Wednesday, February 28, 2018

As My Heart Dies-Chp83

[the whole battle was a huge mess, while bk at the base, Wander n Terry were at the lookout tower watching it all go dwn]

Wander: Oh gob, this is terrible. I reli wish I could help them somehow... :(

Terry: :( Me too... but my parents... they deserved this...

Wander: R u reli OK? I mean with them...u know, getting killed in battle?

Terry: ..they brought this on themselves...

Wander: I personally want that mean peacock lady gone. I don't usually condone killing ppl, bt she has got to go >:C

Terry: :( I hear you...

Wander: Ohh~ If only we could help... [realized he was wearing his hat] That's it! C'mere, Hatty, I need ur help [starts digging thru it]

Terry: ? (watched)

Wander: [dug some more n soon pulled out a sniper rifle] Woah! Umm, do u know how to use a sniper gun, Terry?

Terry: I've...had somewhat practice.

Wander: Guess that's why Hatty chose it. It always gives u wat u need [hands over the sniper rifle to Terry] Wen n where did u learn how to snipe?

Terry: When I was younger...and when me and father were very close...

Wander: I see. Well it's ur call. Take out the big shots, u get to choose who first [digs out a few boxes of ammos from the hat] I got u covered

Terry: (nod) (loads the sniper rifle)

Wander: (nod) [kept quiet to let Terry concentrate]

Terry: (made his aim towards his parents) ... (and took fire)

[the bullet was a thru n thru, hitting Terry's father's skull first n then pierced thru Terry's mother's skull as she was standing right behind him, both of them collapsed in front of a surprised Awesome]

Sylvia: :o Whoa, what the-??

Awesome: [looked ard to find the source bt was soon distracted by the incoming enemies]

Wander: :O [saw wat happened thru his binoculars] U... U OK, Terry? :(

Terry: ... (Dropped the rifle and began to tremble slightly) ;( ...

Wander: Oh, Terry :( [wrapped his arms ard him n hugged him tight]

Terry: (hugged Wander back, sniffling) ;(

Wander: It's OK, Terry, it's OK. Better u than Grimmy [rubbed his bk to calm him]

Terry: ...It had to be done... :(

Wander: Pls, I'm sorry to ask u this, bt u hv to pull it together. We need to help them get rid of Drizelda. I hv a terrible feeling tht even if she lost the war, we will nvr hear the last of her :(

Terry: (wiped his tears) I know, I know...

Wander: Pls... [picks up the rifle n holds it up to Terry]

Terry: ... (takes the rifle) Let's finish this.

Wander: [look thru the binoculars] There, some of the captain of the troops [pointed towards that direction]

Terry: (took careful aim and fired a few rounds)

[the captains n leader of the troops dropped like flies]

Fury: Woah, wat the...? Wats going on?

Peepers: Who cares? It'll be easier to take out the troops once they're confused

Brad: (evil) Let's do it then!

[the captains of each troop continued to be taken out, n the confused troops were easy target to defeat, until finally it was dwn to just two enemy troops, one of them being Drizelda]

Grimm: [faces Drizelda] Give it up, Drizelda. Ur outnumbered now. Surrender n we will spare u n let u leave peacefully

Drizelda: Nvr! This war is not over! Not until one of us is the last one standing!

Hater: ...And it WILL be YOU.

Drizelda: I am SICK n TIRED of ur sass, emo boy!! Ur going first!!! (angry) [spread her peacock tails n lunged towards Hater]

Hater: (braced himself)

Grimm: Hater, look out!!

Drizelda: [shot her tail feathers at Hater, stabbing him with them n stunning him]

Hater: (doh) Augh!!

Grimm: Stop!! Ur fight is with me!! [tries to grab her]

Drizelda: My fight is with every single puny little being in this filthy planet!! [slapped Grimm away n ready to stab Hater with a random spear]

Wander: [sees them thru the binoculars] No, Hatey!! :O

Hater: (grunted in pain, trying to stand up but failed every time)

Drizelda: [raised her spear] Say ur last prayers, emo boy! I'll be coming for ur hussy whore of a furball next!!

Hater: (doh) ... (shot out with his powers) (angry)!!!

Drizelda: [felt the burning impact n fell backwards] Aahhh!!! U fucker...!!

Hater: (panted heavily, struggling to stand back) You...have...done...fucking...enough...!! ENOUGH!! (angry) (shot more of his power)

Drizelda: [tries to get away bt Grimm held her in place, pinning her against Hater's chest, in with Hater hugged her in a death grip]

Grimm: Ur finished. Say UR last prayers, bitch (evil)

Drizelda: Let go of me!! U... U asshole!! U will nvr be happy with that lizard whore!! I curse u!! I curse u all!! [struggled in Grimm's grip, trying to push herself away from Hater's embrace]

Hater: Grrr... (squeezed harder, electricuting her)

Drizelda: [her body spasmed n shook as she was electrocuted n fried to a crisp, screaming until she screamed no more as her limp body fell backwards]

Grimm: [finally let her go, hissing at the feeling of his hands equally burnt from Hater's powers]

Hater: (panted) ... (began feeling dizzy again)

Fury: Hater! [caught him before he fell]

Grimm: [sees the last remaining troops without their captain or their peacock leader, standing ard in confusion] Do u yield? Or do u want to meet the same fate she did? [glared challengingly at them]

Hater: Uh...uh... (had trouble breathing)

Enemy troops: (shake) [lowered their weapons n held their hands up in surrender]

Fury: We need to get him to the medic, quick!

Hater: D...dad... everything...feels fuzzy...

Fury: I know, just hang in there [turns to Sylvia] Can u bring him ASAP?

Sylvia: (nod) Roger, sir. (carried Hater back to the base)

As My Heart Dies-Chp82

[the war dragged on for another 4 more mths, whittling dwn to one or two armada on either side, n now they were in a final showdwn, either side on either end in a vast snowy field, wind blowing hard in the blizzard]

Brad: (holding his sword)

Hater: (growled)

Awesome: [armed himself with his laser cannon, backed by wats left of his Fistfighters]

Peepers: [despite his missing limb, he still wanted to fight as he carried a bazooka]

Sylvia: (was by Awesome's side) (evil)

Grimm: [went to the mid-point of the vast field, meeting Drizelda halfway]

Drizelda: [dressed in her glamorous military garb] Ready to give up n surrender, n admit tht u chosen the wrong bride?

Grimm: All for the sake of not being chosen as my bride? Not a million years, bitch. U picked a fight with me, n it's either u end it or I will.

Drizelda: U still don't see the gravity of the situation, do u? This is all happening bcoz of u. Bcoz u pick tht filthy lizard whore over me. Ur a royal. Don't u hv standards?

Grimm: Hmph! For a jilted lover u sure are petty. Going to war with someone just bcoz they rejected ur ugly ass? No wonder ur still single n failed every other courtship

Hater: It's MY brother's life. HE makes the calls here, NOT YOU.

Drizelda: Oh shut up, emo boy. Let the adults talk

Grimm: He's my elder brother, he gets to say anything he likes if I want him to, n he's right. Its MY life, not YOURS. Why does it hv to be me anyway? Don't u hv any other men to harass? U don't evn love me

Drizelda: Its abt principle, darling. Wen I set my eyes on someone, evn if I don't exactly hv feelings for them, I WILL get it, no matter wat it takes.

Loathe: Pfft, u just want to own him. U don't love him. U just want the power tht comes with marrying a royal

Drizelda: Don't we all? See u on the flip side [turned ard to return to her armada]

Grimm: [sees Terry's parents at the distance with their troops] Pls, Your Grace. Can't u see this is madness? U reli want to kill ur child ovr this? To liaison with someone u technically hv nothing to do with? :(

Terry's Mother: ...How can that vile creature be our child? :| We want nothing to do with him anymore.

Terry's Father: He has made his bed, he has chosen his poison, he will hv to pay the consequences. He doesn't deserve to even live in this world anymore, n neither do u

Grimm: [knew it was a lost cause, there was no convincing them anymore; their mind has made up. He sighed n returned to his troops, maintaining their stand-off]

Hater: What do you suggest we do, bro?

Sylvia: Do we beat them to a pulp now?

Grimm: Yeah [takes a deep breath] It's now or never [turns to the armada] This is it, ppl! The final stretch, the battle to end this war! R u with me?!

Hater & Sylvia: :D Yes!

Brad: :D Bring it on!

Peepers: Hoo-ahh!! [pumped his fist up]

Awesome: Let's kick some birdie butt!!

Fury: Let's end this once n for all

Everyone else: :D :D (like) (like)

Hater: CHARGE!! (evil)

Grimm: CHARGE!! [charged towards them]

Drizelda: CHARGE!! [motioned her troops to charge as well]

Sylvia: (charges as well)

[the battle ensued, with fists fought, sword clashed, guns blazing, battle cry roaring, everything was going crazy n in a frenzy to fight till the last man standing]

Hater: (eletrucuted a few enemies)

Brad: (sliced enemies up with his sword)

Sylvia: (kicked and punched enemies)

Fury: Turn off ur suit, Hater! I knw its not comfortable, bt we need ur haywire powers right now!

Peepers: [shot at a few enemies, then turned to Brad] Hotshot! Lemme ride ur shoulders!

Awesome: [laser shot the enemies, then shot at one tht was abt to leap on Sylvia] Got ur bk, Bee!

Hater: :O (turned off suit to unleash more of his powers)

Sylvia: :) Thanks, sweetie!

Peepers: [did a running start n climbed onto Brad's shoulders, then stood on his shoulders in perfect balance as he shot his bazooka at enemies, hving the higher ground with better shot]

Fury: [stood bk to bk with Grimm to fight enemies]

Hater: (began electricuting enemies more) ]:)

As My Heart Dies-Chp81

[as the day wound dwn till night, everyone had a brief moment of respite as the war was on a halt due to the weather n the lack of light]

Awesome: [was in the private quarters with Sylvia, making out with her, which he had been doing any chance he gets during this harrowing war]

Sylvia: mmm~ (heart)

Awesome: [made out with her some more, then remembered something] Wait... U haven't been taking ur birth control still, hv u?

Sylvia: I'm sure I have been. (nod)

Awesome: I'm kinda worried tho. With the war going on n all, u can't be too careful

Sylvia: I know. (kiss)

Awesome: [made out with her again, bt the nagging feeling just kept lingering there] U knw wat? Maybe u should go chk it out at the medics, u knw, just in case

Sylvia: |-( Ugh, fine, you worry wart. Be right back. (leaves the room)

Awesome: Thanks. Love u, Bee~ [calls out aftr her]

Sylvia: :$ (heads for the medic bay)

[there was a female medic on duty]

Medic: [sees Sylvia enter] Yes, miss? Can I help u?

