Chances taken away Chapter ://

'Are we really here?' 

"Is this it?" 

'This seems a little.' 

'Okay maybe a lot worse than it was in the past.' 

"Excuse me! Hey, where is the nearest temple?"

 ''Temple?"

"Yes, we are in need of help, I. There should be a Chima temple somewhere close by."

"The nearest one is behind you."

'Behind me?' turning around seeing nothing but vines and stones along what looked to be a path.

"I don't see any-"

"It was destroyed a long time ago."

"There was a temple here?"

'What? it was destroyed? That's..'

"Yes" 

"Told you."

'Wait.'

"What Chima temple was it?"

"I only got to see inside of it once.." 

"You got to see inside of it? When? I have known you for years, going to a temple without me."

'This has to be a mistake or something. Why would a temple be destroyed, that makes no sense.' 

"It was a long time ago I was very small then, but I got to see inside of it."

 'This is the temple? They seen it being destroyed?'

"Wait what? You mean you were in-?!" 

"Oh, right that. That was. This temple?"

 'They were inside, the temple as it was being destroyed.'

"Yes."

"I'm glad but what Chima temple was it?"

"The DragonTree temple."

"The other nearest Chima temple would be in that direction. Follow the path past the village, you will get there."

'I need to know about who would destroy the temple! and when, how!'

 "I would like to know how it happened."

"Why?"

"It caught fire and burned. Burned everything, and once that was done. Everything around it was dug up and anything that survived. Was burned again it continued until nothing was left."

"How. how did. Can you tell me all you know on how it burned?

"Hey back off"

"I don't mean any offense but I would like to know."

"It'll cost ya."

'It wasn't just burned it was destroyed.'

"It's-s why nothing will ever grow here now. It was as beautiful outside as it was inside. Plants grew to the size, I've never seen before."

"Aawh! What else?! Wait shut up don't tell them nothing they haven't given anything yet." 

"That was free you want anymore and It'll cost ya."

"It is something I will never forget. You want to know about this temple, then I will tell you it's what they would have wanted."

"We are on our way to the other temple outside of the next village from here."

"We will escort you both for free."

"Ha nothings for free whatcha wanting?"

"Just to know what happened. that alone to me would be enough to take you to the next temple."

"There was objects all along the walls. Each Chima had an alter some, were along the walls."

"The smell was." A bit of drool coming off the side of their mouth as memories of the smell came back.

"Food all across tables in the middle of the temple. We could eat all we wanted. I've never felt so full in my life."

"They do I always fill up on the food it's so good."

"I wasn't alone. Others little ones were there too. Even smaller ones"

"One by one everyone were laying around everywhere on the floor after eating and drinking." 

"But that was soon the end of the best parts of my life."

'Is that when everything burned?'

"Take your time, no need to rush."

"Is that when it burned?"

"It wasn't the first thing but the burning was later.."

 "It should have been the first. What happened next was.." their mouth open trying to think of a word to describe what happened.

"I'd like to know.."

 'Please.'

"Something very bad happened. I can't remember much more after" 

"More and more came inside pushing shoving. Arguments yelling and fighting everyone was either standing or crawling around as they began stepping on each other."

"What stopped them from getting out?"

"I was one of the few that was picked up and held up in the air. Some didn't get back up. A few people tried to open the door but the doors wouldn't open." 

"I remember someone saying something but I don't remember what it was but everyone began fighting more. I was placed on an Chima alter, there were other small ones were placed on other Chima alters out of the way from the fighting, smoke."

"Some made it some were not so lucky to make it. I saw everything.."

"The Keeper was there trying to stop the fighting. So much blood shed that day. It felt like eternity watching everyone "

"There was smoke" ..

"But smoke that wasn't smoke."

"Did you feel tired? sleepy?"

'Smoke that's not smoke?'

"I have an idea what your talking about. But please what happened next?"

"I don't remember much after the smoke but the screams-I I fell asleep and woke up far down the path in the next village. I don't remember ever making it out of that horrible but beautiful place."

"Why would someone do that to a beautiful place?"

"May Chima's and The DragonTree show mercy on us for allowing something like this to happen."

"But they destroyed the temple. I want to see what's inside! Isn't there another one?"

"Yeah but that's even further, than where we're going."

"Excuse me, but do you worship The DragonTree?"

"Yes and No"

"Why do you worship The DragonTree?"

"The DragonTree shelters those who needs shelter, feeds those that are hungry. Heals those that need healing. Me and my family are alive because of The DragonTree."

"You don't worship The DragonTree? Why not?" 

"The Dragontree isn't a god to be worshiped, its a place where all are welcome. No matter where you come from. I only wish The Chima's and The Keepers of The DragonTree forgives us. And find out what happened to make such a special place be destroyed."

"But I doubt The Keepers now will do anything about this. They haven't done anything."

"Who are The Keepers?"

"If I ever find out who or what did this I will make sure they pay for everything they took away from me that night."

"Excu-"

"We all will. It wasn't just the DragonTree that got destroyed. All Chima altars were destroyed in the destruction."

"There are other Chima temples right? Why not go to a new one?"

"None of the ones i've been to feel.." 

'Felt like what?'

"Home."

"If you could have stopped it would you?"

"I was small I was useless then but now I am old I am even more useless. I would have tried to save someone anyone if I would have been bigger stronger smarter. I could have saved everybody."

"No, no no it was never your fault. If you would have known you would have never got to go inside and see and eat all you did."

"You got something special."

"Special?! What do you mean? What can be so special about watching ev-"

"You got to see what real love and family is like. You got to see the smiles laughs smells and taste the foods and drinks."

