came out of the window giving a fist pumping motion looking closer the child crawled into the back window staring as if they were told something was going to happen. Fuego grew a big smile and pulled on the string, the surprise upon the child's face as the two others seemed to smile and laugh at whatever the child had said as it scurried around the back of the car. Laughing softly having both hands on the wheel, "Ha... I guess we just made that kids day." Fuego smiled happily, "Maybe we made all them happy.. they seem to be anyway." Hus said while sitting next to the other door. They all smiled, but Ludo jumped up some and pointed. "LOO-OK!" Fuego narrowed his eyes noticing the car had moved over so they were next to him. The male tiger was fist pumping with the child on their lap frantically doing the same. Fuego stared for a moment and nodded reaching up noticing the male talking to the child and pointing at the string. Tugging on it a few times as the jaw dropped on the child and a large smile grew on them. The male began laughing with a large smile on their face before driving away, Fuego sat there with a large smile standing up a bit straighter and flexing a bit. "This is so cool.." They all smiled driving happily, "We could do this.. ya know.. truck driving.." Fuego said holding onto the wheel, "Hauling stuff unloading and loading.. we'd always have a place to sleep." Hus and Ludo (name) shook their heads, "That costs money to go to one of their schools to learn to drive." (Name) said before smiling, "But maybe we can afford to someday. Maybe we can drive around the world one day.." (Name) looked out the window and leaned his head back on the cushion of the seat. "We can't drive over oceans yet." Hus chuckled some, "Maybe but one day lets travel around the world and drive everywhere." (Name) said while resting in his seat.

Ships and sailboats

Turning on the screen as it started out as static, then to blur in images of a blue shaggy carpet with wiggling toe‘s with claws kneading into the carpet. “Is that your new camera?” A feminine voice came from the otherside of the kitchen, the camera turns upward, zooming in through the living room to the kitchen. A female mouse adjusting the focus turning towards her, [description] with piercing’s up her nose and ears her top visible as it was a tanktop with pink sparkling glitter all along the sides curling around making a design and a name. “Ha! it works.. Ya just got it in the mail.. Ha [mouse] you look so weird in this.” a males voice came from behind the camera. Lifting a coffee cup up to her lips as her other paw lifted up showing her middle finger to him, walking out from behind the kitchen counter showing her baggy pants on with no shoes.

Her tail swaying behind her as she walked her fur messed and bunched up in places showing that she had just woken up. “You look weird all the time..” The camera wobbles as the recorder walks over towards her, “Ya.. but I’m a good kind of weird right?” A smirk cracked along her muzzle as she pushed him away gently, “Only sometimes..” Cackling came from the door across from the kitchen another females voice as a lemur [description] herm came out of hir bedroom with a pair of his boxers on with a bulging death mushroom on the front and a game over on the back were hir tail came out at. “You‘re one of those that is some kind of weird [name of male]” The camera turned to the lemur as she walked over to [mouse] snatching the coffee cup from her paw and sipping it, before giving it back to her.

 “Hey! There is some still made in the kitchen [name of lemur] back off ma’ coffee!” [Name of lemur] snickered, “Well just wanted to make sure it was fresh..” Hir eyes soon looked toward [male] and tilted hir head slightly as shi had some excitement of hir own in the morning, “Please don‘t tell me your recording.” A mischievous smile crossed [mouse] face as she wrapped her arms around [Lemur]’s waist. “We wanted to surprise you with [males name] daily adventures and today you’re in the adventure!” [Lemur] shivered and covered hirself with hir paws and wiggled scooting across the floor away from the camera, “Turn that off!! I‘m not even dressed!! Jerks!” [mouse]’s grip would loosen but grabbed her cup of coffee and cradled it in her paws like a lover. “That‘s what ya get for messen with ma coffee!! [male‘s name] get hir!!”

 The camera bounced chasing around as [male, mouse] laughed while the camera bounced around the livingroom after [lemur] before chasing hir towards hir bedroom door slammed shut in front of the camera slightly bumping into it. [male] chuckled “aaahh! And thus the exotic bouncaroo has escaped the sight of the majestic and amazing” [mouse] shouted from the living room, “and late!” The camera turned to the clock on the wall before quickly bouncing around down the hallway to another bedroom, “Shit shit shit shit! Alright well [lemur, mouse] when everyone else wakes up can you two get a video of everyone for me?”

 A mumbling of agreement could be heard in the distance, as the camera was tilted pointing towards the bedroom door. [male] tail could be seen swaying back and forth out the corner of the screen while he dressed. Running out the doorway, “love you bye catch you later on!” the camera laid there recording. A distant voice’s could be heard almost in whispers, [lemur]“is he gone?” [mouse] “Ya he‘s gone..” [lemur] “he is weird and crazy you know?” [mouse] “ya.. But he‘s the sweetest and the best kind of weird” giggling from both of the females in the living room as it was silent for a moment as [lemur] walked in front of the doorway holding a coffee cup from the kitchen. “Ya he is.. I just feel bad for him though.. Ya know?” Silence fell for a while [mouse], “We have to tell him about us sometime..” [lemur]

 “I know.. I feel so horrible about this, it will break him to know..” [mouse]“Yeah, but sooner we tell him the better it will be it will hurt less.” [lemur] “Yeah.. Tonight, Tonight we got to tell him promise?” [mouse] the camera continued recording as the day went on, getting glimpses of everyone that lived in the household. Getting ready for work, playing around watching movies, then sitting down on the couch watching a movie [lemur and mouse] held each other cuddling.

The hour was growing late, as [lemur and mouse] stayed up in the living room both laying on the couch being in each others arms. Both still clothed waiting for [male] to get home from work [lemur] eyes were getting heavy drifting in and out of sleep before finally falling asleep behind [mouse] as shi was against the back of the couch. [Mouse] eyes stayed open thinking to herself as she wondered where he was, usually came home late but every time she looked at the clock upon the wall it was getting later and later in the night. He was never out for so long, usually coming home from work at a late hour then headed to bed.

 Her eyes were heavy, but her claws kept pinching and scratching against her arms to keep herself awake. The room went dark, for a moment to her shooting her eyes open as daybreak was shining through the window and into her eyes. Flinching a bit finding herself on the ground with a blanket covering her, lifting up from the ground noticing a blanket over [lemur] as well. Hir mouth wide open as shi snored loudly laying on hir back every once in a while saying random things about cupcakes, other treats. [Mouse] smiled before looking around seeing nothing else had been moved, but [male] door was wide open. Slowly crawling on all fours before standing up leaning her head into the room to see if he had gotten back yet.

The bed was a mess, [male] bedroom was in a wreck clothing and everything tossed around. Her eyes wide never seeing his room in such a state, but her eyes would widen even more as she noticed a stain that was found in different spots of his room. Walking over to each of the spots in disbelief before looking around the room frantically looking for him. “[males name repeated ]” she yelled out, “where are you?!” [Lemur] snorted then coughed falling off the couch rolling to the edge hitting the ground with a thud and humph. Hir eyes shot open before bouncing up to hir feet in a fighting stance with hir fists up to hir face. Hir eyes looked around, before seeing [mouse] tail swatting back and forth in [male] room.

 Walking over to her and leaned into through the doorway, “hey.. Whats going on?” Hir eyes widened seeing the mess of his room. “ooo [male] is going to be mad at you hun messing up his room like this.” [Mouse] turned around with a bloody shirt in tears, “[lemur]… [male] hurt.. his” her throat was getting choked up, “his room was.. Was like this when I woke up” her paws gripping his shirt close to her. [lemur] jaw dropped and began shouting out, “[male]!!!”  repeatedly running around to the bathroom and opening up all the doors shi could find. [Mouse] ran out of the room with his shirt close to her as she clung to it, grabbing her cellphone quickly calling his number.

 Tears forming in her eyes as she sniffled both in anger and in fear that he could be laying somewhere dead. [lemur] stormed into each of the rooms to wake everyone up shouting at everyone. “Wake up you lazy shits!! Emergency emergency get your asses to the living room now now now now now!!” Growling and throwing their pillows at hir, and some ran after hir in enraged for the wake up. Soon as each one grumpily reached to the living room seeing [mouse] holding a bloody shirt. Each one ran over to her, “are you okay?.. Wait isn‘t that [male‘s] shirt?” [mouse] could only look up at them in tears dialing and redialing his number each time going to voicemail.

 [male] voicemail said, “beep beep this is  [male] phone guess what? Yup that’s right I‘m not available right now I will get a hold of you soon though so leave your name number and a awesome message then when your done spin around jump on one leg and when your finished singing a song that will be epic and amazing! I will get back with you.. Muauahhahahhaa I‘ll know if you do it or not cause you know how? Cause.. I‘m behind you.” the message ended each time hearing the voicemail message she held the shirt to her body even closer. [Mouse] repeating to herself in a whisper, “pick up pick up pick up please pick up.”

 [Lemur] ran into the living room as everyone was scattered around looking for him repeating everywhere [lemur] had looked before they stood in the living room. “Has anyone heard anything from him?” almost like clock work everyone ran to their cell phones to look for any missed calls or texts. Walking to the living room, “Nothing.” each one replied almost in the same horrid tone getting a cold chill down their backs. “Has anyone called the hospitals?” [vixen] the silence said everything as [panther, vixen, raccoon] began looking in the phone book for the hospitals nearby.