Sylvia: Yeah, hi. Me and my, uh... boyfriend, been doing things for a while and I have been taking birth control but he'd like me to make double sure that I'm, ya know, safe from any accidents?

Medic: Sure, we hv recently hv the state of the art body scan. Just stand on tht platform here n let the machine scan u [gestured her to a body scan machine tht looks pretty hi-tech]

Sylvia: (stands on platform)

Medic: [clicked a few buttons to start up the machine n let it beam ovr Sylvia's body]

Sylvia: (held still)

[a few mins later, the machine was done n the results portrayed on the screen nxt to it]

Medic: Alright, u can step off now [studies the screen to read the results]

Sylvia: (stepped off) So how does it look?

Medic: Hmm... Says here according to ur hormone levels, u might hv skipped ur birth control abt a few days ago, n ur cutting it pretty close, since ur hormone level also indicates ur close to ur fertile cycle, bt...

Sylvia: But what? Am I ending up with a baby?

Medic: No, quite the contrary. U probably didn't need birth control in the first place. Ur... [cleared her throat] Ur infertile

Sylvia: ...wait, back that up, that means... I'll never end up with a kid?

Medic: Sorry to say, yes. Not sure u noticed, bt according to the results of the scan, ur ovary production is at an all time low, n wen u do produce ovaries, none of them r mature enough for fertilization. It won't affect ur health, bt it seems like ur born without the genes to produce healthy mature ovaries. I'm sorry, bt the chances of u to hv a child is...well, almost nxt to none. It might be good news for u if u don't plan on having children, bt if u are planning to start a family... [sighed n patted her shoulder] ... I'm sorry

Sylvia: :( (thinks: how is Fishface going to take this...?)

Medic: R u gonna be OK, miss?

Sylvia: Hm? Oh yeah, I guess I'll be okay. It's just... I'm not sure how he'll react to these news...

Medic: I suppose u will just hv to break it to him tactfully. Good luck [went bk to her business]

Sylvia: (nod) ... (left to see Awesome)

Awesome: [was getting worried tht it was taking too long n left the private quarters to find her, turning into the corner n accidentally bumping into her] Oof! (doh)

Sylvia: (doh) Oof!

Awesome: Yo, watch where ur... [sees it was Sylvia] Bee! U OK? I'm sorry, I got worried. U were taking a while

Sylvia: Yeah, they had to check some things.

Awesome: So r u OK? R u pregnant? Do I need to start worrying abt kids college funds?

Sylvia: Well, good news and bad news. Good news is, we didn't have any accidents. Bad news, however... :(

Awesome: [sighed in relief wen he heard the good news, bt tensed up wen she said "bad news"] Oh no.... Oh no, pls don't tell me ur having cancer too (worry)

Sylvia: No, Awesome... I'm... unable to have...have... ;( (hid her face in her hands)

Awesome: [blinked in surprise at Sylvia suddenly crying n quickly held her by the shoulders gently] Bee, Bee, ur scaring me. Pls talk to me. Wat did the doctor say?

Sylvia: We...aren't able to have kids... ;(

Awesome: Wha...? Ur... [got the picture] Oh, u mean... No eggs in the basket? :(

Sylvia: Not now, and not ever... ;(

Awesome: Oh... Oh, Bee... [hugged her close] It's OK... Shhh... Don't cry.... It's gonna be OK... :(

Sylvia: ;( (sobbed hiding her face in his shoulder)

Awesome: Shhh... [hugged her tight, rubbing her bk to calm her dwn] It's OK, Bee. Bt I thought u said u didn't want to hv kids

Sylvia: I know I did...but I would've wanted to at least see... how I'd be as a parent... if I'd ever be a good one... :(

Awesome: Oh Bee, my little Bumblebee. I'm sure u would've been a great mother. There's always other options, like adoption or surrogates. I'm not the type to be all hung up abt "my own flesh n blood" n all tht crap. Grob knows those kids need us more than our biological ones

Sylvia: You... you don't care I'm unable to give you blood born children...?

Awesome: (shake) It doesn't reli matter to me. I mean, sure, it would be nice, bt u don't hv to be blood to be family. "Blood is thicker than water" n all tht crap is not a big deal for me. A child is a child, no matter where it came frm

Sylvia: ... ;( (hugged him back) Fishface...

Awesome: There, there, Bee. It's gonna be OK. In fact, the way I'm partying n all tht stuff, my parents prolly wouldn't be surprised if I hv a bunch of kids in tow. They'll probably be happy even if I picked up a kid from a dumpster, as long as I give them a grandchild |-(

Sylvia: ... (held his face in her hands and kissed him deeply)~

Awesome: [was surprised before he kissed her bk just as deep] Mmm~<3

Sylvia: mmm~ (heart)

Awesome: How's abt we continue where we left off? It'll probably cheer u up some (smirk)

Sylvia: Alright, you~ (smirk)

Awesome: [takes her hand n they both return to the private quarters n proceeded to fuck like rabbits again]

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

As My Heart Dies-Chp80

[inside the med bay, Peepers was there in bed, covered in bandages, n there, where his left arm used to be, was completely gone, amputated from the elbow dwn]

Brad: (entered) ...Peepers?

Peepers: [hears Brad n slowly stirs] Nnhh...? Hotshot...? [his eye tried to adjust to the light] W-Where am I...?

Brad: You're in the Medic Bay. :(

Peepers: U... U got us bk to base...? Wow, didn't think u reli were a hotsh-- [his words stopped wen he tries to get n saw his missing arm] Wat the...? My... My...

Brad: Sorry, Peepers... but they had to rid of the arm to stop the vemon from killing you.

Peepers: [stared at his missing arm for a long time before he glared at Brad] U... I told u to leave me... Why didn't u leave me behind...?

Brad: It's not the type of person I am... I used to be, but not anymore...

Peepers: Well u should hv! I told u I'd slow u dwn! I saved u from tht monster so tht u can get away! This is war! I'm Commander Peepers the Watchdog of Lord Hater's force! I should've died in the field like the rest of my comrades! Now look at me! LOOK AT ME!! [shook his arm stub at him angrily] A GOB-DAMN FREAK!!

Brad: :| No, you are NOT a freak! And you think Hater will want someone to join him when he's dead dead??

Peepers: Maybe he might appreciate the company, hv u thought of tht?! Why did u evn save me? Why didn't u just leave me there n save urself?! WHY?!

Brad: IT'S CALLED DEVELOPING FEELINGS FOR YOU, SMARTASS!!

Peepers: :O [was at loss of words for a moment, then he shut his eye tight n looked dwn, hugging his empty limb as his body shook]

Brad: :O I...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have yelled, if you want me to just leave, I can--

Peepers: SHUT UP! Just... Just shut up... [started sobbing out loud as he hugged his empty limb tighter, his tears dripping onto his lap as he shook harder frm his sobs n sniffles] ;(

Brad: :( (reached out a hand slowly to comfort the Watchdog)

Peepers: [suddenly buried his face into Brad's chest, sobbing hard, holding Brad's arm tight with his one good arm] ;(

Brad: :O (slowly pulled Peepers close to him, rubbing his back and making hushing sounds)

Peepers: [sobbed for a good 15 mins, letting it all out in Brad's arms]

Brad: (remained silent, allowing the Watchdog to sob it all out)

Peepers: [finally calmed dwn, then whispered] .....Why me...?

Brad: Hm?

Peepers: Why me...? Of all ppl to hv feelings for... Why me...? I thought ur... into women...

Brad: Honestly... I've been Bi Curious for some time.

Peepers: Huh? Since wen?

Brad: As a teen, actually. But I focused mostly on girls trying to deny I had no interest in guys and that did include Demurra and it worked for some time...but now...

Peepers: Ohh... Bt why me specifically? I don't exactly remember ever encouraging u or anything...

Brad: Well, it IS true you can't always choose whom you fall in love with. Just a thing that happens on its own.

Peepers: [looked dwn] Bt... Wat would u hope to achieve if I didn't return ur feelings? Wat if I didn't like u the way u like me...?

Brad: ...I wouldn't force you for one thing. If you find someone else better then me, it's YOUR choice to make and all.

Peepers: I... [groaned] Uuughhh, this is SO confusing for me! I don't plan on encouraging u, n I nvr planned on being ur friend, n yet here I am, always drawn to u, always thinking abt u, all those stupid little cute things u do just makes me so.... Ugh! So much feels! N then u go n call me "princess" somehow makes my heart all a-flutter wen it shouldn't and... And... Uuughhh~~!!! [threw his good arm up in frustration, wincing at the sting of his injuries] (doh)

Brad: ^^;; Easy there. And listen, if you're not fully ready about this, we can just stay as friends for the time being. See where we end up along the way? :)

Peepers: Well, regardless if I'm ready or not, it's too late now, isn't it? Apparently my heart has decided that it's developed feelings for u too, the more than friends type, which is so grob-damn frustrating! Argh!! It's like my heart is in love with u bt my brain is not cooperating!

Brad: (rubbed his back) You're really certain about this?

Peepers: Maybe, maybe not, I dunno! All I know is my heart hurts everytime I think abt u, everytime I fear tht u might not like me bk, or use me as a rebound for ur thing with Demurra. My heart has probably decided tht it is urs the moment u stole my first kiss. It probably already knows we're meant for each other. Bt my brain is trying to reject all this, reject n dismiss this feeling as impulse or whatever. I feel like a huge contradicting mess right now... [tears of hurt n confusion clung to his eye]

Brad: ..You were taught being gay was a bad thing as a child?

Peepers: No, our species can breed even if it's a male couple. I just... I dunno... Maybe I just... Nvr been in love before. I don't know how...

Brad: ... :) That's why you have me now.