"You saw only a very few get to see." 

"You got to be at peace and filled with joy and happiness."

"Keep that in your mind and in your heart."

 "The pain of those that didn't make it. Remember them smiling and laughing dancing around as they were. It's going to be hard, but don't forget about the other part."

"If you ever smell that again. Run don't look back don't turn around just run get away as quick as you can."

"You know the smoke?"

"Yes, I know that smoke you speak of."

"I'm so-so sorry."

"You mentioned The Keeper. Where can I find them?"

"Who is The Keeper of The DragonTree?"

"Do you not know who The Keeper is?"

"I don't know their name. But a word of advice don't ask for their name." 

"Nobody I know, knows."

"We only know them as The Keeper nobody dare ask their name."

"Why haven't the other temples rebuilt this one?"

"I don't know, but I remember when the temple here. It brought so many togethers I remember there was once a few buildings here, but now."

"You can see nothing was saved."

"I remember The Keeper of this temple. They were so kind."

"Why do you come back?"

"Because for a moment it was the most beautiful place. I have ever seen. Everyone ate together, laughed sang, danced."

"Do you know where we can find The Keepers?"

"Find a temple of The DragonTree and you'll find The Keepers"

"Do all of them have the same Keeper?"

"Yes."

"What happened to The Keeper of this one?"

"I see"

'So they didn't make it out either.'

"What do you mean they have the same Keeper?"

'How can someone be at all of them at the same time?'

"They might look different but they are all the same. So we call them The Keepers."

"This one."

'Yeah?'

"Was different."

'Different?'

"They were warm and kind."

"Just something about them."

"What would they do, if the other Keepers find out about a temple being destroyed?"

"Far as I know. Nothing, I don't think they know. If they do, why haven't they helped? Why would they do nothing?! Don't they care that one of them is.."

"I don't know but I will be finding out, and see these so called Keepers."

"Be warned The Keepers are not fools or weak in any sense."

'Let's hope not.'

"Why do you care so much? You are a stranger here."

"You say it was beautiful?"

"Very."

"I care cause something I can't help but do. I don't need to think about it I do."

'I want to see what you got to witness. The laughs smiles, dancing.'

"You will find it in every, Chima Dragonstree Temple you come to."

"From all the ones I have been too there isn't one that isn't."

"Are you going to one now? If so you can come along. I am sure we have room and enough supplies to last until we arrive at the next temple."

"Oh! come on free ride come on."

"Is it free?"

"Yes."

'We are on our way to one anyways so better to have someone that knows the way to the next than run around looking.'

"Come please journey with us, tell me all about these Keepers and temples."

"Yes we will join you."

"What? You? your going to.."

"Alright. didn't expect you to accept help from anyone. Especially someone you don't know."

'That's true, not everyone is as friendly as I am. But I'm glad they will be joining.'

"Would appreciate your help greatly for doing this. I think we can find the others once we get to the nearest one." 

"I'm sure we will be able to find the others if these Keepers will guide us to the next one and maybe more."

'Hopefully find out what happened here. If this was the place.'

"I will take you to any of The Dragontree temples you want."

"WHA-aat?! But we just got back. Why are we going back?"

"Wasn't there a certain someone you been wanting to see again? Weren't you ju-"

"I mean I'm not complaining."

"We can just deal with it whe-when it comes."

'Ha haha ha. Oh I'm sure. Well I hope that is a good thing, but at least we will have some guides with us.'

"Plus I have been gone for a long time, tell me about the Chima? Maybe they could help?"

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?"

Chances taken away chapter :// K

 "We kept it untouched for you.." The door creaking open as a cold wind blew from inside frosting the door on the inside doorway. Pushing the door fully open with their head down not looking inside only at the floor. The darkness was only brief as light shined in touching a frosted and ice scattered room.

"We."

"Did what you always said."

"Kept it on ice." 

Laying lifeless ice wrapped around its body every part frozen in place. A large puff of smoke came from his mouth as he coughed slightly. Slowly stepping into the room the frost melting away as he stepped making footprints towards the body.

"I.."

"should have-" 

"There is nothing you could have done.."

"They fought well and gave it their all You'd be proud of them both." he was interrupted by () holding the door open for him. Their head stayed lowered eyes closed, their grip on the door soft.

His feet touched ice, walking into the room as it melted making a permanent footprint. Lifting up his arms hesitant to touch the iced body. Stopping next to the body, kneeling down his knees touched the ground. The frost, ice began melting and dissolving in a matter of seconds.

 "I."

"Could have." Lowering his head down bowing down in front of the body.

His words in a tone rarely heard, deep with a growl, his hands forming fists out in front of him. His hands opening and closing still hesitant to touch the body as it was soon freed from the ice. Wooden objects in the room began to crackle, before turning into petrified wood. Taking a deep breath as tears began to fall still bowing.

 "I-I would have just got in the way, just like always."

"Probably, but you are here now." lifting his head after wiping away his tears. 

"I .."

"need a moment could you?" His head glanced over towards the door. 

"Of course, sir." The door closing as they exited out the room waiting outside.

 "Now we are outside I would like you all to ignore anything you may hear from that room." Turning around with their back to the door, "Move along please when everything is finished we will come and get you all."

"Now if you don't mind." They gestured away, standing in front of the door blocking it from being opened.

"What?"

 "Hey, watch it." 

"What do you mean?" 

"What was that thing?"

 "What's going on?" More questions began to come up. 

Each from someone different, "Silence! I thought you were his friends, if you don't know this much about him then learn something now!" 