 [Mouse] stayed on the couch still calling his phone obsessively clinging to his shirt like it was her own security blanket. [lemur, chinchilla, equine, jackrabbit, gryphon, cow, cerebus, bear, beaver, otter] ran out the door to search anywhere nearby incase he was still close. Calling all the hospitals they could find none had his name down as a patient in the ER, or was emitted into urgent care. The night was falling soon as they still heard nothing from him, running around everywhere they could looking for him in every street or alley way they could find. [mouse] calling his cell phone listening to his voice in his voicemail, soon only getting his voicemail meaning his phone was dead. She only moved to his room and curled up in his bedding having as much of his things that held his scent on them around her on the bed making a cocoon with his things.

 Only her ears peeked out of being buried in his things. Walking through the door each one had their heads hung low, each time the door opened up [mouse] jumped out of the bed and out of the room standing there with her cellphone grasped in her paws. Each time they would look up at her shaking their heads, it had been hours almost a full day they had been looking. Gathering in the kitchen at the table staring down at the table a quiet sip from cups and placing them back down onto the table was the only thing heard. [Mouse] each time disappointed and walked back into his room squeezing herself back into the pile listening to his voice and whispering to herself as if he could hear her. “I‘m sorry please come back, I‘m sorry please come back.”

 Silent tears were being shed, before [raccoon] spoke up a lump in [] throat, “Wh-why didn’t he wake us up?“ [cerebus left head] “why do you think?! He knows we all have job‘s and things to do” slamming their fists on the table. [cerebus right head] “He always looks out for every one of us.. Always saying he doesn‘t want to be a bother.” each one began an uproar yelling and cursing at the other as if one of them were to blame for this to happen. Each one standing up while yelling and pointing at one another, [cerebus center head] spoke out with a yell at first “SHUT UP!” very rarely [cerebus center head] talked out in a loud voice, she looked at everyone even the other two were surprised and went silent.

 Tears were slowly coming down her face ”I’m.. I’m sorry..“ Her head lowered slightly ”Wha-what.. Do you think happened..” Silence fell quickly each one sitting back down in their seats getting views of what could have happened a mix of sadness and rage brewing in their stomach‘s. [Gryphon] stood up walking to the fridge and began taking out some items to make something to eat. [Raccoon] glanced over at [Gryphon], ”What are you doing?” She gestured to the time, “H-he wouldn‘t want us to go on a empty stomach..” [bear, beaver] stood up and began helping with making some food for them, everyone wanted to argue with it, but at the same time were hungry from going almost all day without something to eat.

 [mouse] stayed in his room, [lemur] stood up and slowly walked over to his bedroom doorway glancing around as a cold chill went up hir spine making hir sick in the stomach. Even slower making hir way into his bedroom noticing the camera on the floor. Shi crouched down picking it up seeing it had a dead battery looking around for the charger. [Mouse’s] ear twitched hearing someone near, she stayed in the cocoon lifting her paw up moving a part of the blanket watching [lemur]. [Lemur] plugged in the camera before turning it on as it charged rewinding it hoping to see what happened if the camera caught him on video.

 The camera started showing [mouse and lemur] on the couch sleeping [mouse] rolled off the couch and humped curling up to the couch, [lemur] had tears in his eyes as shi watched.  His figure walked over to the couch holding his stomach and chest, he stood there watching them sleep. Limping his body to the bedroom his body out of focus as he held something against his body. Limping to his closet near the doorway taking two blanket’s and made his way back to them. Covering them up with the blanket’s then making his way back to the bedroom he almost fell but held himself up by the door way panting heavily.

 [Lemur‘s] eyes were falling with tears as shi seen him look directly into the camera with a soft smile. Reaching for the camera as both him and the camera fell to the floor laying on his stomach he curled up tears running down his face. He tilted his head up at the camera blood was in his mouth and all over his clothing “Hey.. Guys…” His eyes looked up then back down at the camera, “I‘m sorry…if I have ever done anything to wrong you guys..” panting as he slowly began taking off his shirt grabbing another off the bed wrapping it around his chest, his breaths were getting quick but he was trying to slow them down, pushing himself up off the ground.

 “If I don‘t make it.. I love you guys.. All of you..” [Mouse] jumped from the cocoon and grabbed the camera from [Lemur] that was crying heavily. [Mouse] yelling at the camera at his image, “I‘m sorry I‘m sorry!!” Hearing the yelling, his voice everyone stopped what they were doing and ran into his bedroom looking at the camera trying to push everyone out of the way to see him. “Guys.. I dunno if I did something right finally or really stupid” he looked down at the camera, “I‘m sorry guys… please if I don‘t make it.. Take care of each other.. I love you all more than you know.”

 his eyes looked deep into the lens at them all, “This is [male‘s name] and I want you all to be happy.. And yes… I” the video caught out [mouse] shook the camera yelling at it before rewinding it and re-watched it just to see him everyone watched. Cold chills ran all through their bodies [lemur] stayed on the floor crying with hir paws over hir face. That night they all stayed in his room sleeping on the floor, on his bed sticking close to his bed. [mouse] stayed up rewinding the camera as it was plugged in to keep a charge, watching at the beginning when he first turned on the camera and was recording to the end. Fast forwarding it through the day only wanting to see him and hear his voice. It was 4:21am when the phone rang in the living room, it was to the second ring before [mouse] jumped up and ran to it picking up the phone.

 “[MALE!?]” she quickly yelled out hoping, a females voice came over the receiver. “I‘m sorry, this is [hospital] so this is [males last name] residence?” [mouse] cried heavily, “Oh god.. You found him!? How is he?! Where is this?!” [cow] ear twitched and looked around before seeing [mouse] on the phone crying. Quickly jumping off the bed as she stepped on a few of the others to get out of the room. They were waking up a few at a time before running into the living room quickly bumping into everything to get out of the room. “Is he okay?! Is that him? Where is he?” they began bombarding [mouse] on the phone as the other on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment as she could hear the others asking questions.

 “He is in urgent care right now this is [hospital] our address is [address to hospital] I‘m sorry for calling so late, but he gave us a big scare but for now he is stable. Visitor hours are in about two more hours if you would like to come in and see him he may be awake by then.” [Mouse] quickly wrote down the address, as soon as she was writing the address [beaver and otter] both bolted to the computers to get the location of the hospital. Printing out the directions, as [equine, jackrabbit and chinchilla] ran changing their clothing and grabbing their keys for their vehicles.

 [mouse] sniffling holding her face wiping her tears and listened to the lady on the other side of the phone. “Okay thank you, thank you, thank you so much.. Be there as soon as possible.” lady upon the other side of the phone, “Alright if you plan on coming early you will have to wait in the waiting room the guard will let you in at the doors. His room number right now is 213A” [mouse] wrote down his room number putting it into her pocket. “Thank you..” the phone hung up as she turned her head her lips quivering, “He.. He is stable, and in the urgent care..” [otter and beaver] both announced, “the hospital isn't close by it's actually clear across the city if we go we can get there in a few minutes” bunching together as each one grabbed their keys to the house, then headed out the door locking it behind them.

 Once one vehicle was filled the other would be stuffed both having either [otter or beaver] inside giving the directions. Their tires squealed as both vehicles were speeding against the clock they had two hours to get there. Arriving at the hospital at the same time, they stood at the vehicles looking at the hospital nervous as to see what kind of condition he was in. But slowly they walked into the hospital, being directed to the waiting room as some sat watching tv trying to get their mind off what was happening. Others paced back and forth unable to sit still for long. [Mouse and Lemur] stood by the doorway looking out in the hallway watching everyone coming in and out moving around the hallways. The beeps and buzzers sounding making each of their ears perk up and stare at the doorway.

 [Lemur and Mouse] staying by the door, their eyes pealed out staring at each person passing by the waiting room. As time went on soon it was time that visitors could come visit the patients. It was time everyone stormed out of the waiting room crowding the hallway, making their way down the hall. Coming to his room the curtain close over his window, but when they opened up the door. [male] laid quietly on the hospital bed oxygen was being fed into his muzzle, as a iv was in his arm giving him medicine and keeping his body hydrated. Two light white blankets covered his body, as he laid there resting. A [] nurse was inside his room checking his vitals, and his iv intake.

 Turning around as [nurse] looked towards the group, “Hello, seem's like he's going to be the popular type please only three visitors at a time…” In his bed by his side a [] child was with him her arm over his stomach half her body was under the blankets covering both their body‘s. She had a hospital gown on as well with a iv in her arm as well. Her fur was short, with some of her fur shaved having bandages here and there. She clung to his side sleeping along with him, her eyes looked to be wet slightly from her tears. [Mouse, Lemur, Cerebus] slowly walked inside as they others stood at the door way staring at him, and the little one holding onto him.

 [Grpyhon, bear, cow] walked off steamed with rage as they paced back and forth in the waiting room. Soon the rest followed along sitting in the chairs, watching tv, tried to keep calm. [Mouse] stood by his side before sitting down in the chair pulling it close to his bed. [Cerebus] stood on the opposite side, [lemur] stood behind [mouse] hir paw touching her shoulder. [mouse] turned to lemur with her lip quivering holding hir paw on her shoulder. “How did this happen?.. How is he? Who is that?” [lemur] asked the nurse, the nurse turning finishing up his readings. “They both came in together.. He was carrying her at the time when they arrived he didn't get to tell us they both looked pretty rough.. She recovered quickly and a hour ago then she disappeared from her room and finally she was found here with him…” The nurse looked to the three, “are they related perhaps? She hasn‘t said anything about what happened.. It was a while before we could get his vitals stable… he had lost a lot of blood but he seems to be doing much better now.”