Peepers: :^) Pfft, don't be so full of urself, hotshot... (yawn)

Brad: (giggle) You try and rest now, take it easy. (patted his head)

Peepers: OK... (yawn) [laid bk n rested, closing his eyes n was immediately asleep] |-)

Brad: :) ... (leaned in to kiss his forehead and left him to sleep)

As My Heart Dies-Chp79

[meanwhile, out there, Peepers n Brad were the only ones that haven't made it bk to base]

Peepers: [was partially unconscious, buried underneath a pile of dead bodies both enemies n his troops alike. Like Fury, Hater n Peepers, his troops were completely wiped out, n he was also equally injured, completely separated from everyone else in the middle of the snowy blizzard of the north]

Brad: Peepers? Peepers! (helped dig him out from underneath the pile)

Peepers: Nnnhhh... (tired) [struggling to stay awake, blood loss getting to him]

Brad: (worry) Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap... (scooped Peepers in his arms and hurried back to the base)

Peepers: Nnnhhh...? H... Hot... Sh... Shot...? [his blurry vision caught sight of incoming enemies tht picked up his sound, pointing weakly behind him]

Brad: Shh, shh, save your breath. Don't push yourself. (kept running to avoid the enmies)

Peepers: [scrambled weakly for his laser gun, thankfully he had a spare hidden inside his boot, managed to pull it out just in time to shoot some of the enemies tht made a leap towards them] W... Watch ur... B...back... Nnnhh...

Brad: :) Thanks, princess. (held Peepers close to him)

Peepers: [rolled his eye weakly at tht name before he saw one suddenly popped out of the ground like a daisy in front of them n lunging towards them] Look out! [turned his body, freeing himself from Brad's arms as he lunged bk at the enemy, pushing it to the ground before it suddenly sunk its teeth onto Peepers' already bleeding arm] Aaahh!!!

Brad: :O No! (grabbed his sword and swung it at the enemy)

Peepers: [fell bk as the sword lopped off the enemy's head, tho he groaned as his arm started pulsating n sizzling, like it has injected venom into his arm]

Brad: :( We gotta get you back to the Medic Base, fast.

Peepers: N... No... I'll just slow u dwn... Leave me... Just go... Aahhh!!! [jerked hard as his arm seized again from the pain]

Brad: ...NO! (scooped up Peepers again and held him close the whole way back to the base)

Peepers: [soon passed out in his arms, getting paler as the venom continued to spread]

Brad: (quickly reached the base) Somebody? Anybody! (worry)

Soldier: [hears him enter n hollered for a medic]

Brad: :( (looked in great worry at the Watchdog in his arms) ...Please, hang in there, princess...

Medic: [soon arrived with the hovercraft bed n took Peepers, ushered him to the medic bay]

Awesome: [heard the commotion] Woah! Starlight, ur finally bk. Lord Grimm was abt to send a search party for u... [sees Brad's pale disheveled face] Wats wrong? Where's Peepers?

Brad: Peepers... got injected with some type of vemon... supposedly poisonous... :(

Awesome: Oh gob, where is he now? Med bay?

Brad: Yes, they took him just now.

Awesome: I'm sure the medics can handle him. They patched me up pretty good so far [gestured to his bandages]

Brad: Yeah, but... (sighs)

Awesome: Wats wrong, Starlight? Something still bothering u?

Brad: ...What if he can't make it?

Awesome: [hesitated, knowing that he couldn't give false hope, especially during wartime] ...Why the concern? I thought u two r not exactly close?

Brad: Well, not at first but...we're getting there slowly, as friends.

Awesome: R u sure? Or is there something more than that? :^)

Brad: S-so what if there was? What's it to you?

Awesome: Nothing, nothing, just making sure that... [the head doctor soon came out] Oh, I think they're done

Brad: How is he, doctor? :(

Doc: He's in stable condition, despite the huge blood loss, broken leg, cracked ribs, almost lacerated eye, 2nd degree burns from being shot... We managed to stop the venom from spreading, bt in order to do tht... [hesitated]

Awesome: [got the idea] Oh gob... U don't mean...

Brad: Wh-what...? (was fraid to know but had to)

Doc: [nodded sadly] We had to amputate his arm. It's the only way to save his life, or the venom would've reached his heart n kill him [gets called to handle more wounded] Sorry, I gtg [leaves them]

Awesome: Aww, man. Tht sucks... (worry)

Brad: ... :( If it was the only way to save him, then...

Awesome: Better go see him to see how he's taking it. Just be strong for him, OK?

Brad: ...Okay. (leaves to see Peepers)

As My Heart Dies-Chp78

[mths went by, n the war continued on, they lose some n win some, during the fight in space n land, bt so far Drizelda is still going strong. Almost all bt a few of the rejected candidates' armada, Terry's family armada n Drizelda's armada r still standing, n now they hv set up base a continent away frm Grimm's secret base to formally fight them on land. Before they knew it, the war had lasted abt a yr]

Grimm: [returned with the remaining troops in retreat, groaning frm his wounds]

Terry: :( Grimmy. (went over to him)

Grimm: Hey, Terry. Its OK, its just a flesh wound [call out to the medics] Yo! Get ur asses ovr here n take the wounded to med bay!

Wander: [looked ard] Hatey? Hatey? Where's Hatey?

Awesome: He's still odw! I think he's with his dad n ur dad!

Wander: Oh Hatey... (worry)

Medics: (do so)

(meanwhile)

Hater: (phew)

Angel: (panting heavily)

Fury: [were with Hater n Angel ducking for cover as they tried to avoid the onslaught so tht they can retreat] Shit, they completely decimated my troops. I'm the only one standing. Wat abt u guys?

Hater: I don't know...

Angel: :( ...

Fury: We'll hv to assume the worst n it's every man for themselves. We need to get bk to the base quick

Angel: (nod)

Hater: But... (suddenly started to stumble a bit) W-whoa...

Fury: Woah! [catches Hater] Careful [the noise alerted the enemy n shots were suddenly fired] Shit! Let's go! [quickly picked Angel up n took Hater's hand n made a run for it]

Angel: :O (was a little surprised being picked up by Fury)

Hater: (tried to keep a grip on Fury's hand...his vision was starting to blur) Uh...

Fury: [noticed him lagging] Hater, hang in there! [the enemy was closing in in droves] Sorry, Hater, I hv to do this [opens Hater's robes to reveal the sigil of the suit, then using his powers, he pressed onto the suit, making it dissolve into the sigil] I'm gonna need ur haywire powers

Hater: D-dad... (still felt dizzy)

Fury: I knw, bt I'm sorry [used his power to spark a pressure point on Hater's horn, causing Hater's power to explode out n burn the incoming enemy, stunning them at least] Tht should do... Wha--?! [looked up to see some of the winged enemies closing in frm the air] Oh shit [braced himself for the oncoming impact]

Angel: :O (his eyes then lit up and he formed out transparent wings with a white glow and he flew upward to attack them with various hits and kicks)

Fury: [has nvr reli seen Angel in action before n as he turned the suit on Hater bk on, he watched in marvel at the way Angel defeated the enemies, the zing in his heart returning in full force] O////O

Angel: (angry) (kept hitting and kicking every enemy that came at him)

Hater: (phew) Thanks, dad... Dad?

Fury: [was still starting at Angel, mesmerized, his eyes sparkle in wonder, his face blushing hard]

Hater: (looked from Fury to Angel)... Oh boy.

Angel: (had fought off the enemies and floated downward, still aglow)

Fury: [stared wide-eyed n slacked jaw, not taking his eyes away from Angel, his face still red as a tomato, rendered speechless at the angelic sight]

Angel: ...Good sir?

Hater: (waved his hand in front of Fury's face) Hello, dad?~

Fury: [was still stuck for a few seconds before he blinked bk to reality, bt ignored Hater n bypassing him, speed-walking towards Angel n took both his hands, pulling them close to his own chest n went dwn on one knee, his face quite close to the angel nomad] Will u marry me?? [said it out of impulse]

Hater: (facepalm)

Angel: :O (was speechless and caught off guard)

Fury: [realized wat he just said] W-Wait, wat am I saying? Now is not the time [cleared his throat] Ahem, umm, we better get outta here before more of them show up [like before, picked up Angel n took Hater's hand to make a run bk to the base]

Hater: |-( Seriously, dad?

Angel: (was silent, felt his heart racing somehow) ...

Fury: [ignored Hater n quickly made their way bk to base, meeting up with Sylvia who also just arrived with wat remained of her troops] Hey, Sylvia, u good? [sees her troop] Tht's all tht's left of urs?

Sylvia: Some of us had to be taken to the medic, the rest of us are trying our best to hang in there.

Fury: Well, at least not all is lost [realized he was still carrying Angel n puts him dwn, blushing as he tried to look away]

Wander: [sees Hater coming in] :O HATEY~~ [runs to him n glomps him] Oh, Hatey, Hatey, Hatey, I was SO worried abt u! ;(

Hater: Oof. I'm fine, Wander, really. Just...got dizzy, but fine. (hugged him back)

Angel: (also stared away from Fury) ...

Wander: [looked ard] Where r ur troops?

Fury: Oh, umm, they didn't make it. We're the only ones left on our side

Grimm: [sees Fury] Dad! Thank grobs ur OK [came to give him a hug]

Wander: U OK, Papa? R u injured or anything? Do u need medical attention?

Angel: ... (glanced at Fury) ...I have to go. (quickly left the room)

Wander: W-Wait, Papa? Wat... [wanted to go aftr him bt was held bk by Hater]

Fury: [watched Angel leave n excused himself] Umm, sorry, gotta go... do a thing... [went aftr Angel]

Wander: Wat was tht abt? :|

Hater: I think Dad's found 'the one' but came on a little too strong. ^^;;

Wander: Oh, I see. Wow, tht's... unexpected :|

Hater: Yeah, Dad's apperently liked guys for a long time.

Wander: Yeah, I remember u telling me tht. I dunno, the war has been keeping my Papa occupied, bt I'm not sure if he's OK with seeing someone new again. He had loved Mama for so long...

Hater: I'm guessing it'd be harder for him to move on then it would be for Dad.

Wander: I suppose we'll see how things go

[Meanwhile...]

Fury: [managed to catch up with Angel] Angel, Angel, pls, wait up!

Angel: (turned around only to use one of his force fields to keep Fury at a small distance)

Fury: [was taken aback by the force field n stopped at the distance] It's OK, it's OK, I won't surprise u like tht anymore. I... I'm sorry I made u uncomfortable...

Angel: ... Your sudden reason for such a thing? (still kept up the force field)

Fury: ...Isn't it obvious? It's bcoz I fell in love with u. I mean I felt something wen we first met, wen we first shook hands, bt seeing u in action just now, I knew. Ur the one for me, my soulmate, "The One", so to speak

Angel: ... (lowered his force field) I see... but it won't be so easy for me...