Their eyes glowing with rage, "One question and I will answer it.." Their eyes shined softly glancing at the door. "If.. that is okay with you. sir.."

"I can still hear you all behind the door.. 

Yes it is fine..

 please.. 

go further from the door so I can concentrate on this please.."

 "B-but?"

 "No buts. you too.

. just lock the door and keep the key on you..

 okay?" "Okay.. 

but should you need me sir.. 

I-I am only a yell away.." Looking around at the others before locking the door and holding onto the key tightly in their palm.

"Now.. I will answer your question." they slowly began scooting their feet on the ground hesitant on walking away from the door. Gesturing everyone to move as they turned around and began walking away from the door. A few stared behind them at the door for a few steps, walking back down the hallway. "One question.. only one so ask when you all decide on it." It was silent during the walk before coming to a corner at the end of the hallway.

Some murmerred to each other thinking of what to ask. "I thought you never called anyone Sir."

 "calling it a word of great insult calling someone Sir. Why did you call him that then? Insulting your-"

 "He is more of a man, than any of you could ever hope to be."

"He has given me the honor of calling him Sir! Calling another Sir! WOULD be an insult TO HIM!" Interrupting them, while standing firmly behind everyone fire in their eyes staring at them all with a mix of admiration and lust. A bit of drool coming from their lips before wiping it away.

Clearing their throat, composing themselves for a moment before looking back at them. "That was your one question now leave."

"I will not allow any to interrupt him." walking back before turning around halfway down the hall. 

"Now please leave us." 

(Narrowed her eyes before turning around the corner her paws clenched into fists stomping away. Her fur standing up high on her body as her tail swelled up as her fur bristled out.) 

"FINE! CLEARLY! HE IS IN BETTER COMPANY!" (a growl in her voice as her face was flushed a deep purple. Running past everyone going back to her room, passing by everyone flames were flaring from her eyes changing colors. Matching the purple of her face, her eyes closed tightly.)

 Sarah running behind following trying to keep up as she exhaled sharply. "A..Aa!" Sarah panting in the hallway chasing behind her. Her feet trying to keep up with her. "Aa!" Waving to come *

Chances taken away Chapter ://U "windswept" my version

Looking up at the stars in the sky, "On that night under the staircase." taking a soft deep breath. "Our arms drifting do-own." moving his hands down from in front of him. "Your kiss made me a believer." wrapping his arms arm himself.

"Cleansed my sins somehow." closing his eyes, holding himself a little tighter. "I'll be what you need." a small smile upon his face. "I'll keep you inside my fortress." lifting his arms up and spreading them open in front of him. "Hand you the keys." holding his arms open to the stars above.

"Leave you to roam these halls." The clouds above stayed still for a moment. Shifting around before forming into ghostly beings. A large building came into view made of clouds, "But you tore down the keep." The cloud shot a lightning bolt across the sky with a soft rumble. "I returned to find ruins."

The beings and building colliding together with another lightning bolt webbing out before disappearing into the clouds. Thunder rumbling along as the clouds parted drifting apart. "You left all my love." A lone cloud being drifted around looking around "In the rubble with these walls."

Taking a deep breath as his hand reached down picking up a guitar placing it on his stomach. "But in my head." Strumming along the strings, the cloud grew slowly. "I am still there." The cloud being began building and shaping another large building,"I can still feel you."

The cloud being, stared at the building floating around it touching the sides every so often. "Breathing slow." tapping of leaf's nearby along with the melody, the wind began to pick up slightly. "I've known this dream for a long time."

Closing his eyes for a moment as the wind blew across his body, "In the air." Opening up his eyes seeing the cloud being lowering itself down onto the ground. "Suspended here."

His eyes widen picking himself up from the ground to stand, continued to strum the strings. "With thousands of words we've spoken." Each being a few feet apart, the cloud being taking a step forward. "Can I soar?" Each one slowly stepped towards each other, stopping only to stand infront close to each other.

 "Up through the clouds?" He looked at the cloud being and smiled softly as the moonlight shined down highlighting the ground around. "Leave all of this beh-h-h-i-i-ind?" The cloud being scooping him up as they both flew up into the air. His grip on his guitar slipped as he held onto it tightly shaking for a moment before laughing happily. Slowly opening up his arms flying through the air in the night sky. For a moment he was up in the air before reaching land once more.

Adjusting himself before strumming on the guitar once again. Clearing his throat softly smiled, "But in my head." The cloud being sitting themselves down upon the grass, listening. "I am still there." bowing some as the cloud tilted its head slightly.

He swayed slowly to the melody, "I can still feel you." the cloud being watching as it begins to sway with him. "Breathing slow." Strumming the strings softly "I've known this dream for a long time."

Closing his eyes, as bit of smoke came from him mouth. "All alone." blowing his smoke up into the clouds above. The cloud building became expanding "I feel your breath." thunder rumbles in the clouds "I hear your whispers."

The cloud being looking up at the clouds above."Dark like storms." his eyes opened staring softly at the cloud being. "Telling me, 'Dear, I'll never leave your mind' " He was silent for a moment.

"Greetings, I hope you've enjoyed the song so far, stay if you wish or stay you are free to do what you'd like." bowing his head slightly as the cloud being continued to sway. "Uh.. can you understand me?" He looked at the cloud being and tilted his head the opposite way it's head was.

"Well I guess you think this is part of the song.. my apologies" He smiled softly hopping from one foot to the other. as he continued strumming. stepping up like stairs moving upward towards the sky as the cloud being followed floating beside. "And you've been there all along." He smiled at the cloud being,

"Tugging me, pulling me down." something tugging him back as he stumbled for a moment looking back. Nothing was there confused he continued up the air-stairs. "Touching him, holding him close." Looking up at the cloud building, expanding across the sky.