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[male] walked through the door being both held and half carried, [otter] holding the door open for everybody. [male] looked around at the house and chuckled very softly, "The place looks like a mess" he jokingly said being carried and held up taking him to the living room very carefully onto the couch. "You guy's have a party?" Everyone slightly smiled hearing a joke from him but looked more serious and worried as he began coughing. Soon slowly lowering him down to the couch as he let out a tired and exhausted breath. His eyes closing slowly before popping open looking around, "hey.. guys.. i'm fine. i'll be fine" looking at their faces seeing their worry. A smile was upon his face while looking at everyone, "I'm a little tired.. I guess I'll rest here.. for a bit ha ha" his laugh was forced as his eyes closed falling asleep almost immediately.


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Chuckling lightly, “Alright, come on guys come on. I want to get at least one shot of everybody together..” a mumbling of annoyance could be heard in the background as the group would wonder together getting closer.
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Hellava's a place

 A pair of green, blue overalls covered a broad frame of a body as a tie dye hoodie was being held under the overalls by the straps. The arm sleeves of the hoodie inside the front pocket of the hoodie as two thick brown boots stepped upon the brimstone of hell's badlands far from the city of hell. The hood filled with darkness showing no face or eyes being full but empty at the same time. 

Making it's way to the city day turning to a dark night as the city started to come into view stepping over a mountain top stopping for a moment staring down at the city. Stepping close to the edge looking down at how far down it went. Hopping off the ledge sliding, rolling down kicking up dirt and dust all along the way.

 At the bottom laying on it's front with it's sleeves still inside the pocket in the front of the hoodie. Pulling its arms from the pocket helping itself up dusting off the dirt and dust from it's overalls. A few rocks being spat out of the hood with a shutter.

A puff of dust came out of the hood, looking around seeing nobody at the outskirts of the city. After dusting off the clothing placed it's arm sleeves back into the hoodie pocket. Walking into the city as a body was halfway in a dumpster blood and guts were handing out of the body. Stopping next to the dumpster as the hood tilted to the side some staring at the body for a moment. 

The streetlight flickered for a moment as they headed down the alleyway away from the dumpster as the dumpster was closed fully as the mess of the body, blood was cleaned up. Walking out the other side of the alleyway near a store showing televisions playing with news of an upcoming extermination. Stopping in front of the store and watched the news, commercials.

 A commercial for an agency saying they will kill anyone for the right amount of money. The hood tilted some, watching as another commercial came on talking about a hotel to help sinners, more commercials showed.

After the commercials it turned to a show, walking away heading down the sidewalk having no interest in the show. A feminine spider limped pass coming out of a nearby alleyway passing them looking as if they had no idea where they were or how to move their body. The hood tilted to the side watching them while walking down the sidewalk, they could barely keep their legs under them.

Walking a bit faster to catch up with them before watching them fall onto the ground legs shaking and arms curling up against their body. Stepping next to them watching them shake violently, they crouched down and with sleeves outstretched scooping them up in their arms.

"Don't fucking-fuck touch me. I didn't ask for your help. you ain't getting a fe-ebie either you fua." The spiders eyes having trouble focusing trying to stared into the dark hood before their eyes glazed over rolling into the back of their head. Arms closing close to their body shivering as the drugs in their system was soon effecting them.

Still holding onto them cradling them in their arms. The spiders body was beaten bruised, coughing as a bit of blood came out trailing down side of their mouth. The smell of their body decaying filled with multiple types of drugs either someone wished a hard existence or death for the spider.

The hood shifted to the left and right looking to find a place to put them. Soon glancing back at the television thinking of the commercial's a moment ago. Carried the spider in their arms looking for the hotel, the mouth of the spider opened up with a weak faint voice. "Hh-ee-" The bottom lip quivered their eyes overflowing with tears before the light faded out of their eyes.

 The hood looked down at them soon moving over the face of the spider shadows began slowly coming out of the spiders mouth, nose. The spider shuttered and shook as the shadows were being pulled from it's body. It took an hour before making it close to the hotel it was late as a deep voice came from behind. The hood still over the spiders face taking shadows from the body.

"Hey you! What the fuck you doing to him?" A feline with wings had landed on the sidewalk growling and glaring at them. Seeing that Angel Dust was in their arms shadows of darkness being drained from their body, Husk eyes narrowed filled with rage.

"GET AWAY FROM HIM YOU SICK FUCK?! Whatever your doing to him you better get ready for an ass beating! " The hood lifted from over the face of Angel Dust, showing he was beaten bleeding from the lip and bruised along the body. Angel Dust although laid quietly resting as their chest rose and fell slowly. The spiders body curled up and moved against their chest gripping onto the hoodie with two of their hands.

Husk's words were met with silence, the hood stared at Husk before tilting to the side some. "What? You stupid or something?" Hearing Husk before recognizing him from the commercial, walking towards him without hesitation lifting Angel Dust up some offering his body to Husk.

 Only to stop in front of him holding out Angel Dust to him, Husk raised a brow taken back some confused, before taking Angel dust quickly and grunted a bit. "For being puny.. you are heavy." Husk stared at Angel Dust checking to see if he was okay, although beaten and bruised he was breathing slow his body was worn and tired sleeping heavily.

 Husk look back up towards where the other was but they were gone. Husk covered himself and Angel Dust with his wings looked around holding onto Angel Dust closely. "What have you got yourself mixed in with this time kid?" Husk shifted Angel dust to his back before making his way to the hotel cautiously watching around him in case of a another attack.

"You got some explaining to do when you wake up.." There was a moment of silence before Husk glanced to him whispering.

 "You better wake up." A hood leaned out from behind a corner of an alleyway watching the two, before walking away going in a different direction. The arm sleeves slid back into the pocket as they continued walking around the town through the night watching the activities of the residents of the city.

Arriving at the hotel Husk walked through the doors with Angel Dust on his back, Charlie was pacing back and forth in front of her board with red strings in every direction center of the billboard was a picture of Adam. 

Vaggie was out in the city looking for Angel Dust, it had been a few days since he had been seen or heard from. Sir. Pentious in his airship with his egg-boi minions searching for Angel Dust being worried about him, by the command of Charlie and Vaggie. Alastor sitting on the couch drinking tea while watching Charlie a smile across his face seemingly enjoying the display. Alastor looked over at Husk walking in with Angel Dust on his back.

"My good man I believe you have a bit of a hump on your back." He cackled some before getting up from the couch, Charlie scratching her face out of frustration looked over as her eyes began to water. "..An-Angel? what what happened?!" She asked while rushing over to Husk wanting to touch or help.

Noticing how Angel looked she began to shake with a bit of fear, but more angry as she wanted to hold or touch Angel but didn't know where she could help. "What happened? Where was he? Is he going to be okay? What happened?!" 

Husk continued his way to the stairs, Alastor placed fingertips on Charlies back, nudging her with his smile seemed to widen more. "Shouldn't you bring in the Calvary? he is home now. Once everyone is back. Wouldn't it be a good idea to hear what happened?" 

Charlie stayed near Angel Dust before turning around and pressing her face into Alastors chest crying. Alastor looked slightly surprised before his smile widened wrapping his arms around her, but before he could Charlie pulled back and walked away taking out her phone.

 "You-your right.. he's home." calling Vaggie and Sir. Pentious telling them to return to the hotel Angel Dust has been found. Husk carried Angel up to his room once in his room, Husk looked around noticing a pig.

 "Alright move over dinner slice." Husk was careful placing Angel Dust into his bed, looking down at him sleeping soundly. "Wake up for us kid.. You're home." Husk stayed in the room for a moment longer as the pig cuddled up against Angel, before glowing it's eyes at Husk protecting Angels body.

 "Hey I'm not the one that did that.. but make sure he waked up." *Charlie stepped close to the doorway and stared inside at Angel and Husk.* 

"Please tell me he will be okay.. right? Tell me who did this.." *Charlie shook clenching her hands into fists her eyes flashed a bit red trying to stay calm but slowly losing her senses, before going back to normal as Sir. Pentious and Vaggie looked into the room.

 "We got back asss fasss-." Alastor stood in the doorway interrupting Pentious opening up his arms before gesturing down stairs.

"Well isn't this a warm family get together when your ready Husker tell us what you know." Walking back downstairs as the others would soon follow. Sir Pentious told two of the egg-boi's to stand guard at the doorway and not to let anyone other than them into the room.

Two of the egg-boi's saluted Sir. Pentious and stood on either side of the door inside of the room. "NO!.. out here." Stumbling out of the room and back to the hallway standing on either side of the door the egg-boi's saluting before looking at each other as everyone left.

Vaggie closed the door behind them, as everyone headed down to the ground floor of the hotel. Husk cleaned up his wings and shoulder from Angels blood and drool. "Something's got to be done with this."

( about the upcoming extermination day standing at a board trying to figure out who had done such a thing to Angel, although she couldn't help but have her number one target being Angels boss one of the Ves Valentino. Although Husk placed a drawn picture of the hoodie wearing stranger right next to Valentino. Vaggie)

 The morning was coming as the light was shining across the tops of the buildings. 

Angel woke up groggy, but feeling refreshed without a hangover. Rubbing his head some unsure how he got back to his bedroom. A demon pig was cuddled up against Angel's side, Angel petting the head of the pig trying to remember how he got home, remembering what he had taken the night before. "How did I get back?" 

Lifting up the pig and smiled softly feeling better than he ever had. "Those must have been some of the best drug's I've had." He smiled brightly, before placing the pig back down as it wiggled around and trotted around on his bed. "Maybe, I could get some more if I feel like this!"

Thinking to himself it wasn't anything different than he had before. "Maybe.. I'm just getting used to this way of living." *chuckling softly before getting out of bed. Walking to the bathroom as he began singing, mean while as Angel Dust sang Charlie was crying and shaking with anger and fear of losing her friend.