Fury: W... Why not? [doesn't know much abt Angel's past or Wander's]

Angel: ... My wife and the rest of my children... passed away after being affected with a desease... :( I haven't been myself since that tragic day... I know she'd want me to move on, but... (hugged himself)

Fury: Oh, I'm... I'm sorry to hear that... [tries his luck n comes a little closer, then knelt down to Angel's level] I'm sorry that I suddenly jumped this on u, n I understand if u want to take ur time, bt... I reli feel like we've got a connection together, something btwn us tht reli clicked. I felt it here [plc his hand on his own chest] wen we first shook hands, a... well, a zing, we usually call it in the old days

Angel: Hmm... I suppose I have as well...but I wasn't so sure...

Fury: Take ur time, I won't rush u, bt know this [takes Angel's hand gently] I'm reli sincere abt this. If u can't accept me then I understand, bt I know in my heart that ur the one for me

Angel: ... :) Thank you... Fury...

Fury: [blushed at him calling his name, n that smile just warms his heart. He quickly pulls dwn his hood to cover his red hot face] Ggghhh... Sorry, bt ur just so adorable right now... >////<

Angel: (chuckled at this) :)

Fury: [takes a deep breath] I'm a royal, n I gotta do this right [cleared his throat] Angel... Uhh... U got a last name? :|

Angel: (shake) Not really, just an Angel Nomad.

Fury: I see [takes another deep breath again] Well, Angel the angel nomad, do I hv ur permission to formally court u? Sorry, it's kinda wat we royals usually say to a person we're interested in. So... Do I...? [looked at him hopefully, his hand held out for Angel to take as a sign of acceptance]

Angel: (thought about it for a moment and slowly took Fury's hand in his own) ... (nod)

Fury: :) [smiled happily at his acceptance n kissed the bk of Angel's hand] Thank u

Angel: :$ Mhm.

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Wander: [followed the soldier n soon was in front of the door of the private quarters] Thanks, I'll take it from here

Soldier: (nod)

(in the room)

Terry: (cradled Eliza close) :(

Wander: [knocked the door] Terry? It's me, Wander

Terry: :O Wand? (got up to answer the door)

Wander: (wave) Hi, Terry. Long time no see [grinned sheepishly at him]

Terry: Hey, it has been a while. Not the best time, though. :( With her out there. And my parents...

Wander: Yeah, I heard. Umm, can I come in?

Terry: (steps aside to let him in)

Wander: [sees the little baby Lizardran in his arms] Oh my grob, is tht Eliza? :)

Terry: :) Yes, that's her.

Eliza: (stares in interest at Wander) Ba~

Wander: Ooh she's so big n beautiful~ May I? [held out his arms]

Terry: (nod) (passes Eliza to Wander)

Wander: [takes Eliza, was a little taken aback by her size n weight] Oof, ur definitely a big girl now, sweetums [carries her up with a bit of a heave, her size is practically half the size of Wander himself]

Eliza: (giggle)

Terry: Need a little help?

Wander: Don't worry, I'm good~ [his knees were threatening to buckle] On second thought, maybe I should carry her sitting dwn ^^;;

Terry: (chuckle) You do that.

Wander: [struggled to walk towards the nearest couch n sat dwn, bouncing Eliza on his lap] There, much better. Well, if a nomad pup were to be nxt to u side by side, u could practically carry the pup like a little mini doll [tickled Eliza's chin]

Eliza: (giggled) ^^

Terry: :)

Wander: So... I heard ur parents joined forces with Drizelda. How did that happen? I mean, I heard from Hater they were supposed to come here to talk matters with Grimmy. Wat went wrong?

Terry: I guess they...don't approve of Grimm. :(

Wander: Wat happened? Weren't u there wen it happened?

Terry: Yes, I was, but my parents hearing about these news... :( I guess they... ;(

Wander: They didn't take it too well tht u went ahead n picked ur groom without them, huh?

Terry: That's right... ;(

Eliza: (saw Terry upset) :(?

Wander: :( Its OK, its OK [hands Eliza to Terry n then gave them both a group hug] Its OK, Terry. Evrything is gonna be OK. Grimm will settle this n everything will go bk to normal

Terry: ;( I hope so...

Wander: [hugged them tighter, rubbing his bk to calm him, hushing him]

Terry: (sniffled)

*knock knock knock*

Grimm: [peeks in] Hey, guys. U alright in there?

Terry: Gr-Grimmy? :(

Wander: Hey, Grimmy

Grimm: [sees them in each other's arms n Terry's eyes looking red n hears him sniffling] Terry? U OK? [enters n was by his side quickly] Wat's wrong? R u alright? Is Eliza alright?

Terry: She's fine, but...I'm just scared... :(

Grimm: [knew wat he meant n held him] I knw, I knw... I've been trying the best I can to convince ur parents to listen to reason n defect frm Drizelda, bt the last time I tried, they told me... tht... ur dead to them, n bcoz of ur betrayal to the family they want to remove evry trace of us, including u n Eliza... They want nothing to do with u... Those bastards... [frowning in disappointment n anger]

Terry: ;( Don't let them...

Grimm: I won't, bt I don't want to kill them either. They're ur family... :(

Wander: :( Wat exactly happened during ur meet with Terry's parents?

Grimm: Well, they came with all of Terry's fiances. Needless to say, they were pretty pissed tht Terry had chosen me. While he was here trying to win the courting ceremony, his other fiances had been getting into his parents' good graces n has been wooing them, n his parents were planning to make an exception n follow the ancient Lizardran tradition of polygamy n let Terry marry all of them, including me if he successfully wins the ceremony

Wander: Those fiances r actually willing to share? :^)

Terry: Not so much... cause he's not one of my species... :(

Wander: Bt one of those fiances I remember seeing in the photo is not one of u guys either

Grimm: Tht guy is the only one they're cool with, coz they got a bit of bromance going on |-(

Wander: Geez, I've heard of threesomes n foursomes, bt I can't imagine Terry having 5 husbands at once

Grimm: Anyways, Terry has already chosen me, n I wasn't abt to let Terry go n become those lowlife's fuckboy. My dad n I tried our best to talk things thru, to get them to see tht Terry is happy with me, n tht I as a royal can provide for him comfortably n care for him no problem, bt they care abt only wat THEY want, wat makes THEM happy, n they consider Terry choosing me ovr his own family an act of treason

Terry: Mhm, it's all true... :(

Wander: Oh geez... Then how did they end up joining forces with Drizelda?

Grimm: On the last day of their visit, they declared tht they hv disowned Terry n want nothing to do with him. It would've been fine n dandy if it were left like tht, bt Drizelda showed up on tht day in her royal army getup to issue an official war declaration, by chopping off one of my men's head n throwing it at my feet on the throne. Terry's parents witnessed the whole thing, n were angry tht I could've chosen such a "beautiful bride" instead of their "worthless son" n blamed me for not sending Terry home n not choosing Drizelda. Drizelda also played the victim, giving them some sob story abt Terry seducing me n all tht shit, n since they already hated Terry for his "treason" they decided disowning him wasn't enough. They wanted to destroy him, erase him out of existence. So they joined Drizelda >:C

Terry: ;( Mhm...

Wander: Geez, talk abt bummer luck

Grimm: Now I'm at a loss, wen the time comes n push comes to shove, I might be forced to kill them if they try anything on Terry... :( [held Terry close]

Terry: (hugged Grimm close) ;(

Eliza: (sensed her parents' sadness) :( Wah...

Grimm: Oh, oh, it's OK, Daddy's here, Daddy's here... [took her in his arms n nuzzled her]

Wander: :(...

Terry: Mommy's here too, sweetheart... :(

Wander: This... Makes me finding out abt Hater's cancer pale in comparison. I can't even imagine the thought of having to be forced to kill my folks... :(

Grimm: Oh, Hater told u abt his...

Wander: Yeah. We had a bit of a falling out after that, mostly coz of me shutting him out bt we're good now :$

Terry: That's good... :)

Grimm: So any chance u guys would, u know, tie the knot?

Wander: Not sure abt tht. I mean, he's on borrowed time, n I'm not too keen on being a widow...

Terry: Maybe not the best idea to be married if he's not going to be around much longer... Sorry it sounds harsh but that's just my thought.

Wander: Yeah, I know, tht crossed my mind too... I'm still trying to get used to the fact that he won't be ard much longer. I... I fell in love with him at first sight, n now that he has finally returned my love, it had to be in these circumstances... :(

Terry: :( I'm sure you'll think of something to still remember him by... (nuzzled Eliza)

Eliza: (giggle)

Wander: Yeah, in the meantime, we can keep ourselves occupied by helping u win this war

Grimm: If we can get thru the rejected candidates' armada first. They're the front liners for Drizelda while that bitch sits bk n enjoys the carnage show >:C

Terry: (nod)

Wander: We'll help u whenever we can. Like I always say: Never hurts to help :)

Terry: :) That'd be great.

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[the escort led them far north, to a snowy artic area, where they made their way towards a huge snowy mountain, n once they got on top of the mountain, they were told to land n exit the ship as soon as possible]

Peepers: [followed their orders n landed the ship together with Knucklehead landing Awesome's ship]

Awesome: We hv to go out there? In the fricking cold??

Sylvia: :^) It's the only way, Fishface. And besides... (hugged him) I can always keep you warmed up. ;)

Awesome: Heh, u sexy charmer, u

Wander: I hope u got some warm clothes for us to wear at least, Hatey. Some of us don't hv fur like me

Hater: I should have a couple at least.

Sylvia: ^^

Awesome: I hv a few too. Just worried it wouldn't be warm enough for u. It looks like it's freezing out there

Peepers: I'm gonna go grab my winter wear. U got anything for urself, hotshot? [looking at Brad]

Brad: (thinks; H-hotshot?) Uh, no, not really, no. ^^;;

Peepers: [sighed] U can spare him one, can't u, sir? [turned to Awesome]

Awesome: I prolly hv one his size [intercommed Knucklehead] Yo, Knucklehead. U guys better get dressed in something warm n bring me some of my winter wear over here wen ur done

Knucklehead: (nod)

[everyone soon get dressed in thick warm clothes, n Knucklehead managed to bring some for Awesome]

Awesome: [picked one tht is pretty big n thick for Sylvia] Here ya go, Bee [puts it on for her]
Hater: You sure you're gonna be OK like that?