The cloud being following him before moving up to it's cloud building. "You've made your home." More cloud beings floated close to the building entering in. "And I see your face through his eyes." Once the cloud being entered into the building it began fighting with the other cloud beings as they were destroying the inside. 

"With every move of your hips." Looking up at the building as the lighting bolts thundered through the sky. He stopped for a moment standing in the air looking up at the clouds. "You're breaking my bones." the cloud being was thrown out of the building and began dissolving some falling towards the ground. "While holding me hostage."

His eyes widened as he took off running across the sky. Catching the cloud being in his arms as he let go of the guitar as it fell towards the ground. Catching his breath for a moment taking a deep breath, his voice was soft. "Could I still love you?"

Looking over the cloud being slowly dissolving in his arms. "Though my arms are breaking?" His arms shook, the cloud being moved its head towards him as his voice was shaky but continued singing. "Could we still be alone?"

Pulling the cloud being close, closing his eyes as a tear began forming, "Do I still know you?" opening up his eyes seeing the cloud being shift their face as they smiled. "Are you still my answer?" He smiled back softly as a tears rolled down his cheeks, as the last bit of the cloud being dissolved before his eyes.

"To the question. I've asked since I was born?" Standing there looking at his empty arms. Moving his arms back top his sides stepping upward to the sky. His head leaned back looking at the clouds above seeing the building being torn apart as the sky cleared. Stepping upward as his pace quickened.

"S..STOP!" He yelled running upward to the clouds. His guitar broken in pieces along the ground, he continued towards the clouds. It wasn't long before the building was gone as the clouds dissolved leaving him standing high up in the sky staring up at the night sky. "Why?" was the only thing he could say before leaning back and falling back down to the ground with tears coating his eyes and cheeks.

A splash as he landed in the lake, letting himself slowly sink. his body soaked in seconds from the water. 'Why? everytime..' His arms slowly lifted up as he stared at his arms memories of those he has held in his arms began to flash before his eyes. Keeping his eyes open while sinking. His tears mixed with the water bubbles coming up to the surface of the water.

His head turned slightly before his vision began to blurr and everything slowly turned dark. A figure was swimming closer to him, 'This is it, I'm going to be eaten. ripped apart. I guess it's my turn to die too.' he thought to himself closing his eyes feeling light, everything that hurt slowly began to fade. The last bubble came from his lips, his body finally reached the bottom of the lake. His body laid motionless at the bottom.

Chances taken away Chapter :// M

Sitting at the edge of a cliff looking out at the world below, the land below was filled with trees and wildlife. A ray of light began shining against his face. "..I've been waiting for you my old friend.." A pair of golden hazel eyes stressing to open to look at the horizon. "Yes.. My answer is yes." A gleam of light went across his eyes the colors of his eyes began to change.

Closing his eyes and covering them with his hand, "But why you always gotta blind someone with that light of yours.. I work nights remember. careful with the sun in the eyes." A small smile strained to appear on his face before chuckling to himself. "Ha.. I know I messed up, I always mess up. I really do try." lowering his head down looking at the ground below. "... I guess, at least can I maybe if it's alright.. keep all my skills, knowledge, abilities this time?"

 Lowering his hand down into his lap, "E-everything, anything I can do here I could do there.. I-I really could use them a lot there." slowly lifting his head from looking at the ground to the horizon once again to see the sky filled with fire along the clouds. "I could help so many. Plus I could use it all to make things better for everyone. sure I want to make things better for myself too, but somehow it doesn't feel like that's in the cards for me.. Is it?"

The smile slowly began to fade, "Yeah.. I know that's selfish of me, but I want to have fun too." Fighting to smile closing his eyes and feeling the warmth upon his eyelids. "I want to laugh dance sing play around I want to be able to catch up with everyone and know the joys they do." Inside his mind he was laughing dancing around singing along to the music that was playing. The air shifted as the image was quickly gone as soon as it arrived. Froze in place for a moment before slowly leaning back laying his back against the ground as his feet dangle over the cliff.

"O-okay." His voice was soft and disheartened "Alright.. I got no choice then." Sitting himself up tears wanting to form as he kept his eyes closed. "Alright. sorry. sorry" Lowering his head with a nod. "Okay." The light shined against his face more, reaching up wiping his face. Taking a deep breath, before getting up onto his feet and turned walking away from the cliff. Arriving at a small pond looking at his reflection which he seen nothing no matter how much he stood over the pond.

".. why can't I see my reflection.. I guess this is my who am I pond huh?" Looking around some as the light shown the landscape more. "I .. beautiful as always." His eyes teared up at the scenery a large smile grew on his face. "Okay this is cool.." A large structure was nearby covered in vines and tree's were sprouting from the sides. "Heh, that is one big tree house."

 Stepping towards the structure with a long staff following along side him, stepping away from the staff. "Oh hello your new.. oh-oh gotcha okay." stopping for a moment to look over the staff better. The wood was etched along the lower half with ancient markings. The top of the staff a piece of cloth wrapped around the top. "Oh no you didn't.. my.. my" His hand reached over to grab it, a faint light shined zapping his hand away from the staff. "Ow what the why.." Pulling his hand away rubbing it hand, flexing his fingers, "Alright, go ahead finish describing it then..dam.." He waited awkwardly humming a tune.