  (took a shower then getting dressed it was a day off.) For some reason he felt happier than he had been in a long while, but his body was still sore from the work he put it through. Making his way down stairs with a bit of strut laying down on the couch with his phone in one of his hands. 

Niffty jumping out from under the cushion of the couch stabbing at a crawling bug with a knife in one hand and in the other hand a duster.

"AH! HAHA!" Laughing manically, held her knife with pride in the air on the tip of her knife a piece of leg of a bug.

 "Come back here! Hold still! Let me get the rest of you!" Her eye burning with flame narrowing down towards a bug that was missing a leg scurried along the floor. Angel glanced over and smiled "Got one huh? Good job, Niffty."

Slowly moving the knife away from him as he stood up from the couch. "Well look whose awake.. You wanna explain. What happened to you last night?" Husk asked, as Charlie runs over to Angel.

 "I'm so glad you're okay!" *Her eyes were watery crying some as Angel Dust looked unharmed his bruises were almost healed. Angel raised his brow confused, Niffty blinked staring at Angel Dust.* "You found yourself a big bad boy... I wanna big bad boy!"

Niffty jumping up and grabbing Angel Dusts shirt shaking him slightly. "Huh? I'm fine. What do you talking about?" Angel Dust tried pushing Niffty off as she still had the knife in her hand with the big leg wiggling around slapping him in the face. Vaggie pulled Niffty off of Angel Dust before she squirmed around in her grip and jumped down to the ground.

Husk cleaned a mug, with a confused look upon his face as well. "I found you in rough shape in the arms of someone.. Figured they were the ones that messed you up so much. They took off once they handed you over.." The front door opened as Vaggie yawned walking tired having a stick in her hair looking overly tired before walking over looking at Angel then to everyone else pulling the stick from her hair.

 "Ah, so your awa- hey wait what happened to your injuries? What happened to your injuries?" Angel blinked looking at himself before shrugging.* "What is everyone talking about? I feel just fine. I can take care of myself remember." Trying to remember but everything was a blur, Husk leaned against the bar counter after putting away the mug.

A loud squeal along with a explosion as Cherry bomb came running into the hotel through the hole in the wall. "HAHA! Sup bitches!" Looking at Angel Dust as her eye lite up with a wide smile, turning on the tv. "You got to see this fucking shit! It's absolutely fucking crazy!" 

She giggled some moving away from the television, the news was showing before showing a video sent to them through mysterious ways. The video was from an old camcorder, the picture was fuzzy before focusing in. A small chalkboard showed as words began going across the board with a piece of chalk.*

'Greetings!' In the background there was muffled sounds and angry thrashing as a golden chain could be seen in the background rattling back and forth wildly. 'I have a question. Are you tired? Hungry? So drugged up you forgot your name? Well do I have a deal for you... but first.'

The words disappear as the camera pans over to the golden chain as 42 angels all struggles around on the ground, in the air  mostly unharmed. Trapped, gagged & bound as their wings were all bound by the chain's, some were hanging by their wings in the air. The camera panned over back over to the chalk board

'Now that I have your attention everyone.' Words began showing once more from the chalk board* 'As you can see I am someone that keep's their word. Now let the games begin, every 3, yes 3 days one angel will be either killed'

'Or let loose depending on how we are feeling at the time. We found theses darlings during the last extermination. they seemed to like it down here soooo much to come back again and again killing us for sport, well why not just let them stay here longer.' The chalk upon the board dissolved into the board.

'Alright so what does this mean to you? You might be asking yourself. Why should I care? What's going to happen to an angel? Where are you? Can I jump in on this? and much much more, the answer.' The chalk stopped and waved no to the camera.

 'You're getting ahead of us so please wait until after the video for any questions you may have.' The chalk dissolved into the chalk board as the words continued back at the top 'Now let's get down to business. first come first serve. The first one to find us will get 1, count it again 1 deal for absolutely free, but anyone else afterwards. You guessed it will cost you your soul until we see fit to release you from any deals you wish to have.'

'Got a boss? Coworker? Spouse? You want gone. Donezo. Want the contract you have to be over? poof say no more. Anything your heart desires? Please come and let's make a deal. Want to go to heaven?' The chalk dissolved as the chalk began writing once more leaving the last line

 "Want to go to heaven?" 'It's as easy as 1  2  3.' The chalk sat down on the bottom of the chalkboard, the camera panned back over to the 42 angels all bound. 

One of the chains that tied up an angel was pulled by the chain dragging it out of camera view. The angel was struggling violently muffled screaming out of camera view. Screams continued as pieces of body parts were thrown at the other angels. The camera rocked a bit the other angels were turning their heads as some tried to hide behind other angels wings to not see. They were still clothed with armor, their weapons were nowhere to be seen.

It was loud with screams before everything went silent a few second went by before the camera panned back over to the chalkboard splattered with spots of angel blood slowly leaking down and dripping off the board. 'Come find us heaven and hell, or we may just come find you.' Small hearts soon were drawn on the chalkboard with angel blood with a stick. 'Until next time.'

The camera was turned off as the video was done. The news cast was sitting in their chairs staring at the camera. "As everyone knows the last extermination was almost two days ago, and this is the only video received at this."

 "Meaning the next video should be coming to us soon. And if it is then what the fuck are you going at ending contracts there's no way that can be done are you crazy?!" 

"and hopefully we will find out more about this group and what do they really want, who and where they are." 

"What this reporter is wondering is. How are the overlords of hell dealing with this new demon?" 

"Claiming to be able to end contracts. Could we be seeing the start of a new demon overlord in hell?" 

"This and more so keep it tuned in to 666 news for the only updates to this bizarre story."

The television was turned off as Cherry bomb was at the bar counter rummaging through the alcohol. All the overlords were watching the television, some pacing back and forth in thought. "It could be anyone, multiple demons could be one of the overlords playing tricks, going up to heaven easy? HA! As if." 

Vox at his set up going through the video over and over again trying to match up the background to any other surveillance or video he could find. "End contracts?! What are you serious?! This is priceless!" Laughter came with a lump in his throat. "I'll find you as easy as one two three."

"Maybe a four and five but I'll find you. Try and hide from me?! I am everywhere! What a fucking stupid catchphrase eck kinda."

"Kinda catchy."

"Fuck you you piece of hoax shit! Now I'm going to get it stuck in my head!" A small digital number appeared at a monitor out of his view. A Four and Five was the only numbers that appeared.

All across the hellscape the same words were being murmured. "End contracts? Go to Heaven?"

Monsters and Maidens //Chapter Five:

Lifting his arm up to touch his chest making sure not to wake anyone. His fist clenched his chest as he could feel the pain rushing and pounding in his chest. Clenching his teeth, taking slow deep breaths glancing over as Lilian was still asleep. Listening to the house as it sounded quiet another alarm called out, quickly hitting snooze. Taking one more deep breath as he shifted in bed to his side, as Rain's body was soon pressed up against his back holding onto him. Her hair over one of her eyes as she was waking up. "Are you okay?" A soft voice came from behind him. "I'll be fine." he replied quietly as he laid on his side, slowly getting out of bed as the alarm was soon sounding out once more. "You sure, you're okay?" She asked as he hit snooze again, getting up to his feet and stood in the middle of the bedroom. Putting on his clothes, "I'll be fine."  He said getting ready for work while stumbling around. Every so often his speech was mumbled and slower than normal. "I can't miss any more work." 'I can't miss work.. We need the money.'

Walking out of the bedroom heading towards the bathroom. The rest of the girls were waking up and conversing with each other in the living room. A few of the girls had noticed him, "Good morning, have a good day at work." He smiled weakly waving at them, before entering into the bathroom as one of the girls followed in behind him. "Hm?" He glanced behind him seeing Sarah holding a erasable board. "Did you need something Sarah?" He asked, Sarah shook her head and scooted past him to the toilet. "Ah, okay I'll only be in here for a minute." He said at the sink making himself ready for work. A erasable board was placed on the counter with writing on it. Glancing down at the board, 'Are you okay?' was written close together. "Yes, I'll be fine." He smiled weakly before feeling more pain in his chest.

'You sure?' He nodded after reading what she wrote, "Yes, I'll be fine. I just need to take my medicine. I'll be fine." Walking out of the bathroom heading to the kitchen as his work bag was laying on the counter. Reaching inside taking out a small container holding it in his paw for a moment, 'Take one lay down and relax.. five to ten minutes. not better go to hospital. I hate the hospital, come on.. We got to do this.' Opening up the container and looked inside some of the pills had been crushed as others were missing small pieces from them. 'Well that's not good.. Oh well.' reaching inside taking out a tiny pill that was almost fully intact. Placing it under his tongue before closing the container and placed it back into his bag as the pill fizzled under his tongue.

Walking back to the living room as he sat down in his chair and reclined back grabbing his phone from his pocket and calling his work. 'I hate calling in.. Why now? We need the money dammit.. but if we do go to the hospital. Maybe work will forgive us and not put this down as a call in. stupid of course they will its a business a company. There is no heart in a company they only want to make money.' sighing softly before breathing slowly. "I'm calling work.. So please, keep it down." There was silence after he spoke, glancing around at the girls covering their mouths as he rolled his eyes. "Smart asses." His call was answered, "HR, What can I do for you?"

A females voice came from the other side of the phone, which some of the girls scooted closer to listen in. 'Hey, this is employee number 21B. I might need to call in today, I'm currently having a heart attack. I just took my medicine so I'll have to wait till it works to know if I need to go to the hospital or not.' Was what he wanted to say, but what came out was. "Employee 21B.. calling in today.. I'm having heart attack." His words were long winded, having a hard time making the words come out right. There was silence in the living room and on the phone. "Hello? This is.. Employee" He was interrupted by the female voice on the other side. "What?.. WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME?! Call an ambulance!" Pulling the phone from his ear for a moment from the yelling, "I'm suppose to call anyway.." 