Wander: Heh, I'm sure I will, bt if ur worried [slinks into Hater's winter robes, his head popped out thru his hood underneath his chin] There, nice n warm n toasty

Peepers: [finds one in Awesome's pile n tossed it to Brad] Here ya go, hotshot

Hater: Okay, if you say so.

Brad: Heh, thanks. :$

Sylvia: :) That feels comfy.

Wander: Hmm [feels the suit Hater was wearing as he was nestled btwn that n the winter robes] Feels pretty leathery, ur special suit, I mean

Awesome: Anything for u, Bee [puts on his warm clothes]

Peepers: Ready, guys? [zipped up his winter wear n headed to the ship entrance, the rest of the Watchdogs waiting for them]

Hater: :$

Sylvia: :)

Brad: (nod) Ready.

Wander: [noticed Angel not with winter wear] Papa, ur gonna be OK? Wanna join me in here? Its nice n toasty :)

Angel: I don't want to intrude you two.

Peepers: Hey, hotshot, why not let Angel get in? U got room, right?

Brad: Um, yeah, I do If that's okay, sir.

Angel: (think) ... (crawls inside Brad's jacket)

Peepers: Alright, lets go [opens the ship entrance, being met with a loud howling n a huge gush of cold snowy wind] >_o Woah!

Escort: [was waiting outside the entrance along with the bundled up Fistfighters] C'mon! Hurry! We got a limited time before we get spotted!

Sylvia: >< (stays close to Awesome)

Hater: >< (held Wander close)

Brad: >< Brr... (held Angel close)

Wander: Brr~ Its colder than King Cashmere's plc...!

Peepers: Ready, guys? One, two, THREE!! [charges out of the ship entrance n followed the escort's lead]

Awesome: [held Sylvia close n ran with her]

Brad & Hater: (also ran)

[the whole gang, Watchdogs, Fistfighters n all ran with the escort dwn the path, trying to battle against the harsh cold winds. Behind them, something loud n thunderous rumbled thru n embedded Hater n Awesome's ship in snow, burying it to cover it out of sight. Soon they found themselves in a rundwn cabin also almost covered in snow]

Escort: Wait out here! I will activate the entrance! [enters the cabin]

Hater: :O Whoa.

Brad: (phew)

Wander: Brr~ Its still pretty freezing tho... [wrapped himself tighter within Hater]

Awesome: He better not leave us stranded out here. My nose is frozen!

Peepers: I'm sure he-- Woah!

[suddenly the ground rumbled as it lowered dwn, revealing tht they were actually standing on an elevator platform n they were descending downwards along with the cabin]

Escort: Stay where u r, everyone! Its gonna be a long way dwn!

Brad: (grabbed Peepers when he slipped) Gotcha.

Peepers: Woah! [was held close to Brad] Umm, thanks :$ [blushed a little]

Wander: Wow~~ [his eyes sparkled in wonder as they descended dwn]

Awesome: Wow, underground base, huh? Classic

Brad: Anytime. :$

Hater: (nod) Mhm.

[everyone soon descended dwn n found themselves looking at the said underground base, filled with armada ships, troops n all manners of military]

Brad: :O Whoa...

Hater: (was also in awe)

Basically like this in Star Wars, bt with more planes n troops n stuff, n the ppl r Skeletors
Awesome: Oooh, impressive, almost like wat my home planet has bk in my great great grandpappy days

Grimm: [came to greet them] Hey, guys! Thank grob u made it! [went ovr to hug Hater, then felt Wander btwn them] Oh, hey, Wanda. Sorry, didn't see u there

Wander: S'OK [squeezed out of Hater's hood n gave Grimm a hug as well]

Brad: :) Hi there.

Angel: (wave)

Grimm: [sees Brad, Angel, n Awesome] Ah, new friends joining the team. Welcome [held out his hand to shake]

Wander: Grimmy, this is my dad Angel, Hatey's friend n Sylvia's boyfriend Emperor Awesome of Planet Marina, n Brad Starlight, free-lance hero

Peepers: [snorted at Brad being called "free-lance hero"]

Brad: ^^;; (shook Grimm's hand)

Hater: Where's dad? And Loathe?

Grimm: They're together briefing in the meeting room with the troops. We can go see him soon aftr ur settled in. Oh, btw, got some surprise guests here [whistled n out came a whole troop of Watchdogs] I believe they're some of urs

Random Watchdog: Lord Hater, reporting for duty, sir!

Hater: :O Wait, what? I thought most of you went into retirement?

Westley: Ehh, that would be my doing [raised his hand sheepishly] Wen u guys said ur coming over to fight Lord Grimm's war, I thought maybe we might need extra help, so while Ms Sylvia went on a date with Emperor Awesome, I made the call to everyone asking them to come help. I just asked, I didn't pressure them or anything. Not all came, bt they came by their own free will

Random Watchdog: We're not doing much anyways, n we owe it to u for saving our lives wen our planet died. It's the least we can do, come to u wen u need us

Hater: ... :) That's great, then.

Wander: Aww~ Isn't tht sweet...? :)

Random Watchdog: N we will follow u till the ends of the Earth, Commander Peepers

Peepers: Aww, u guys r all heart. If that's the case, u also will listen to Sir Brad Starlight here, he's with me

Brad: (nod) What he says. :$

Random Watchdog: Sir, yes, sir! Nice to meet u, Sir Brad Starlight, sir! [saluted him]

Peepers: [rolled his eyes] C'mon, let's not keep everyone else waiting

Hater: (nod) Right, we gotta meet up with Dad.

Grimm: Right this way, guys [led them dwn a number of hallways n thru a bunch of corners before reaching the huge meeting room] Hey guys! Look who's here!

Loathe: [turned to see Hater n Wander] Hatey! Wanda! [rushes over to hug them both] U made it~~

Fury: Son, thank grob ur here [sees the gang] Welcome, new friends [sees Angel] Oh, u must be Wander's father

Angel: (nod) Yes, I am Angel. You are the father of Hater, I assume?

Fury: (nod) Yes, the name's Fury. Pleased to meet u [held out his hand to shake]

Angel: (shook it) :)

Hater: (hugged Loathe) hey sis. :)

Fury: [shook his hand, somehow felt some sort of zing inside his chest, bt he shook his head, dismissing it as his imagination]

Loathe: How're u doing? OK? I see ur wearing the special suit. It's already tht stage, huh? :(

Hater: Yeah, and who knows how long it'll be till I reach third... :(

Wander: [looked dwn sadly, his hand holding on to Hater's hand tight]

Loathe: [sees them holding hands] Wats this? R we actually official now? (smirk)

Hater: Well... Sorta, yes. :$

Wander: :$ Eh heh, yeah, we had a bit of a fall out, wen I found out abt his condition, bt everything worked out fine

Loathe: Heh, I knew u two would be together (giggle) My woman's intuition nvr fails me

Hater: |-( Yeah, yeah, whatever you say sis.

Sylvia: (smirk)

Wander: [giggled thru his blush]

Peepers: Sorry to interrupt this reunion, bt wat is the status of the war so far?

Grimm: Not good. Drizelda not only brought her armada, bt she also got all the rejected candidates from the courting ceremony involved. She incited them to join arms with her to fight me. N also... She got Terry's parents as well to join her... (facepalm)

Hater: Oh, damn.

Sylvia: That can't be good.

Brad: Oh boy.

Wander: [looked ard] Terry? Where's Terry?

Grimm: He's at the private quarters looking after Eliza

Wander: Can I go see him?

Grimm: Of course, of course. U two need to catch up anyways [calls a random soldier] U, pls take Wander to Lord Terrance

Soldier: Yes, sire. (escorts Wander away)

Hater: ... (sighed) :(

Grimm: Come, the more heads in this, the better we can come up with a game plan [gathered everyone who r military savvy to continue the meeting]

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[Soon the ships approached Planet Skeletor, bt there was a bit of a snag as the planet was surrounded by ships shaped like birds n bearing the insignia of Drizelda's planet]

Peepers: Shit [halted, then hit the intercom to contact Knucklehead] Knucklehead, we can't go near. Sync ur boss's ship with mine n let maneuver to get cover before we get spotted

Knucklehead: What do you suggest we do then?

Peepers: |-( Like I just said, sync ur boss's ship with ours n move to get cover. There's a meteoroid ovr there. We should get behind it

Knucklehead: Roger. (does so)

[the sync was soon done n both Peepers n Knucklehead maneuvered their ships to hide behind a meteoroid]

Peepers: [sees Hater enter] Sir, we're just right before Planet Skeletor, bt we can't get in coz of her troops

Hater: (sees) That's a pretty big army... :( Hope Dad and the others are okay.

Peepers: Maybe we should try n establish contact with ur family, see if they can get us in. I'll need to activate encryption so tht the enemy doesn't catch our signal tho

Hater: (nod)

Peepers: [clicked away to enable encryption]

Awesome: [comes in] Yo, wats with the hold-up? Heard frm Knucklehead tht we're hiding. Wassup?

Hater: We've got a huge army out there from Drizelda.

Awesome: Oh, u mean the biatch tht declared war with ur bro? [sees the insignia] Planet Avian, geez, I've been to the planet before. Not a party plc. One of the few planets I didn't bother to conquer coz of tht

Peepers: Sir, encryption established. U can make the call now

Hater: (nod) (makes the call)

[there was a bit of a long ring, bt it finally managed to get thru]

Grimm: [voice a little static-ish n the video a bit grainy n glitchy coz of the encryption] Who is this? How did u get thru this line?

Hater: Grimm, it's me. We're here to help deal with Drizelda.

Grimm: Hatey? Bro? U... Ur actually here? H-How?

Hater: (explains how) ...How is everyone else? Are you okay, bro?

Grimm: Everyone's hanging in there more or less. Bt I don't think it's safe to talk on vid call, encryption or not. Where r u guys?

Hater: We're trying to figure a way how to get past those other ships.

Grimm: Right, Drizelda's armada. I can send u a program to cloak ur ship, make u guys invisible while u fly over here, bt it'll only work at a limited time. Think u can make it here at a time crunch?

Peepers: I've driven thru space mines while running away from a black hole storm, I think I can navigate thru a bunch of armada

Grimm: Ahh, Peeps, long time no hear. Right, I'll send the program now, n the moment u activate the program, the timer will start counting dwn

Hater: (nod) Got it.

Grimm: Aaaaand sent! Right, once u get past the armada, head for the north side of the planet. That's where our secret base is

Peepers: Roger that, sire. Over n out [ended the call, n then activated the cloaking program, the screen revealing the countdown of 10 mins]

Awesome: [hit the intercom] Knucklehead, we're on a time crunch. Maintain sync with Hater's ship n navigate together with Commander Peepers. Got it?