The staff was naturally curved, only forked at the base of the staff as a half point. Atop the staff under the wrap was pulsing with energy. The etches upon the staff glowed softly near him. Looking at the staff, "This is cool, oh this-s c-cool." Waiting for a moment before slowly reaching out his hand again. "Oh.. come on. one little touch?" 

Another strike to his hand. "Ow ow.. ugh taunting me that's what your doing.." Looking at the staff and shrugged a bit. "Fine.." Throwing his arms up in the air and walking away continuing on to the structure. Lowering his arms down to his sides while walking, the staff followed behind. "I'll have a cool looking staff but I can't even use it.."

The staff floated by his side, while he made his way around to the front of the structure, or at least to where a place that looked like a door would be. "Hm.." Looking along the doorframe before walking over to the door pushing it open with one hand.

 "Hmm.. Helll-oooo!!!!???" He asked aloud as it echoed with a rumble. Blinking hearing the rumble, "Huh.. must be the stor-mage" chuckled softly looking around. "Of course nobody around.. that was a good one." shaking his head with a sigh. "No. it was not a good joke haha."  Walking into the structure alongside the staff following inside. Once inside the structure began lighting up as all the electronics were activated at once. "Whoa.. Ooo.. HA! Okay that's kinda creepy... but cool.."

 Looking at the staff moving his hands away, "Well uh, I won't force you to do stuff for me or anything like that.. You can do whatever you like, but please be kind at least?" The staff glew dim then bright. "I'm going to assume that you agree.." Looking around while talking to the staff that continued to follow him around. "Well, I just got here and you just got here. Looks like, we are both new." turning to look at the staff.

"So let's try and get along? Cause. I'm willing to give this a shot if you are. Can you even understand me?" thinking about it now as he rubbed his chin. "If you can understand me please give me a sign that you understand. Glow brightly."

 Looking at the staff watching it carefully as the light grew brighter almost. Lifting up his hand to shield his eyes from the light. "Oh shit, okay yea  yea yea.. okay good awesome.. so.. uh" The light dimmed as he removed his hand from his face. "Okay I can communicate with you sweet, alright that makes things easier.."

"Uh.. but what to ask you.. I doubt you can tell me." Staring at the staff for a while, "Why, I can't touch you?" Slowly reached out to touch the staff, "You're my staff right? I should be able to defend myself with you." The staff flew up to the ceiling then moved around erratically. Staring at the sight slowly tilting his head some.

"...Are you mad at me?! What did I do?!" He exclaimed as the staff flipped around and continued moving around erratically. He stared at the staff, "My staff hates me.." lowering his head staring at the floor, "You're taunting me.. aren't you?" The point of the staff jabbed him in the stomach. "Ow fuck ow okay ow ow.." stumbled back holding onto his stomach feeling around. "ay.. okay okay.. i'm okay.."

His attention back on the staff holding his stomach nearing a wall. "Are.. we cool now?" He asked, stepping out of being between the staff and the wall. The base of the staff slammed on the ground making the ground shake slightly. "Alright.. Imma assume that's a no, can you at least keep the lights on.. please?"

The staff shifted some before lifted itself from the ground following beside him keeping the lights on nearby making it easier to get around. "Thank you." smiling softly, "Alright, since we are together and here.. Can you give me any information on you? or any kind of communication would be good."

The staff swayed back and forth slightly, staring at the staff as he stood in place. "..." Waiting a while before drawing a heavy sigh. ".. I guess not.." Hopping on top of a metal container, rubbing his chin some in thought. "Well what do I call you? What's your name? Do you have a name? What else can you do other than fly and turn on lights? Any details or instructions you can give me would be helpful.."

Silence echoed through the building as metal creaked slightly in the distance. Waiting for an answer but with each question there was no answer only the staff swaying back and forth slowly in front of him. Drawing another heavy sigh he placed his cheek in the palm of his hand. ".. So this is going to be information when it's needed kinda thing huh?.."

 The staff tapped the ground, he jumped up staring at the staff. ".... WHAT?! NO! I-I give-give me something w-w-will ya? Ah-at least one more thing a-a-ah name a destination a..a.. s-so-something.." studdaring in excitement and hopes of getting some more information on what was going on. Waiting more as he stared at the staff.

"Please? I'd like something to go off of.. am I suppose to go somewhere? or do something?" Waiting on the staff as it swayed back and forth. "Answer me this then.. If I ask the right questions will you answer?" The staff lowered itself on the ground standing upright alone and without assistance.

He froze breathless. "Yes, okay.. okay" His brain seemed to go blank with questions only staring at the self standing staff stood a few feet away from him, "I.. um wasn't expecting that to happen but okay. we're okay." Closing his eyes and rubbing his head trying to think of a question but nothing was coming to mind at the moment. 

Then he froze having a random though before fixing his hair opening up his eyes to stare at the staff still standing in front of him

"uh.. Do you have any questions for me?" He asked sitting up straight placing his hands in his lap twiddling his thumbs. He sat waiting and keeping his posture unsure on how if anything the staff would answer. A few moments went by as they both seemed to be staring back at each other. "You got nothing.. You went brain dead when I asked you about asking me.." 

The staff lifted up into the air quickly, he flinched covering his head with his arms "whoa.. whoa sorry sorry." His eyes were closed tightly before opening up his eyes moving his arm some to see the staff. "Hey hey." The staff stayed its distance from him. slowly lowering his arm down looking at the staff pulsing with light near the base and top.

"Didn't mean to-" a loud crash came from the room nearby. He quietly climbed up more onto the metal container. "O-okay" he whispered crawling along the top of the metal container to look through a nearby window frame. Creeping his head near the window frame to see what was going on in the room. The staff stayed in place glowing, he looked from one side of the room to the other. A bit of dust blew off the window frame, a creature hopped into view.