"That's-that's... True, thank you for calling. Do you need me to call an ambulance? Is there anyone you want me to call?" Her voice was caught off guard and a bit nervous. "No, I took my medicine. If it doesn't work. I'll go to the hospital." His speech wasn't improving as he was taking his time to remember how to pronounce the words correctly. 'Am I having a stroke too? dammit! speak! we know how!' Thinking to himself listening to HR. "...Alright, take it easy, when you get off the phone focus on breathing.. You took your medicine, okay. Rest, relaxing and call me back before office hours close. so I know if you're coming in or not." Leaning back and resting his head on the cushion of the chair. "Will do.. Focusing wall painting" Taking his phone from his ear and looked at the time office hours was going to be ending in a hour. 'If I leave soon I can still make it into work and not get a strike against me.' "Okay, hanging up bye." He added reaching up and rubbing his chest slowly to try an focus on breathing "Bye. I hope you feel better." Ending the call and placed his phone on the arm of the chair.

The girls in the living room were all staring and surrounding his chair. Staring at them all, "What?" Parts of his body began to tingle, feeling numb. "I took my medicine, I'll be fine, girls.." He stared at them some had tears in their eyes and had to leave the room. He turned his focus on a painting on the wall as the girls stayed nearby every so often glancing at him, his phone to check the time. 'That should be enough time..' It had been twenty minutes, moving his fingers around closing his paw into a fist then back stretched out, slightly wiggling his toes to get his blood pumping. The numbness had died down and the chest pains were almost gone. 'If we leave now we can still make it in besides the chest pain is about gone.' Lifting his phone up and calling his work once more. It was answered quickly, "HR, What can I for you?" 

"Hey this is employee number 21B, I'll be able to make it into work today." "Oh hey.. You sure? You don't need to go to the hospital?" "I'm sure" "Alright well see you at work then. take your time." "Will do." 

()

Moving his arm around a bit before sitting up, taking a deep breath. Standing up for a moment moving his arms to his side. "I'll be fine, just one more day. It'll be a day off." 

Monsters and Maidens //Chapter three: Battery's are included

 Tigers eyes were staring blankly as he wrapped his arms around her slowly picking her up as her body was laying limp in his arms. "I got you Tiger.. don't worry, I'll fix you up." Pausing for a moment "Somehow.." Lifting her body up closer to him as her wires dangled against his fur, and her gears pinched against his scales. Pulling her from the closet she was in, and placed her in the middle of the room of the living room. Panting a bit and placed her down on her feet once more. "OO.. sweetie your a bit on the heavy side.. but that's alright." Rubbing his lower back, Jane holding Tigers bag having a recharge box and a console for electrical maintenance. He looked inside, "Ah, there it is.. Tiger, I don't know if you can hear me but excuse us while we look around and see what we can help you with,.. so if we accidently touch you in a wrong way. We ap-pologize in advance if any place you don't want us touching.. but we will need to find your charging port and.. Do some maintenance on you, you look a bit sickly.." He looked down at her and frowned slightly, his paws reached out and began looking around her head. Feeling around to see if he could feel a port that was perhaps somewhere hidden.

All the girls had been looking all around Tiger, confused about where the port would be. He was the only one touching Tiger at a point, touching along Tigers stomach area trying to find a latch. His eyes looking away, as a few of his fingers had grazed over tigers chest. His paws quickly moved away from the area, then moved towards her back. His eyes, widened feeling a spot upon her back feeling like a latch, gently fiddling with it with his fingers. "I think I found it.." With a soft snap and click, a small door opened in her back, with a outlet and a connector to be placed inside. "Heh.. well looks like we are about to get you all fixed up.." He said taking the cords and connected them inside the ports. Holding onto the console as it was connecting to the charge box and checking the programing. showing the last time charged in the corner of the small screen on the console. The box was set to the very lowest programing than recommended for her model.

Looking at the screen and began to look through instructions into how to maintain her model. "Oh.. there is a upgrade model available.." Looking at Tiger, "Well.. I guess that would be up to her. If she got the upgrade.. do you think it will still be her?" Asking the girls while they began to all talk about it, "I.. I know girls... girls... girls" Some of them were arguing about trading her in. "It will be up to her so.. Let's just give her some time to charge up and we can ask." Looking back at the screen and began inputting the charging sequence. Tigers wires sparked a bit for a second then stopped, making the front of her body shake for a moment before freezing in place. The box began vibrating as the console started at 3% blinking, placing the console against her back in a small tray for it to be placed with the charge box.

"Now we wait.." He said, everyone making Tiger some room to be safe and for themselves to be safe with some of her sparking wires that went off every so often. He looked over at Jane, "So.. How long does it usually take for her to be charged?" Jane smiled softly, "No Idea.." Sighing heavily before hanging his head a bit, "Oh.. well at least she is safe now.." Tigers head shifted to one side then the other for a short moment. "..Tiger? Can you hear us?" Tigers ears twitched and flicked a bit before head body shifted some lifting her head. Turning her body around to face him looking up glitching a bit as her arms jerked to the side. "I-i-i-i-i C-can HEar you-ou-ou." She spoke in a broken feminine voice, 

"Alright good, how long before your fully charged? Also, why did you hide yourself? We have been worried and looking for you.. Please tell us you are okay or need anything.." Looking into the robotic eyes staring back at him. "Ye-yeah as-hahs..calculating" Placing her paws out in front of herself clenching some and began slowly rotating her paws around. ".. Nine hours for full charge, software updates 5 days with good connection." Standing back up straight as her head shifted to the side. "I am in need of repair.. In multiple area's need maintena-" She seemed to freeze for a moment, as her jaw dropped a bit looking off in front of her. 

Blinked a bit. "Ah.." Rain looked over at the screen. "Uh, I think the charge box is out of juice.." Groaning some as he slouched over as he walked behind Tiger. Looked at the screen as it was blank as nothing was turning on from her whole frame. Taking a deep breath with a groan opening up the charge box noticing that it could be attached to a external plug, as the model of the charge box was just as old as the model she was. "Oh sweetie this is all? You need some work." Plugging the charge box in, then unplugging Tiger from the charge box but leaving it connected to the console. As soon as it was connected to the outlet, a small charging light turned on.

"Alright lets update, and charge up this first." Looking back at the screen as data input was shown. Using the screen on the charging box to input data. It wasn't long before the wifi connected to the modem of the house, soon multiple tabs began appearing one the Screen on Tigers back. "This should help, I hope this helps." Tapping the screen and inputting more data into the charging box. After entering all the data he could. Looking up at the screen on Tigers back for a moment reading all the tabs. He took the charging box, placed it down letting it charge and update. a small game popped up on the screen 'If you wished to play while waiting.' Raising a brow at the charge box. "A game in this?.. Alright.. Welp here someone play this and everyone plays trade off if you want but we all have to play." Little one's ears perked up as she bounced over. "Game?!" She said excitedly before he was able to explain she was already playing. "Uh oh, um you got?" He looked down seeing she was focused and quickly leveling up in the game. "Good girl.. there you go you got it.. get a whole bunch."

Each time a certain amount of levels were completed within a certain time limit, a item was gained in a small inventory box icon in the corner of the screen. Every few levels it got harder and harder to win, a list of top scorers was being recorded on the hard drive. Little ones eyes seemed to be glued onto the screen. "Well alrighty than, Lillion.. Remember to take breaks from the game, and let others play too... haha" Smiled softly as Lillion nodded playing the game. "Yes, get all the stuff's for Tiger's-sss." He sighed softly placing his paw upon Lillions head rubbed her head lightly, 'Glad to see everyone, it seems everything is doing alright today and Tiger would at least get a software update, hopefully charged soon.' Looking around at the girls they all seemed to be excited and impatient a bit wanting Tiger to be alright quickly. Walking out of the living room, to get something to drink having taken Tiger from the coat closet and into the middle of the living room. The charge box was up to 20% flashing red numbers on top of the box, when he checked it passing by.

 In the kitchen getting something to drink, he held his glass of water in his paws and thought about what Tiger was like, it wasn't long before a squeal came from the living room. Leaning over some to peek inside of the living room from the kitchen, "What's going on? Everyone alright?" He stared at the girls were all staying close to Tiger, examining and staring at her curiously. "Heh." He smiled softly seeing them checking her out. Another squeal came this time with more of the girls talking at once he raised his brow, walking around the corner into the living room. Looking at all the girls now surrounding Lillion, "Hmm.. What's going on?" he asked while standing behind one of them. Lydia called out, "The more levels we get done the faster it charges, and updates." Rain and Jane seemed to look excited as the other girls were more eager to play the game as Lillion was clinging to the game.

His eyes went wide, "Really? Alright, let me see." Gently making his way through the girls. "Excuse me girls.. Excuse me." He was soon in front of Lillion looking down at the game as she was playing it. "Oh.. hm." Turning his attention to the charge box 80% solid red numbers lit up on the screen showing the percentage on the software updates. Solid green numbers lit up on the screen under the updates showing how much it was at 90%. seeing it was almost done. "Hm. That is interesting way of making the time fly by and getting what you need faster." He reached out rubbing Lillion's head some smiling softly, "Good job Lillion." The girls seemed to be staring at Lillion, Jane stepping closer. "I figured out that doing more levels makes the charge and updates go faster." She was leaning her head against his side, looked up at him with a soft smile.