Knucklehead: Yes, Emperor Awesome, sir!

Peepers: Right, north of the planet it is [takes the wheel]

Wander: [also came in with Sylvia n Angel to chk out the situation] Gee, that mean peacock lady reli went all out, huh? [grimaced at the amt of ships ard them as Peepers flew past them quietly, careful not to bump them]

Sylvia: :| Yup, she's crazy.

Peepers: Shh, I need to concentrate [maneuvered ard the obstacles, trying not to touch the armada, weaving ard them, hoping tht Knucklehead is keeping up with the syncing]

Hater: (worry)

Angel: (think)

Peepers: [tries to ignore the ticking timer on the screen as it counted dwn]

Wander: [came to Hater n gripped his hand reassuringly]

Hater: ... (gripped it back)

Angel: (notices) ... :)

Sylvia: (also noticed) ... (smirk)

[everyone's so engrossed in keeping quiet n almost holding their breaths as they let Peepers n Knucklehead work, they barely evn noticed Brad, the last person to join in to see wat's going on]

Brad: ? Hey, what's-

Peepers: :O [was surprised by Brad's entry tht he almost scraped one of the enemy ship's tail]

Brad: :O oh, sorry. (kept his voice down) What's going on?

Peepers: [glared at Brad for a bit before returning to drive the ship, not replying]

Awesome: Geez, u got some bad timing there, pretty boy. We're trying to cloak n sneak our way ard these armada so tht we can get to Hater's bro

Brad: (sees the army ships) Whoa.

Awesome: Yeah, so keep it dwn. Ur boyfriend is trying to concentrate

Peepers: [twitched a bit at tht comment, blushing hard bt cannot afford to be distracted]

Wander: :| [looked secretly btwn Brad n Peepers, then...] (smirk)

Brad: :$ Mhm.

Hater: :^)

Wander: (giggle)

Peepers: [was almost there, with 3 mins to spare]

Sylvia: (thinks; Almost there...)

Hater: (thinks; Hang on, Dad...sibs...)

Peepers: [was too concentrated on his end now tht he didn't realize he was losing sync with Knucklehead, n Awesome's ship ended up tilted a little out of Hater's ship, causing it to scrape against one of the ships, triggering an alert] :O Ah fuck!

Hater: :o Oh no!

Sylvia: :O Whoa!

Wander: :O Oh giblets!

Awesome: Wat the hell, Knucklehead?!

Knucklehead: I'm sorry! I just lost connection somehow!

Peepers: Aggh! No time for tht now! Knucklehead, remove the space bridge tht connects our ships! It'll just get in the way! Just stick close behind me n follow my lead!

[the enemy ship tht was alerted started looking ard to find the source of the trigger warning as Hater's n Awesome's ship, still under cloaking, tries to get away]

Knucklehead: (salutes and does so)

[the enemy ship started to randomly open fire, hoping to hit whoevr hit it]

Wander: :O Woah! [held onto Hater]

Peepers: Hang on tight! [swerving to avoid the shots]

Awesome: [held onto Sylvia to keep her steady]

Hater: (held Wander protectivley)

Sylvia: (held onto Awesome)

Angel: (ducked and covered, trying to use his forcefield)

[the ships managed to dodge the shots somehow, bt the cloaking program was running out of time, n soon the cloak was gone n they were barely into the planet's atmosphere]

Peepers: Crap! Full speed ahead, Knucklehead! [dodge another barrage of shots now tht they're being seen]

Knucklehead: (puts on full speed)

[some of the shots somehow nicked both ships' side bt they managed to get to the north side of the planet, where the cavalry aka Grimm's escort armada showed up to return fire at them to give them cover]

Awesome: Woohoo! Finally, some backup!

Hater: :D Yes!

Sylvia: :D

Wander: Wee~~ :D

Peepers: (phew)

PA system: We're sent by Lord Grimm to escort u guys to our base. Pls stay close

Peepers: Roger tht, friend!

Angel: (phew)

As My Heart Dies-Chp74

[meanwhile, Sylvia was in Awesome's ship tht was linked with a space bridge so his ship n Hater's can travel together. Since their date, they couldn't get enough of each other, at least sexually, n right now they r doing the sexy in Awesome's room]

Awesome: [pinning Sylvia against the head of the bed, thrusting deep inside her] Ooh fuck, fuck, Bee, fuck...!! Ur so good...!! <3<3

Sylvia: >//< F-Fishface... Ahh!!~ (heart)(heart)

Awesome: Shit... Shit, Bee... I... I wanna fuck u in the ass too... I want both my cocks inside u... Can... Can I...?

Sylvia: Ah...yes, YES!!~ >////<

Awesome: [grabbed the lube n put a generous amt onto both his cocks, then positions the top cock to Sylvia's ass n the bottom cock to her pussy n slowly pushes them in] Ahhh, fffffuuuccckkk~~ <3<3<3

Sylvia: A-ahhh shiiiiitt~ (heart)

Awesome: Holy balls of Zorb, ur ass... Ur pussy... So damn tight... Aagghh...!! <3<3<3 [starts thrusting hard n deep into her]

Sylvia: (panted hard, gripping the covers)

Awesome: [pants hard too, moaning n groaning in pleasure as he pushed himself even deeper, hitting both her prostate n her G-spot just right]

Sylvia: Oh Gob, Awesome!!~ (heart)(heart)

Awesome: Shit, shit, shit, Bee~~ Fuuuuckkk...!! [hissing at the clench whenever he hits her spots]

Sylvia: >///< Yes, that's it!!~

Awesome: Bee... Bee... Bee...!! My Bumblebee...!! Aagghh, ur gonna make me come...!! [increased his pace]

Sylvia: M-me too... I'm g-gonna!~

Awesome: [thrust his hardest until he roared out his release, coming inside both her holes hard till it was almost overflowing]

Sylvia: (Screamed out, making her own release)

Awesome: [twitched hard from his orgasm, then finally groaned in satisfaction as he pulls out n collapsed next to her, panting hard]

Sylvia: (rolled over, also breathing heavily)

Awesome: Phew~ Damn, Bee, wat is this? Fifth time in a row...? That's a record, even for me [chuckled]

Sylvia: Heh, yeah. (smirk)

Awesome: Damn, ur just too sexy, can't get enough of u...

Sylvia: I could say the same~

Awesome: U know, we've been doing this rendezvous thing for almost all of these few weeks now since I joined u guys, n almost every night. Ppl r gonna think we're actually official (smirk)

Sylvia: (chuckle) So would Wander.

Awesome: [turned to face her, propping his hand on his arm] So r we actually official now? Or r we just sex buddies?

Sylvia: Well...if you can come up with a proposal no one else has done yet... (smirk)

Awesome: Miss Sylvia the Zbornak, r u actually considering my initial proposal of marriage? (smirk)

Sylvia: :$ Maybe I am?

Awesome: Well then, I guess I'll hv to up my game n come up with something u least expect (smirk) At least u hv been taking ur birth control, right? I don't want to accidentally knock u up before ur ready...

Sylvia: (nod) Yeah, I have been doing that.

Awesome: Good [kissed her nose] U up for another round? (smirk)

Sylvia: (smirk) Totally~ (kissed him deeply)

[the couple continued their ravenous love-making all thru the night, fucking each other like rabbits]

As My Heart Dies-Chp73

[a few hours later, Wander slowly stirred frm his sleep]

Wander: Nnnhh... [a splitting headache seared thru his brain] (doh) Uuuuggghhhh...

Hater: (had been asleep) |-) Zzz...

Wander: [hears the snoring n turns to see Hater sleeping nxt to him] :| .... :$

Hater: |-) Zzz...n...no... I don't wanna leave...

Wander: (giggle) [gently traced his finger along Hater's jaw]

Hater: (snorted) H-huh? (yawn)

Wander: Hey there, sleepy head [hit with another searing headache] (doh) Uuughhh...

Hater: Hey... :^) Feeling a hangover, are we?

Wander: Nnnhh... Yeah... I... normally don't drink... Syl usually does all the drinking for me... =m=;;

Hater: (gently rubbed his head) You need anything? Water, perhaps?

Wander: Water would be great, n some hangover pills. I usually get it from Hatty...

Hater: (nod) (gets the hat that had been in the corner this whole time and handed it to Wander)

Wander: [tries to move to dig inside the hat bt his head was throbbing so hard he could barely lift a finger] Uuughhh... >m<;;

Hater: Want me to help with that?

Wander: [nodded weakly as he curled in the covers, his headache killing him]

Hater: (takes the hat and cautiously digs his hand inside) (thinks; be nice to me, be nice to me, be nice to me...)

Hat: [not letting him find anything first just make him sweat]

Hater: (unable to find what he needed) :| C'mon, Wander's not feeling so good and you wanna mess around with me?

Hat: [wriggled a bit, like its version of an eye-roll before expanding its hole to let him dig deeper]

Hater: (dug deep inside, hoping to get what he needed)

Hat: [finally lets him find a warm bottle of water n hangover pills]

Hater: (nod) Thanks.

Hat: [flopped in a "Yeah, whatevr' fashion"]

Wander: =~=;;

Hater: Hey, Wander. I got what you need. :)

Wander: Nnnhhh... Thanks... [tilted his head, giving him a "Feed me" look]

Hater: :$ (gently gave him the pills and helped him sip down his water)

Wander: [swallowed the pills n laid his head on to Hater's lap] I'm sorry...for everything... I shouldn't hv shut u out like tht... :(

Hater: NO...if anything, it's MY fault... I should've told you earlier...about why I did all of this... :(

Wander: Yes, bt I get it, I understand why u did wat u did... I should've been more mature abt it n talked it out with u, not just walk out on u n shut u out n drown myself in booze... I'm usually always the first person to try n talk things thru, I'm better than this... I understand if u don't...wanna be with me anymore... ;(

Hater: :( No, I still do, really I do... (hugged him gently) I don't want anyone else but you.