 His eyes went wide staring at the creature, his jaw dropped a bit speechless as he stared in awe. "Oa?" was the only sound he could think to make. The soft tap of hooves stepping around inside the next room. He gulped a bit of saliva whispering as he spoke. "H-hey st-staff you-you seeing this?" Turning his head then lowering himself some looking at the staff.

 "This?" The staff was no longer there a hatchet like weapon was twisting and twirling around. "..hey.. Hey? N-now there's something in the next room.. I rather not" pushing himself against the wall, staring at the weapon. "Calm down, it's okay. Bud hey staff.. uh hatchet weapon.. thing. it's okay calm down no worries it's... It's" 

Lifting his head up to quickly peek through the window again. "It.. it's leaving going away.. Se-see" turning his head back around and the staff was glowing softly.

"See.. their going we don't have to fight it.. we can go around." clearing his throat and slowly getting up off of the metal container. Stretching his legs some rubbing along his sides a bit. "Okay okay, alright. I'll show you how we can go around without fighting." The staff tapped at the ground,"Yeah, sneak around.. if I fail we.. could alway run." 

The staff stomped on the ground at the last comment. "Fine, but its a last result." The staff tapped lightly into the next room, he took a heavy breath following behind the staff before looking around for anything of interest. "Hmm. I'm sure, we will find something.. somewhere." 

The shelving laying on the ground from the creature knocking it over. A bushel of fur knotted up at the corner of the shelving. Stepping towards the fur, "..There's no way.." he whispered crouching down to get a closer look at it. Reaching into his cloak pulling out a clear container, opening up the lid and moved the container under the bushel. 

The fur was sucked in almost instantly, once the container was closed hoof marks began to appear along the ground. "..Oh noice. I'll have to keep you. She'd be upset if I didn't." Placing the container back into his cloak. "I guess I could get some souvenirs for everyone. Wonder what they'd like from here.."

The staff stomped on the ground multiple times. "Hm? What? Do you want something from here too? I can hold onto it for you if you want." The staff stayed still for a moment before floating over to a door on the other side of the room where the creature had gone. 

".. You want that?" The staff tapped on the ground as he groaned heading towards the door. "O.. okay but if that's what you really want.. I'll grab more of this" Taking out the container with the bushel of fur in it swirling around in a circle, with the lid on before placing the container back into his cloak

"When we think of a plan we can take it on, but I.. don't really like using violence. So I don't think. I'll be much good in a fight like that." The staff glowed brightly and stomped on the ground. Stepping back some looking at the staff before nodding with a  sigh, "Alright but only if, I have no other choice.." 

His hands rubbed against each other slowly taking breaths while walking through the door. "Only .if. I have no other choice.." he said softly to himself walking into a hallway the echo of his steps were softening. "Only ..if.." Stopping as a sound of hooves tap along the floor further down the hallway echoed through the hallway.

Lowering himself down to the ground and slipped behind a container halfway down the hall. His footsteps were quiet and quick stopping behind the container. Keeping his eyes on the container with slow breaths coming from his mouth. His voice barely audible.

 "Can we catch it? we could catch it so we don't have to kill it right... you want to catch it right?" Glancing over at the staff only to see the hatchet-like weapon was steady floating next to him with the handle pointing towards him. ".. I. we can catch it.. capture.. we-we can have it without killing it." 

The weapon pulled away as it bent and contorted its frame making into a bag. The handle wrapped around his body pulling him close. The bag hung off of him at his side. "Ah! I'm sorry! I don't." He pulled and tugged on the bag some. "Okay, okay.. We're-we're okay." lightly touching the bags corners and strap that was wrapped around him. 

"Okay so.. I'm okay to touch you like this right?.." the bag slaps his side with the strap. "Ow. ow okay not to much got it.." removing his hands from the bag. Looking down the of the rest of the hallway. "I'm going to assume you need me to pull stuff from you right?" Glancing at the bag as it gave a soft squeeze. "Alright.. that's good enough for me, please let it be something that'll help."

Down the hallway at a corner room a bushel of fur was stuck in the doorway into a room far at the end of the hall. Holding onto the bag close stepping around the floor his focus was on the doorway. There were other doors leading to different rooms broken down doors some collapsed onto themselves as others had holes in random places piercing through both sides of the doors. Glancing at some of the holes, "These.. look.. familiar I've seen things like this before." His finger tip grazed along the outside of one of the holes. "Tickets' Please." 

Another voice sounded from a room he had just passed, making him almost stumble before catching himself. Lifting his head up some in shock looking around. "Tickets' Please." The voice was from a automation activating suddenly, it was only a few seconds before footsteps were being made around inside the room the voice came from. Large and heavy equipment sounded inside of the room. His pace quickened reaching the doorway slowly peeking inside. The sound of hooves on the ground was replaced by machinery running nearby

Reaching up and taking off the bushel of fur from the doorframe with the container. Looking at the container in his hand, soon placing it back into his cloak. "Tickets' Please." was louder than before as the mechanical voice was coming at the door to the room it was in. The steps stopped at the door, "Tickets' Please." a mechanical arm reached out of the door. 

The hand felt around the door, his eyes stared at the arm his body froze in place. His whole body went cold, he heard the voice. 'We gotta go, now!' pushing his body running inside of the room. Running into a large open area, crates stacked on one side of the room. "Oh. this looks like a boss room." He said softly as he continued to run holding onto the bag. Only stopping to pick more bushels of fur storing each one into the same container.