He looked down at Jane, "Oh? well thank you, for figuring it out." He said while rubbing Janes head softly as well. Her head leaned into his hand and smiled softly to him, but glanced to the rest of the girls grinning wickedly. "So when both are at hundred percent then we will hook back up to Tiger and we will see how well it does." He walked out of the living room and returned to the kitchen to finish his drink, and relax a bit. "At least they are all excited and enjoying themselves." Talking out loud Looking at his drink on the counter picking it up in his paws. 'Well I guess we will find out sooner than later.. I hope she doesn't think we ... or I dislike her in any way..' He would stare off while leaning against the counter, as Autumn came sliding into the kitchen soon scurrying around upon the hardwood floor, slowly slide up beside him. 'Uh oh trouble..' "Hello Autumn, coming to get your chocolate?" He asked as her face lit up, "OH! yes.. Of course." She would slowly lean over slightly brushing her chest, against him with her face soon turning towards him and smiled softly. "I like all the chocolate you have."

Her fingers touching along his arm, while reaching into the cabinet behind him. "Mhm.." Sipping some of his drink, before leaning over slightly as Autumn fell  against him stumbling only to be in his arm. Reaching his arm out quickly and grabbed ahold of Autumn holding her with one arm against him. "Mmmmmhhmmmm looking for chocolate huh?" He chuckled helping her get back to her feet, as she stared into his eyes some. "I-" She said softly before being interrupted by Lillion screaming in the living room as everyone else began screaming. He quickly looked towards the living room before quickly placing the drink down rushing around Autumn. "Excuse me.. Autumn one moment." He said running into the living room he was running through what it could be to have them all screaming like that. Running around the corner only to see, Tiger was sparking and making small burn spots every so often from her frame. "Don't touch her!..." He yelled out in a nervous tone, "Everyone in the kitchen.. uh also.. What happened?!" Stepping towards Tiger, seeing that Tiger was charging, and getting the update uploaded into her. 'Oh Tiger, please be okay..' Lowering his head to look into her eyes which were glowing off and on. Noticing her eyes were reflecting him, a bit of looking at his fangs, "oh... I have a piece of meat stuck in my teeth." Tigers eyes blinked some as they both seemed to go by instinct standing straight up in front of each other.

"Uh.. Tiger? You doing okay? Do you remember who I am?" Tigers body was calming down only sparking a little bit. He looked down at her body frame, looking back up at her smiling softly glad to see she looked to be getting better with a bit of time. "Yes, I am T-t-tiger-er. I am on ch-ch-charg-gi-ing mode. I can not move or do much-h. I am s-s-s-s-o-orry to be of a inconvenience here," Tigers eyes looked around some before going back to look at him, "This is not th-the closet. I will get in the way, when I ch-ch-charge..  I know who you are-are-aa and how I got here. If I could I would would would greet you properly." Everyone seemed to be slowly coming back into the living room crowding around Tiger. 

"WE MISSED YOU!" Lillion ran over jumping to pounce upon Tiger, Rain catching Lillion in front of Tiger. "You know not to jump on Tiger, be nice." Lillion pouted standing on her feet with her arms crossed in front of her, "I was the one who made Tiger all better now.. she can play with me!" Lillion smiled brightly to Tiger, she looked down at Lillion blinking, "You are the-the-the one, who made me be-bet-butter? Lillion." Hearing Tigers voice again she sniffled and smiled happily nodding raising her paws up curling her fingers towards Tiger to pick her up. "I am s-s-s-so-o-orry Lillion I canknot not not move or pick you up up up up up." 

He slowly backed up away from the crowd, leaning against the corner between kitchen and living room. He smiled, watching as they all seemed to be happier with Tiger around. Telling Tiger about all the adventures they have had so far, wanting to take her to join them. He turned away making his way back into the kitchen to have some of his drink. Looking at his drink, "Ah.. this turned out to be a good day." reaching for his cup as his phone began to vibrate. His hand froze and sighed heavily, 'I don't wanna take another shift.' Taking out his phone and looked at the caller Id, "Heualloo?" 

Answering it out of confusion, "You answered? Hello. it is me, Tiger." a familiar surprised voice spoke through the phone, "Uh, Tiger why and how are you calling me?" He spoke, slowly sipping some of his drink that had grown cold. "Yeah, and it's rude to call someone when your talking with others in another room... So... we can talk later if you want I know your going to be busy for a while." As soon as he was done talking she had no hesitation in her words or voice. 

"No. I called you using your Wifi's network I am able to make calls now. Jane has informed me that a upgraded model of my model is out. I have already agreed to the terms and conditions. I am in need of your approval for me to do this." Standing in the kitchen opening up his mouth some, unsure of what to say or how to process this bit of news suddenly. This was an important call and the decision was already made. "Oh, is there anything I need to do, or well everyone would need to do for this to happen? Other than giving you permission to do this... Wait, why do you need my approval?"

Sounding a bit worried while walking to the edge of the kitchen with his drink in his grasp. Looking around the corner staring at Tiger, she was still posed in the same spot not moving, as Lillion and Rain had began a tournament race on Muddy Rides 8. Most of the girls and Josh were waiting their turn for the tournament while doing practice runs. "This is your house, you have taken us in even when you didn't have to." Tiger sparked a bit, before her ears twitched a bit as her fingers were starting to move. "Oh well.. Yeah but I'm not sure how the remodeling?.. or upgrade will you be you afterward?" Her charge was complete, shifting her body a bit.

"I'm done charging." She said aloud Lillion was in the middle of a race. Jumping up on her chair, stomping her feet. She was torn between jumping on Tiger now that she was able to move Or she could continue to kick buttux in Muddy Riders 8. "Yes, I will still be Tiger but with a more sustainable body for these adventures of Lillion and friends." The race was paused, everyone would crowd around Tiger once more now that she could move around. "Ah, well if this is what you really want I will support you in this. You have my approval but if for any reason you don't want to do this you are free to do so." Each one got in line to give Tiger a hug. "Thank you." He met eyes with her for a moment, the call had ended sipping his drink gulping it down to the last drop. Placing the empty cup on the counter then headed to the living room to get in line for a hug.

Once upon a promise:// Chapter 2:

Sanji, luffy Nami, Jimbei, Robin in kitchen

Chopper, Tiger in Infirmary

Usopp, Franky, Brook Usopps workshop

Zoro training area

Once upon a promise:// Chapter 1: Spice

The moonlight shinned down upon the waters surface reflection the moon above. A flag flapping into the wind up in the sky as the straw hat jolly roger, flew proudly on top of the Sunny. Drifting along the waters, everyone seemed to be in high spirits laughing and dancing having a good time.

 A rowboat was drifting along the same waters, a lone hooded figure shifted a bit from laying along the bottom of the rowboat. Hearing the banquet going on, their head lifted up from the rowboat noticing the ship. Slightly shifting to the side staring at the sunny in amusement, hearing the music. Then looking up at the top of the ship to see who was coming his way.

 The Jolly Roger of a skull with crossbones with a straw hat upon the tip of the skull. The pirate group known as 'The Straw hats' or also known as 'The Mugiwara Pirates' were going to sail right pass the rowboat.

 'The Thousand Sunny' was a large ship made out of legendary material called Adam wood. A large yellow lion head with a sun-like mane design face sits at the front of the ship.

The Sunny was coming up close, a thin pair of fingers grip along a rope. Standing up slightly as the figure swayed a bit, unbalanced in the rowboat before catching themselves standing still watching the Sunny getting closer.

 Tossing the rope with a curved metal piece tied at the end of the rope at the Sunny being attached also to the rowboat. The first time missing only making it just outside of the rowboat. Panting a bit using what strength they had to quickly pull the rope into the rowboat. Quickly spun the rope around before tossing it once more as the ship continued to sail pass. 

It took two more tries before the piece of metal attached to Sunny's backside. The rope quickly tightened carrying the rowboat with a heavy jolt. Sending the figure back into the rowboat having no more strength left, passing out from exhaustion. The rowboat followed through the night, being dragged along. 

As the sun washed over the water splashing along the bottom of the ship. The crew were laying in their beds from the night before sleeping soundly. In the morning, Robin was heading to her chair in the back of the ship with a book in hand. Looking out into the water seeing the colors of the sky mixing with the water's surface. 

Brook walked up holding a small plate and a cup of tea. "Good Morning Robin." Brook smiled, with his skeleton grin. Robin smiled back, "Good Morning, Brook." Brook tilted his head some looking over to the side pass Robin.

 "OH?"

 "What's that?" Robin stared at Brook for a moment, "Huh?" She turned around to look at what Brook was seeing. A rope was attached to Sunny's backside a rowboat violently splashing against the waves far behind them.

"That's odd, Seems we have someone that tried to board the ship and kill us in our sleep.." "Or at least tried to board the ship." Robin stared out at the rowboat, as Brook sipped some of his tea calmly. "Miss." His cane hanging from his arm. 

"You frighten me to the bone." Robin smiled with a soft chuckle, "It has been a while since anything has happened." "Why don't we greet our guest? Might be fun." Brook placed the tea cup down into the railing of the ship shaking as his bones rattled slightly. 

"That is true we haven't had a problem for a while.." "G-g-greet them?! If they are trying to kill us why would we purposely bring them on the ship." Robin turned to look at Brook, "You can always go over there and see if they are friendly since you can't be hurt. If they are a threat, we can just undo the rope and let them go."

 Brook stared at Robin before he laughed, "Oh ho ho ho! That's true." 

"Than I'll go check to see if they are friendly or not then. One moment." Brook added walking to the wall nearby, sitting down as his soul came out of his body. Soaring through the sky with a soft laugh, Robin walked to the edge. She leaned some to see where the rope was attached to the ship, waiting for Brook.