Wander: How... How could u still want me...after wat I just did to u...? ;(

Hater: Cause you're never the type of person to hold a grudge against someone forever, you always forgive them in the end, even if they did do really stupid stuff... :(

Wander: Bt I reli screwed up... This is the longest I hv ever shut someone out... I'm nvr like this... If Papa didn't intervened, I probably would've drank myself to death... ;(

Hater: :( rocked him gently)

Wander: I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... I'm so so sorry... ;( [sobbed in his arms]

Hater: :( It's okay, it's okay... I'm sorry, too... ;( (also sobbed)

Wander: It's... It's not fair... Ur a good person... U don't deserve to die... I don't want u to die... ;(

Hater: :( I don't either...but there's no way to cure this... Just... stay with me till my last day...

Wander: It's not fair... Why...? Why do good ppl hv to die early...? Mama... n my siblings all died... N now ur gonna die... I... I wish it were me instead... ;(

Hater: :( No...the galaxy needs it's most friendly face...

Wander: It's just not the same without u... I'm more friendly coz of u... Coz I hv u to look forward to... If ur gone, who can I... ;(

Hater: ;( I don't know... I don't know... (continued to hold him)

Wander: [sobs some more in his arms] I love u... I love u so much... I fell in love with u since the first day I met u at Planet Binkleborp. I knew u were trying to conquer it, I knew Sylvia said u were bad, bt I fell in love with u anyway...

Hater: ... (lifted Wander's chin gently and leaned in for a kiss, as gentle as he could)

Wander: [was taken aback by the kiss, bt slowly eases in, kissing him deeper, wrapping his arms ard his neck, kissing him thru his tears]

Hater: Mmm... (held him close, kissing a bit more)

Wander: [sniffled as he kissed him some more, tho his hand reached up n accidentally brushed against one of his horns n Hater's power just so happen to act up n zapped his hand] Ahh! (doh)

Hater: :O S-sorry. (began to pull away)

Wander: [nursed his hand] It's OK... Is that wat ur cancer does...? Make u lose control of ur powers like before...?

Hater: In...my second stage, yes... I don't know when I'll be reaching third... (worry)

Wander: Maybe u should ask ur doctor abt it, although... I hope it won't be soon... :(

Hater: :( Me too...

Wander: How... How long do u hv? How many stages r there?

Hater: Just four... :(

Wander: That means ur already halfway there... :( .... ;( .... Hatey... I dunno if I can do this... I know I said I should've been there for my family wen they were dying from that plague... Bt now that I hv the chance with u... I dunno if I can do this... Just watch u slowly wither away... ;(

Hater: :( We'll think of something...some way that I can still be with you after I pass on...

Wander: ;( [hugged him tight, burying his face on his chest as he cried some more]

Hater: ;( (held him close, also sobbing)

[the couple just held each other like that in their arms, letting it all out]

Hater: (sniffled, nuzzling Wander lightly)

Monday, February 26, 2018

As My Heart Dies-Chp72

[meanwhile, Peepers was at the lounge, sitting at the window seat just looking out at the stars, deep in thought]

Brad: (had entered, eyes a little puffy)

Peepers: [hears him enter bt doesn't turn to look, his eye just staring out the window, was not in a mood]

Brad: ...Hey.

Peepers: Hey... [doesn't reli look at him]

Brad: (sat down, clutching a sheet of paper in his hand)

Peepers: [finally turned to see him, then noticed the paper] ...Wat is tht?

Brad: ... (hands it over) Just...something I whipped up.

Peepers: F-For me...? [takes the paper n looks at it]

(it was a picture of none other then Peepers himself)

Brad: Yeah...a little something different from what I sually do, which of course was princesses... :$

Peepers: [blushed at the sight of it] :$ I... Uh... Thanks... [noticed something n squinted] Is tht a tiny crown u drew on my head? :^)

Brad: Um... maybe? ^^;;

Peepers: U do realize I'm not a princess, right? -__-**

Brad: I know, but...you'd probably be a cute one. (giggle)

Peepers: Not funny, Mama's boy -__- [pockets the picture anyways, then sees his puffy eyes] Umm... U OK there? [his fingers ghosted along the puffiness]

Brad: Oh, this? It's...it's nothing, really.

Peepers: :| Brad, if we're gonna be at least friends, we should try to be honest to each other, don't u think?

Brad: I just...wished I accepted Demurra's friendship offer back then... but I was selfish...

Peepers: I get it. U were infatuated with her. It's not something so easy to just downgrade to friendship

Brad: No, it wasn't... sometimes I wonder if she even thinks about me or is too busy with her own married life.

Peepers: Rather than thinking abt tht, wouldn't u rather wonder if she is happy, no matter who she's with?

Brad: ...Yeah, I guess I should.

Peepers: I know it's a little hard to accept, bt maybe u two didn't end up together for a reason. Maybe there's someone out there that is a much better match for u

Brad: Yeah... maybe there is... :$

Peepers: [realized Brad was sorta looking at him n blushed, looking away] So, uh... I... Uh... Sorry for wat I just said abt... I know I was out of line... I shouldn't hv said tht...

Brad: Oh, that? It's...it's okay, princess- o///o Ah, Peepers! I meant, Peepers. ^^;;

Peepers: [frowned] Now I know ur a little too obsessed abt this princess thing :^)

Brad: Um, yeah, that was it. Well, maybe I should go then. (starts to get up)

Peepers: Wait [grabbed his hand] Umm... Stay a while? Keep me company...? :$

Brad: (blinked) Um...sure, okay. :$ (sat back down)

Peepers: [sat next to him, his eyes looking out the window to stare at the stars again]

Brad: ... What do you see up there?

Peepers: Well... Not so much as see, bt feel n wonder [sighed] Wondering wat would life had been if Lord Hater didn't save us, or wat would've been if our planet didn't die at all...

Brad: Your planet was dying?

Peepers: Yeah. It was a long time coming anyways. The planet technically is already pretty crappy to begin with due to the unstable core, it just so happen tht it has finally reached its short lifespan during my generation. It literally crumbled without warning n we all ended up floating in space waiting for death. If it weren't for Lord Hater just so happen to fly by on his first voyage to conquering...well, we wouldn't be here

Brad: I see... And I suppose you've had a family of some sort?

Peepers: Yeah, one sister. My parents died long time ago, just a yr aftr I was born due to another one of the planet's volcano eruptions, so its just me n my sister. She's become pretty obsessed with the end of days aftr their death n had a doomsday bunker n all tht. Evryone thought she was crazy, n for a moment, I thought so too. Bt wen the planet died... well, no one thought she was crazy anymore, bt sadly she didn't live long to gloat...

Brad: Hmm... I can only faintly remember my folks...but not much else... :(

Peepers: My sister... She... Evn aftr all tht preparation, the bunker wasn't enough to save us, n wen we drifted in space, she... she managed to save one breathing apparatus frm the floating wreckage, n she... she held me tight as she forced it on me, sacrificing herself... [shut his eye tight at the memory]

Brad: :( (rested his hand on Peepers' back, rubbing it comfortly)

Peepers: She died... Holding me in her arms... ;( Iris...

Brad: I'm... I'm so sorry... (hugged the Watchdog close)

Peepers: [wiped his tears a little] Wen Lord Hater rescued us, everyone voted unanimously for me to be his SiC... Prolly their way of making up for making fun of my sister... :( I still think of her... A lot... N I didn't even managed to hv a picture of us together coz everything happened so fast... ;(

Brad: Shh, shh, shh... (rocked him gently) It's okay...it's okay... :(

Peepers: [sobbed in his arms, letting it all out]

Brad: (was silent for a moment, letting Peepers sob it out) ...Do you remember what she looks like?

Peepers: [sniffled] Well, technically we Watchdogs all look alike, bt... there is something special abt her...

Brad: Like what?

Peepers: Her eye. She has the rare condition of having double coloured iris, hence her name. Half of her iris is red like me n my dad, n the other half of her iris is blue like my mom

Brad: I see... :)

Peepers: Wat abt ur family? Ur folks, wat r they like?

Brad: I was only an infant, so I can't remember their faces fully... And I'm never going to be able to...

Peepers: Why? W-Wat happened to them?

Brad: My grandparents say they've simply passed away, but I can only imagine it was something worse, they just didn't want to scare me...

Peepers: Oh... N u... nvr thought to find out?

Brad: Not as a kid, though...

Peepers: Would u like to find out abt it? Well, not right now, bt maybe aftr the war?

Brad: We can do that?

Peepers: Yeah, why not? Aftr the war, I assume Lord Hater wouldn't hv anything else to do bt travel, so we can just ask his permission to go on our own travel for a while

Brad: (nod) (hugged Peepers again)

Peepers: [blushed at the hug, n gently returns it] :$

Brad: ... (slowly pulled away) Heh, yeah, so...we're good? :$

Peepers: Yeah, we're good. Still a little miffed abt u stealing my first kiss, bt we're good (nod)

Brad: :) Okay. (stood up) Anything else you wanna chat about, or...?

Peepers: I'm good. I should get bk to navigation anyways. We're almost getting close to Planet Skeletor n I need to make sure the entry is smooth-sailing

Brad: (nod) Okay. (headed out of the room)

Peepers: [sighed, hugged himself a little, the phantom feeling of Brad's arms lingered ard his body, then he smiled with a slight blush before making his way to the navigation room]

As My Heart Dies-Chp71

[A few more weeks passed n they were almost close to their destination. During tht period, Wander still avoided Hater, n often sneaked into the ship bar to drink his problems away. Tonight, on the last day of the journey, he was no different]

Wander: [was hiding behind n underneath the bar counter, chugging another bottle of whatever booze he laid his hand on]

(A hand rested on his shoulder)

???: Back in here again, son?

Wander: [jumped at the touch, then looked up to see Angel glaring dwn at him] Heeyyy Papa, come to joinnn meee~~? :D

Angel: (facepalm) Son, you should know better then drinking your worries away, it doesn't work like that. Now it's high time you and your Skeletor friend should--

Wander: No!! U don't understand wat it feels like to be lied to like that!! I don't wanna talk to him ever again!! [shoved Angel weakly as he took another swig]

Angel: ...But I do understand how it feels to lose someone close to you...And you think Hater wanted to lie to you like this?

Wander: If he didn't want to lie to me, he should've told me earlier! He's got plenty of chances! A gajillion chances!! N he blew it! I'm not gonna talk to him ever again n that's final!! [realized he finished his bottle n threw it away with a crash, trying to get up to find some more]

Angel: (grabbed him) :| No. You and he will talk things out, whether you want to or not.

Hater: (had poked his head in) ?

Wander: No! Let go of me!! I don't wanna talk!! U got no right!! [struggled against Angel]

Angel: I do have a right, I am your father. And if it was your mother asking you to do this, would you disobey her?