"Tickets' Please." called out still through the other room as a loud metal crash suddenly came from the room. A moment of silence, as he turned his head to look at the doorway. Stepping backwards towards the other end of the room focused on the doorway. Clenching the bag closer, "Tickets' please." footsteps and metal scrapping came from the other room.

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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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." 

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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." 

Bags and whistles Chapter 6

"You actually got to be a hero like you've always wanted, but you were amazing as a villian. You were the second top ranked villian.. Number one in your own league haha.." spitting out some water from his mouth as he talked ,  "You never did tell me why you never went for the first spot.. you could have been number one of all time. But.. it looks like you made it to the top without me. I'd say you have out shined the heroes this time, number one in my books." Tep looked at the sign moving to his side facing it before wiggling his arms around the base of the sign. 

Water began pouring out of his back, a paw became a fist, flailing his arms at the sign. Stopping for a moment before slowly laying his arms down moving back onto his back next to the sign. "I just remembered something funny.." Teps head turned looking at the sign "Remember, the first time we met? You.." Skuleth began walking over leaving deep paw imprints pressed against the muddy ground, filling with rain. Walking over his paws imprinting in the mud, as he chirped with a high pitched squeal. Tep jumped a bit, turning his head noticing the bird, quickly getting to his feet.

 "Wh-what do you want?!" Tep glared at the bird, Skuleth walked slowly straight towards him. Tep stood in the same spot before stepping away from the sign. "You know for something, I could rip apart without even using any kind of energy on you.. You have a name that isn't yours!" Tep was glaring at Skuleth, stepping a bit further away from the sign. "You know what? I don't see you fit to even keep your own feathers on your body.. You will probably die in your sleep the way you take care of yourself! You should be ashamed of yourself! You are just a copycat! A NOBODY! There is no original about you! You'll amount to anything like, SKULETH!! YOU IMPOSTOR!" Skuleth was casually walking over to him before standing in front of him. Without hesitation Skuleth lifted his head some stopping to look down at Tep. In a instant Skuleth whipping his head down smacking Tep in the head. Headbutting him firmly sending Tep smacking into the ground making an teddy bear indent in the mud. Tep stood his ground as if he couldn't get hurt, Tep had soon found himself a few inches into the mud, his body being stuck in the mud.

His legs and arms shook from the impact into the mud, Skuleth huffed. He circled around Tep's body for a moment before sitting down next to him, still in the mud trying to get unstuck. Skuleth arched his wing out Tep covering him from the rain, crouched down on all fours Tep pulled three times before finally pulling his head out from the ground. Tep shook his head some scrapping all the mud off his face. His vision was blurred from the impact looking around as colors and shapes were slowly coming back into focus. Looking up at Skuleth for a bit, pushing himself back up onto his feet. Standing once again staggering around before falling onto his fluff in the mud. "Okay.. maybe you can.. hold your own." Looking up at Skuleth watching the water splash along his feathers. "I guess.. you're off the hook this time. But I'm not calling you by that name so best we just call things even how about it? For now." Skuleth didn't look down at him before a few rain drops touched his beak, making him look up slightly.

Shaking the raindrops that were stuck in his feathers away, his wing still arched over Tep shielding him from the rain. Tep kept watching the strange bird shielding him from the rain, "Skuleth?.. Oh have you found Mr. Tep and you're shielding him from the rain.. How thoughtful Skuleth, He never warms up to outsiders so quickly." The village elder said while walking in the rain with a feathered hooded coat made up of Skuleth's feathers. Her face was glowing with joy, but of sorrow as she had recently found out Skuleth was the other one Tep was looking for. "Mr. Tep.. I heard, my apologize. we.. if we would have known we would have told you from the start.."

The elder had a black and white muzzle with red and brown highlights in fur. Her fur was cut short but keeping the hair on her head between her ears long. Her soft hazel eyes looked down into Tep's button eyes. "Please forgive us." She would slowly kneel bowing down to Tep, Tep's eyes went wide seeing her bowing to him. Jumping back up and staggered a bit before catching himself touching her shoulder, "I forgive you but this is not your fault.. it's" Lowering his head some rubbing her shoulder some, "It's not your fault at all." He said stepping away from her with his feet scooting in the mud. "It's my fault.. I sent him here."

Her head lifted some hearing Tep confess to her, he was the one to blame her tail slowly started to straighten. "..You? Sent him here?" Her voice was shaken, Tep froze as he had just turned his back to her. His head lowered some before taking a deep breath. 'I deserve this.. this.. this shall be my punishment' holding his head high before turning back around to her. "Yes... I am the one who.. sent him here.. I sent him to his death." A heavy paw grabbed ahold of Tep it was the elders paw. "Why? Why did you send him here?" Tep froze feeling the power she was holding back from her paws. Her claws eagerly kneading against him. 'How powerful is this place?! Not only the stupid bird but.. She, oh god what the hell is this place? Skuleth, how did you survive for so long?! who? which one of these.' He was snapped back into the situation noticing the elders tears rolling down her face. "WHY?! TELL MEE!! OPEN YOUR EARS! CAN YOU HEAR ME WWWHHHYY?! WHY DID YOU SEND HIM HERE?!" Her paws gripping both his shoulders shaking him every so often.

"I.." Tep's mouth opened as words were lost to him as he tried to speak. Picking him up as her arms were shaking as every muscle in her body was getting tense as the look in her eyes were was sorrow was now, something much darker "Tell me, why?! Please..." Her claws digging into his shoulders slightly as Tep flinched a bit but kept his head held high, "Tell me why? Why did you send him here? Tell me.. why did one of my baby's had to die?" She began thrashing him back and forth, shaking him violently in the air she had a fire in her eyes. "He should be in your world! If my baby isn't back home. Where is he?!" She slammed Tep back into the mud as he fell right next to his other imprint having his full body submerged into the ground.