 Arriving at the rowboat the hooded figure was laying unconscious and covered up some with his cloak and hood. Brook swayed around some in the air before arriving back to his body. "Someone is there but doesn't look to be in good shape either." 

Robin looked a little worried, "I'll get Chopper, think you could bring them in?" Robin asked Brook, as Brook looked down at the rope it was attached to the very back of the ship hooked to the back side of the ship. "Of course."

 "When I do, may I see your panties?"

 Robin looked at Brook in a moment of silence before walking away to get Chopper not answering Brook. Brook took off his coat and placed it over the railing near his cup of tea. Looking over the railing at where the rope was attached to Sunny. Stepping over the railing, climbed along the side of the ship making his way to the rope. Brook reached the rope, outstretching his arm to grab ahold of the rope. "Just a little further."

Meanwhile Robin walked to her chair placed her book down, headed to the infirmary. It didn't take long before finding Chopper working on some medicine's to restock his supplies in the infirmary. His tongue sticking out with tears in his eyes, it was a almost as sweet as candy. 

His eyes turned to hearts before shaking his head some. "Too sweet.." Robin opened the door seeing Choppers expression which made her smiled softly, walking into the room, "Chopper, do you have a minute? I believe we may be having a injured guest coming aboard." Robin stood near the doorway watching Chopper, Choppers eyes widened with tears, "TOO SOUR!!"

 "WHAT?!" Whipping his eyes some from the sour taste, jumping down from the chair. He was using and grabbing his medical duffel bag, "Take me to them! Are they heavy injured?!" He smiled happily, glad to be of help, but also thinking of scolding who had harmed the individual. Robin would lead the way as Brook was running along the waters in a panic holding onto the rope. "I'm very light! Although, I should weigh a ton."

Chopper looked at the situation his jaw slowly dropping some in a panic, looking back at Brook. Chopper changed his form to climb down the side of the ship grabbing ahold of the rope as he unhooked the rope, having a firm grip on the rope climbing back up to the top. Chopper began to slip, "Brook! What happened?! Why are you way out there?!" 

Multiple arms grabbed Chopper and held him against the ship helping with his grip on the ship. Choppers eyes went wide for a moment before realizing it was Robin. He continued to climb up with the help of Robins multiple arms. Chopper began pulling the rope once he was back safely, "After Robin left I.."

 "Slipped." Brook said while his feet quickly ran along the waters surface, holding his hat with one hand as the other held onto the rope.

Brook thought back of what had happened, Brook hopped back onto the rowboat, looking down at the skinny figure in rags. He stared at it for a moment and screamed. "Z-Z-ZOMBIE!!!" Robin and Chopper eyes went wide and pale, "Zombie?!" Brook stood there holding his cane in his hand firmly. 

"A-are you sure it's a zombie, maybe its just a injured old man?!" Chopper called out, Brook stared deeply at the figure. It's lips parted and coughed some with a exhausted groan. Chopper yelled out at Brook, "IT'S A INJURED OLD MAN!" 

Brook turned to look at Chopper, "Could still be a zombie." Chopper glared at Brook waving his arm around, "Don't you dare! Get them up here now! Doctors orders!" Brook stepped a bit into the rowboat and picked up the old man, jumped off the rowboat and back onto the Sunny.

Chopper quickly ran over to Brook with Robin behind him, "Careful, Bro-" Chopper, Brook and Robin seen a sickly tiger like creature with horns coiled and twisted around itself. His colors were mixed giving each stripe a different shade of blue. 

The tigers eyes opened slowly looking up at Chopper making a very faint growl. It didn't last long as their eyes closed before passing back out unable to defend himself. Choppers eyes went wide, quickly helping Brook carry this being. "BROOK QUICKLY!! ROBBBBIIINNN TELL SANJI TO MAKE LOTS OF FOOD!!" Brook and Chopper sprinted off to the infirmary. It wasn't long before they arrived at the infirmary, laying the creature upon a operating table.

Chopper, was quick with his preparations as Brook was helping Chopper. "Do you need me to help with anything Chopper?" Brook asked while standing beside the tiger. The tigers eyes opened again laying on the table. The tigers growled weakly, trying to get up their tail hanging off the side of the table. 

Chopper held a pill in his hooves, "Here this will help with the pain to make you more relaxed." 

"Don't worry you're safe here." The tigers growled narrowing his eyes at Chopper his head lifted up some as the hood fell from covering his head. The tigers face was covered in a few scars, Chopper stared at him.

"Stop, I'm a doctor! Lay down please!" Chopper waved his arms around some, the tiger growled sitting up some more with his arms shaking struggling to get up. Brook placed his hands on the tigers shoulder, "Please, listen to Chopper he is a doctor. lay back down, sir." 

The tiger growled more looking back at Brook, staring at him before his body seemed to go all whiter seeing the skeleton walking and talking. His eyes narrowed and roared out at Brook, Chopper stared for a moment frowning. Chopper made a loud roar, turning into a giant holding the pill inches from his mouth. 

The tiger turned to look back at Chopper, both their eyes meet before long a scoff came from his nose turning his head taking the pill. Chopper smiled brightly, before noticing the sedative had worked as his body began relaxing upon the table. 

His rags began to get wet with a red substance, Brook and Choppers eyes looked on in horror. Quickly Chopper moved what rags they had on to see what was wrong. "That's." 

"A lot of Damage!" Brook said in shock, "This is like trying to give Zoro treatment." Chopper said almost cheerfully, only to turn his head to look at Brook with an annoyed expression on his face. "But there is no time for that now."

 "We must bandage his wounds. and then go from there." Chopper said a bit worried but began bandaging all he could. Robin made her way to the kitchen, passing by Franky. "Franky, have you seen Sanji? If so, could you ask him for a lot of food to be cooked, we have a guest and hasn't eaten for a while it seems." 

Franky raised his brow, "Huh? a guest? Oh that's, super. I'll be sure to tell him."

Robin nodded before walking the other way than Franky. It wasn't long before everyone on the ship had heard about the guest, curiously making it over to the med bay. "So, we have a guest? I wonder if they know some magic tricks?"

 Usopp, began imagining what their guest looked like along side Luffy. "Ooooo maybe they have a treasure map to meat Is-" Luffy staring at Nami after he said his comment, Nami slapped Luffy's in the side. "I will not draw you a meat island!" Robin walking into the kitchen along with everybody else, Sanji cooking as was in his own world in the kitchen a spark in his eyes as he prepared meal after meal.

Zoro standing guard nearby glancing outside of the window having a feeling of uneasiness. Luffy was grabbing at the foods being made and drooling. "So what's he look like? Is he a rich with lots of berries to spend?!" Nami said with a cheerful attitude, Robin smiled with a soft chuckle. 

"No he seems to be either, a zombie from Thriller Bark.." 

"Or a member of the animal kingdom pirates."

 "Or some kind of hybrid of Mink or either a devil fruit user." 

Jimbei chuckled softly, "There are many different types of people, everyone is strange looking in their own way." Robin then replied " A set of horns upon its head a feline, seemed to be in rags." There was a moment of silence, as everyone tried to imagine all the different kinds of designs of horned felines.

Each one of them began talking aloud about what kind of person they will be either friend or foe. Luffy laughing some stuffing his mouth of food from the plate Sanji had given to Luffy to satisfy him for the time being. "Well as long as their nice, and have a map of meat island."

Nami's eyes opened wide and began shaking, "Is he blue?" She spoke out in horror, before the air became tense. Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Luffy, Sanji all seemed to stop what they were doing to staring at Robin with eyes wide, Luffy had stopped eating taking the food from his mouth. "Tell us Robin."

 "Did he have blue stripes?" Luffy standing up stepping away from the table. Smoke was coming from the kitchen as Sanji stood there shaking, for a moment correcting his delay cooking a bit slower. "Wh-well yes. How did you know?" Nami, Usopp gasped as Nami covered her mouth with a look of horror covering her face. Usopp knees shook frantically as he held his arms crossed his chest, acting like nothing was happening.

Sanji's rolled up cigarette fell from his lips as his hand began to shake some, slowly legs shaking walking outside to smoke. Zoro's hands gripped the handles on his swords pulling them out quickly, a deep rage came from his eyes. "Where is he? I'll cut him up into pieces chopper won't be able to heal him from." Luffy calmly placed the food back down on the table "Zoro."

"That's enough.." Luffy calmly said with a cheerful tune, sipping some water before walking over to Robin. Zoro grumbled before putting his swords away his eyes still burning. A old headband was placed upon his head, Luffy calmly looked at Robin standing in front of her. "Where is he Robin?" Luffy was serious with no other emotion but a burning fire in his eyes. He was staying calm as he could around his friends. "We need to know, where he is?" Luffy waited for a second, "Where.."

"where is he?" Luffy smiled brightly as his face was turning slightly red and gently placed his hands on her shoulders.

Robin looked at Luffy, almost in fear seeing the look in his eyes, and how he was talking to her. "L-Luffy.." Luffy stopped smiling and looked seriously into Robins eyes. "We need to know where he is now Robin.." Robin shook a bit glancing around for anyone else for help, her words had left her. Franky placed his cola down upon the table, "He was in bad shape when we found him, so he's in medbay."

"Why do you want to know? He just got here hasn't done nothing to us.." Everyone except Jimbei glared at Franky with their emotionless eyes. "We can send him back out back on his rowboat with some food and small bit of supplies, be done with it." Sanji yelled out in anger walking back into the kitchen. "I will not be feeding him, there will be no food that these hands will cook."

Sanji stood at the doorway staring at Franky, in his 'Soba Mask' suit. "SUPPLIES!? What supplies are we 'giving' away to him? I would never let him ever touch anything that's on this ship!!" Nami began to rant and rave about having to give him even an ounce of supplies. Usopp stood behind Nami, nodding to her every word with his eyes closed and his hand up to his chin.

 Nami gripped ahold of her Clima-Tact as it extended sparking out with a large thunderous wave of lightning, as Zues, and Apollo came from the staff. Apollo was eating some of the hot air bubbles Nami was making. "I won't give him not a thing!" Luffy stayed calm holding onto Robins shoulders being very gentle, his hand shook a bit. "I'm sorry if I scared you Robin."

"But this is for the best."

Luffy stared blankly into Robins eyes, before letting go of Robin began his walk to med bay as everyone began to follow. Robin softly asked, "What do you plan on doing Luffy?" She asked while following Luffy. Luffy with a emotionless expression on his face, turned his head looking back at Robin, opening his mouth to say something.

 Meanwhile Chopper, standing over the new guests body bandaging it up the best he could. Making sure to take care in bandaging and giving him a IV for hydration. Chopper looked him over once more checking his heart rate.

Placing a small disc-shaped resonator from the stethoscope onto the tiger's chest listening to a steady pace beating of a heart. Listening as he nodded with a soft smile. "Thank goodness, you're stable. Now with a few day's of rest and food you should make a full recovery."  Chopper smile happily, but narrowed his eyes some while thinking of how he has to treat Zoro.

 Wondering if the same method would work on Zoro for his treatments. The resonator was still on his chest before Chopper froze for a moment as he leaned his head down a bit more, turning his focus back onto the tiger. He gulped a bit, while listening as his eyes went wide. Pulling the Stethoscope down then around his neck, staring at the tiger. "He's stable now, so everyone will be so excited to hear our guest's doing great!"

Chopper smiled happily and hopped down from his chair,  Looking at the Tiger his smile turned to a frown before shaking his head, walked backwards out of the room closing the door in front of himself. He turning around, blinked a bit, everyone was standing outside crowded around the door.

 Although something was different about Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, Nami, Usopp. There faces were of emotionless stone face staring at the door he just closed, Chopper gulped a bit and stepped back being against the door. "He-hey Guy's! You scared me ha.."

 "Ha, Oh good new's! Our guest is stable and going to recover." Chopper chuckled nervously, smiled happily, wiggling around some, in his smaller form. "Chopper."

 "Get him off my ship."

 "Now." Luffy said in a calm and cold tone. Chopper stood shocked hearing what Luffy said. "Lu-Luffy?"

"B-but he needs at least 24 hours to be able to get up. It seems he ha-" Zoro and Sanji both stepped forward heading towards the door passing Luffy standing in front of everyone.

Chopper grew into a larger form guarding the door. "Luffy?! ZORO, SANJI. What's gotten into you, he still needs to recover. He's in no-" Usopp walking closer reaching out to grab Chopper, "Come on."

 "out of the way Chopper, yeah know these things just need to be done." Nami stood there looking a Chopper following beside Usopp. Chopper's eyes began to tear up looking at them all, "Usopp.. not you too, please everyone he is still needs time to recover!" Chopper shook a bit holding his arms out barricading the door with his body. "Usopp. Nami. Please not you too."

Chopper stood his ground, looking to "Brook, Franky Robin, Booosssss! Help please.." Franky, Brook, Jimbei and Robin stood nearby Brook and Robin walked over and stood along side Chopper. "You've all been acting differently from the moment you each found out this person was on this ship."

 Robin noted, Franky nodded crossing his arms, "Once Nami found out she got this horrified look on her face, then rage when we made our way here." Jimbei nodded in agreement watching them all. "So the question is Luffy."

"Are they an ally or are they an enemy? From what I can tell they are." Jimbei stood firm watching them all from the side with Franky, "Not an ally of the Straw hat crew." Jimbei said with a serious expression on his face "I believe the rest of us should know. We are part of the crew too." Robin said crossing her arms, ready to help defend the door along with Brook and Chopper.

"Are they really an enemy Jimbei?!" Brook shouted in disbelief, Jimbei sighed sadly, "Yes, a most sad turn of events for the one in that room." Jimbei turned to face Luffy. "So. Luffy? What drives such hostility to one that can't defend themselves from an attack." Luffy's fist clench as small bits of steam start to escape. 

"If we don't now, I don't know if we'll get another chance like this." Everyone's eyes went wide as Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Luffy started to prepare as if they were going to war. "LUFFY?! Nami? Sanji? Usopp? Zoro? We are part of the crew too tell us..."

 "Why, why is this person our enemy?!" Brook gripped his cane, standing in a fencing stance, "I don't recall reading anywhere in the library of our adventures, about someone that could bring up this much anger from each of you. I believe the rest of the crew has the right to know all of our allies and enemy's." Robin said while keeping close to Chopper, and the door as the tension was growing between them all.

Usopp and Nami looked at each other before looking at Sanji and Zoro, everyone then looked at Luffy. "Their is an enemy to the straw hats. But after we kick his ass, he won't be any more." Luffy said simply and with fire in his eyes, while staring at the door. Zoro, Sanji, Usopp and Nami all walked to the chairs and sat down waiting. 

Luffy looked at Chopper, "Make it 12 hours then get him off my ship.. For you Chopper. I'll let him stay for that long but not any longer.. He will get one loaf of bread and one coin. This will be our one kindness to him." Luffy turned to look at the others, "This is captain's orders." 

Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp stayed silent for a moment before grumbling shook their heads. Zoro and Sanji had their eyes were fixed on the door staring at it from their seats. 'Loaf of bread.' Sanji was in pain after a memory in a flashback. When he was a child starving at the top of that island, his last loaf of bread falling to the watery depths below.

 He grew a somewhat wicked smile he was also thinking of all the ways it could poison the bread, "Sure, I'll fix him up a lovely loaf of bread." He seemed to smile cheerfully as he stood up from his seat tapping his shoe a bit, making his way to the kitchen mumbling about all the types of bread he could make. 

Zoro sat in his seat staring and wondering if he could cut around everyone if he could somehow get to him without fighting the others. Brook was staring at Zoro, still holding his cane scared by the look in Zoro's eyes, but stood with his knees shaking some. 

Luffy smiled remembering the food he had still to eat, "SANJI!! I want more meat!" Luffy smiled and laughed softly his face shined before running upstairs following Sanji wanting more food.

Usopp stood up from his seat his hands clenched in fists walking to his workshop without saying a word to anyone. Nami and Zoro were left as Zoro stayed and glared at the door, "Chopper!" Zoro turned his attention to Chopper, Chopper jumped and gripped the door frame using his body as a shield. "Yes?!" 

Zoro stood up having his swords back in their sheaths, "Don't let your guard down around him, no matter what he is not to be trusted." was all he said before walking away heading to his training area. "That twelve hours starts now. After that there will be no saving him. This is not something to play with, Remember captain's orders." 

Nami was the last one staring at the door from her seat listening to everyone, "I guess you could say that the person behind that door is on our bounty board."

"The navy have their list of us, but we have our own. He is the top number one, alongside from the Black beard pirates." Sitting up a bit straighter with a serious and worried look upon her face. Franky Jimbei, Brook, Robin, Chopper eyes went wide in shock but also out of worry. "What have they done so wrong that would change you guys this bad?" Franky asked, while Jimbei followed up.

 "To know ones enemy, if they are our enemy. Then why this much distrust in your fellow crewmembers?! Let us know what they have done, we will not understand if you don't tell us. Were friends, family each one of us." Nami groaned heavily and lowered her head placing the Clima-Tact away holding her head, rubbing some.

"We failed." Nami said as tears began to drip from her eyes as she began to cry, holding her legs up to her chest resting her chin on her knees. "We failed."

"Now we will never be the same." She said having a mood change as she was being swallowed up by her own thoughts. 

Nami's eyes stared at the floor in horror while holding her head in her hands. Staring at Nami, before Franky and Brook both began running in the direction of where Usopp walked off to. "Usopp! Wait for us, we want to know what happened." 

Brook asked following behind. Jimbei and Robin were watching everyone before turning their attention to Nami, "Perhaps some nice hot tea would help." Robin and Jimbei began helping Nami up to her feet and leading her up into the kitchen.

Nami's legs were shaking as Zues and Apollo were following behind soon dissolving away into her Clima-Tact. Chopper guarded the door watching and waiting for everyone to leave before going inside locking it from inside. 

Stopping as he turned back into his small form, soon his eyes went wide shaking a cold chill went up his spine. 'I-I'm locked in a room with."

"One of our enemies?!' He thought himself panicking almost at every movement he made, resting. "Twe-Twelve hours." 

He looked to his desk jumping up as grabbing some bowls and beakers to make some medicine. Chopper stood on his chair thinking about if he should really help if they were an enemy.

He shook his head, 'I am a doctor first, no matter who the patient is.' Mixing a blend as a vial of highly poisonous material was on the shelf as he caught himself staring at the vial. 'No." 

"No. I'm a doctor, I heal people." 

"Not make them sick.'

 Turning his attention away grabbing other vials and poured materials into the mortar grinding them up with a serious look upon his face as he worked on a way to heal up the body quicker. His mind would come up with situations of them waking up, and get along with everyone.

Hoping that maybe fighting could be avoided, Chopper frowned thinking about it shaking his head to get the thoughts to go away and smacked his cheeks to focus.  A dark garnet red left stared at Chopper from behind, laying on the recovery bed. 

Claws slowly coming out the fingertips, lifting the top half of his body up from the bed. Chopped was focused on his work to notice, a arm outstretched towards Chopper claws extended.