"WHERE!?" She demanded towering over him, gripping his back and pulled him from the mud. Her body felt like it was on fire with rage and sorrow. "Why did you send him here, why isn't he back home in your world?! You're suppose to be one of his friends right so how long has he been gone and where was the last place you seen him! THAT'S JUST COMMON SENSE!" She continued yelling at him before blowing out smoke from her nose from the chill in the night air as she growled waiting for a reply for any of her many questions. "Wow! I guess you do like being manhandled by a women." Jane said while standing in the rain her wings covering her head from the rain. She held the bag as it hung over her shoulder Tep lifted up his arm some flipped Jane off, the elder kept her eyes on Tep before tossing him to the ground.

"I believe, I can answer your questions Ma'am." The elder stood up showing her full height towering over them both with the mark of death in her eyes. "And you are?" Jane's eyes went wide and began looking away some a little more nervous now. "Oh uh... I am the princess of Hell realm of the 15th order hailing by king Mus. Jane Mus it's a pleasure in finally meeting Skuleths mother." Jane gulped a bit as she looking around at the mud, slightly lowering herself in a bow. Looking at the mud unfondly, a bit of mud splattered against her leg from a mud ball that went almost near her other leg. "LILLION! STOP IT!" Jane yelled running and stumbling around trying to dodge the mud balls. Lillion cackled grabbing mud and throwing it at Jane. Lillion came running over to see the elder with a bright smile on her face. She had grown a bit older although she was still full of energy.

"Are you really burn nuggets momma?!" Lillion looked up as she smiled happily, the elder looked over at Lillion and smiled happily. Lowering herself down some as the look in her eyes changed back to a soft brown. "Oh yes, yes. I am sweetie.. You can call me, Mama Cece.. You know, my little baby?" Lillion nodded looking at the mud kicking, sliding around on the surface of the mud. "Yup! Lillion stopped suddenly looking at Skuleth sitting in the mud as he turned his head to look at her. "Giant Chicken Nuggie." Skuleth watched her as she moved his head would following as if tracking her every move. Lillion laughing happily playing around in the mud. "Friends." Rain walked with a umbrella over her head. "Lillion you were suppose to stay with Tiger..." Lillion smirked a bit and cackled laying on top of Skuleth before jumping off and played in the mud with Mama Cece. "I don't know she said something about finishing up her upgrading before she came." Lillion said making a small mud pile, Jane was trying to clean off her leg. "Ugh.. a princess of hell should not be getting muddy in a place like this.."

Rain walked towards Lillion passing by Jane, "Didn't Sir. Ludo saying something about mud bathing. But if you can't get past that how will you bath with him.. Hmmm?" Jane's face went purple as her hair caught fire turning from a warm red to a pinkish purple. "W-w-where did you hear that? What? N-no.. I-I I mean he would.. mud?" Jane staring at the mud, envisioning Ludo in a mud bath. Her hands covered her face to hide her blushing. Her flame quickly left as she froze for a moment, slowly pulling her hands away from her face her hands had been covered in mud as she was trying to take it off. "A-ah-h.. m-mud.." Mama Cece smiled softly at Lillion, "So tell me everything you know.. I wanna know how my baby was in your worlds." Tep laid in the mud not moving but stayed still staring at the mud. 'You are above me mud.. you are above me mud.' He repeated softly to himself staring off into space.

Lillion smiled softly, "I gotta story I gotta storry! Mama burnt Nuggies" Jane and Rain yelled at Lillion. "Lillion that's not her name! Show some respect!" Mama Burnt Nuggies smiled happily. "Oh I don't mind at all, hahahaha. You must be the nuggie girl, he told me about haha. Yes, I will be Mama Burnt Nuggies." Her laugh was cheerful and happy, Jane and Rain both dropped their jaws before looking at each other. "Uh.. She knows about us? Mah.." They cleared their throats, Rain softly muttering some."Mrs. Miss.. M-mama burnt nuggies." Jane interrupted Rain "Mama Cece." They both glared at each other for a moment both talking almost in sync, "We came here to hear, to find him good or bad.. We would like to share stories with you." Mama Cece smiled happily with tears in her eyes nodding quickly.

"Yes yes please.. come come this way.." Mama Cece offered a paw to Lillion as Lillion was hesitant for a moment before taking her paw. Jane and Rain followed behind quickly. "Thank you.." Mama Cece shook her head rubbing her eyes some. "No thank you.. I hoped he would return like he promise he would.." Her paw shook with anger as the other was tenderly holding Lillions paw.  "So please anything I can do or.. If maybe you could do to bring him home? or.. well your world? maybe then he could come visit his momma.." She was having trouble with her words hoping there was a chance to see him one more time, or she would have to wait for the time she passes to see him once more.

Rain would huff, "I still doubt he is dead.. since the only way he wasn't able to go home was either one. he isn't dead and somewhere alive. or two.." She went silent looking a bit uneasy and cleared her throat. "He is just not fully dead... yet so we can either heal him or... Well finish him off so he can come back." Mama Cece stopped and turned her head slowly staring at both Jane and Rain. "You girls.. lovely as you are. Harm even one hair on his head if he is alive. I will rip you apart right then and there.. if I don't get to him first." She turned back around her face lit up with a smile and laughing, Lillion had drawn a rock in the mud with her stick, showing Mama Burnt Nuggies. "Oh that's very good, very good."