Hater: :(

Wander: Don't u drag Mama into this!! This has nothing to do with her!! It's abt me n... [finally sees Hater, then scowled n looked away]

Hater: (came closer) Wander, please, I didn't...

Wander: [tries to go away bt Angel held his arm tight] ...Let go of me, Papa

Angel: Just talk with him, son.

Hater: :(

Wander: ....No [still not looking at Hater]

Angel: Son-

Hater: Forget it. The Friendliest face in the galaxy wants to person to go into their grave with more guilt then they've already had... (started to turn away) Honestly, it's like he thinks I wanted this to happen. I didn't know it would and I didn't know how else to tell you because I worried about what reactions you would give.

Wander: [glared at Hater, then pulled away from Angel n grabbed a random bottle n threw it at Hater's head, thankfully it was plastic] Don't u dare!! Don't u dare try to pin this on me!! Don't u dare blame me for ur guilt wen u didn't take the chance to tell me earlier in the first place!! Everyone knew!! Sylvia knew, Peeps knew, hell, prolly even Awesome n Westley knew, n I'm the only one who doesn't!! Don't u realize how terrible n stupid that makes me feel?! I'm supposed to be ur best buddy!!!

Hater: (doh) And you think it's that easy to tell someone something THIS serious?? You think it's THAT easy?! Like, you yourself can barel even keep a secret for more then 5 minutes!!

Angel: (stood aside, letting them argue it out)

Wander: This has nothing to do with me keeping secrets! N even if u wanted me to keep this a secret, u think I would blab to anyone something this serious as well?? U had so many chances! So. Many. Chances wen we were doing Grimm's courting ceremony! So many times where we can be alone n u talk it out with me n u blew it!! I thought u trusted me! Wen u said u wanna be friends with me, tht u want me to join u, I thought u trusted me, believed in me!! "Magic cold" my foot!

Hater: ;( ... I'M SORRY, REALLY!! I didn't expect this to happen, I don't even want to leave these galaxies like this...I don't want to end up leaving behind someone, whom I've always refused to be my friend... I want to make it up as much as I can while I'm still here...

Wander: If u had told me earlier, I would've taken it better! Sure, I'd be sad, maybe be in denial for a while, trying to find u a cure even tho u said there isn't, bt in time, I would've accepted it! But u didn't! U didn't tell me! U made me feel stupid for not knowing the signs, for not seeing it sooner! U made me feel bad tht I'm the last person to know wen everyone else already knew! To think... To think I could finally get closer to u, to let us be more than friends, to express u my true feelings I felt for u the first day I met u, n wen u said u wanted us to be more than friends, I was so happy... I... I thought... We... ;( [started sobbing]

Angel: :(

Hater: We...we still can...I don't want to spend any last days I have...fighting like this... ;(

Wander: [sees him try to come close] No!! Don't come near me!! U lied to me! U hid something so serious from me!! I love u!! I was in love with u from the very first day we met! N I thought we could've something together wen u asked me if we could be more than friends!! N now ur gonna die!! Ur gonna leave me alone just like Mama n my siblings did!! ;( It would be better if I just stayed angry with u, tht I hate u!! [sobbed hard as he covered his face] ;(

Hater: :( (comes over anyhow and embraced the nomad)

Angel: (held his breath)

Hater: ...I love you too... And I'm so sorry... ;(

Wander: No! No, no, no! Let go of me!! Don't touch me!! I finally get to fulfill my dreams of hving u love me bk, n then u just spring this on me?! No! I hate u! Just go somewhere n rot n die for all I care! I hate u! I hate u, I hate u, I hate u!! ;( [hit at Hater's chest, tears falling dwn his cheeks like rain as he sobbed n wailed in his arms]

Hater: (cuddled him closely) ... Do you really, though? Do you even hate me? :(

Wander: [doesn't reply, bt has stopped hitting him n just wailed out loud in his arms, gripping his robes tight, shaking his head hard] ;(

Hater: :( (rocked him gently) ... You are my sunshine... My only sunshine... You make me happy, when skies are grey...

Angel: :)

Wander: [hears his quiet singing in his ear n his gentle rocking n soon calmed dwn from his sobbing, still sniffling a little n holding onto him tight as he slowly passed out from the booze n the emotional wreck he was in]

Hater: :) (picked him up in his arms, carrying him to his room)

Angel: (nod)

Wander: |-) [asleep in his arms, all tuckered out]

Hater: (entered Wander's room and gently tucked him in) :$ (gave a light kiss on his forehead)

Wander: [curled in the covers] Hatey... [mumbled in his sleep] |-)

Hater: :) (sighed softly and sat by his side, watching him sleep)

As My Heart Dies-Chp70

[a couple hours later, both the Fistfighters n Awesome n Sylvia arrived at Hater's mothership almost at the same time]

Westley: [sees them n quickly ran to look for Hater, panicking, thinking they were under attack] Sir! SIR~~!!!

Hater: Huh, what is it?

Westley: Its... Its... Its... Its Emperor Awesome! He's brought his troops here! We're under attack! DX

Hater: Oh, Awesome's back? Relax, Westley, he's gonna be joining us for a while.

Westley: [was going asdfghjkl for a while before he heard the last part] :| Wait... He is?

Hater: (nod) Yeah and he agreed to help my family with their war as well.

Westley: Oh, OK. I guess I should let him in then--

Awesome: [announced outside thru his loud speaker] Yo, Boney, we're home~~

Westley: (doh) He's loud...

Hater: ^^;; Yup.

Sylvia: (hugged Awesome) :$

Awesome: Heh, tht oughta catch his attention [put his arm ard Sylvia's waist] :D

[Hater's mothership soon opened to let them hv access inside]

Awesome: [flew in his ship, followed by the Fistfighter troops]

Sylvia: :) Hey, guys. We're back. (looked around) Where's Wander?

Westley: In his room, not exactly sure wat's going on. Hey, Emperor Awesome -__-

Awesome: Yo. Where's Bonehead at? Gotta brief him abt the troops

Westley: He's at the navigation room, sir

Awesome: Right. C'mon, Knucklehead. I'll see u soon [kissed Sylvia's cheek n followed Westley's lead]

Sylvia: :) (went to see Wander)

Wander: [was still under the covers, bt it seems he had already cried himself to sleep]

Sylvia: (checked in on him) :) Wander? (sniffed) >< Ugh, that smell...

Wander: [stirred, bt doesn't wake up, just adjusted his position n slept] |-)

Sylvia: (came over and gently ruffled his hair)

Wander: [sniffled in his sleep] Hatey...

Sylvia: ... :(

[meanwhile, Awesome was in the navigation room with Hater]

Awesome: Emperor Awesome reporting for duty [mock saluted him, then laughed] :D

Hater: |-( Yeah, yeah. Let's get to business, shall we?

Awesome: Right. So we're gonna be joining ur bro's armada once we reach ur home planet, right?

Hater: (nod) That's right. Hey, how'd your date go anyhow? (smirk) A complete disaster?

Awesome: Sorry to disappoint u, bt it was a complete success. We both got lucky, if u knw wat I mean (smirk) [grinned, flashing his pearly whites]

Hater: Wait, for real?

Awesome: Do I look like I'm kidding? :^) I came over in one piece, didn't I?

Hater: Yeah, just surprised about that...

Awesome: Why be surprised wen u hv great ol' Awesome here being all awesome? [flashed his pearly whites proudly again, flexing]

Hater: :^) Sylvia usually doesn't let anyone mess with her like that.

Awesome: Heh, guess there's another side of me u don't know then, Bonehead (smirk)

Hater: Uh huh. :^)

Awesome: Anyway, heard frm Bee tht u n tht furball r sorta hving a falling out

Hater: Yeah... I know I had to tell him about my condition but now, he doesn't want anything to do with me... :(

Awesome: Geez, tht sucks. Bee said maybe it's coz of wat happened to his family

Hater: Mhm... (sighs)

Awesome: Relax. I'm sure he'll come round. He can't be mad at u forever

Hater: I hope not... I only have limited time... :(

Awesome: U sound like u got the hots for him or something... :^)

Hater: Yeah... You can say that. :$

Awesome: :O Wait, seriously? I was just spitballing. Wat do u see in tht furball?

Hater: Obviously, he's generous, knows how to lighten the mood and will accept just about anyone, even if they were some bad guy. And...he is cute in a way...

Awesome: Huh, wow, u RELI got the hots for him (smirk)

Hater: Yeah, but another thing is... I won't be around much longer...

Awesome: Yeah, that's a bit of a bummer there. If tht furball has the hots for u as well, I can understand why he behaved like tht

Hater: Mhm... :(

Awesome: [patted his bk] Oh well, like I said, he won't be mad at u forever. Just give him some space

Hater: I guess so...

[unbeknownst to them, a certain angel nomad was listening in to their entire conversation...]

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Peepers: [meanwhile was in his room, his heart still pounding as he was literally hyperventilating frm wat just happened, his face red as hell]

Brad's voice: Um...Peeps?

Peepers: [let out a girlish yelp wen he heard Brad's voice] G-Go away! Leave me alone, u pervert!

Brad: (poked his head in) C'mon, it was an accident-

Peepers: Aaagghhh!! No, get out! Don't come in~ [blushed hard as he tried to close the door on Brad]

Brad: (was stronger and kept the door from closing all the way) Can we at least talk?

Peepers: There's nothing to talk abt! >////< U hv NO idea wat u hv just done, u pervert! [still tries to close the door]

Brad: I was just trying to get Wander out of the bar and I tripped! That's all that happeend!

Peepers: I don't care wat happened before tht! The point is u... u... U STOLEN MY FIRST KISS!! DO U HV ANY IDEA HOW IMPORTANT A FIRST KISS IS TO A WATCHDOG?! NO, U DON'T!! Gaaaahhh~~!! [lost to Brad as the latter pushed the door all the way open]

Brad: Just let me-- :o Wait, your first kiss...?

Peepers: Yes, my first kiss!! >///< N u stole it frm me! N there is no taking it bk anymore! I'm ruined! Utterly ruined! Get out, get out, get out! [threw random stuff at him]

Brad: But I just thought- (hit with book) (doh) I just want to- (hit with pillow) (doh) QUIT IT! >_<

Peepers: [was running out of things to throw n was abt to throw a chair at him wen Brad yelled, panting hard as he still held the chair above his head]

Brad: Look... can we just...calmly talk about this...?

Peepers: [groaned out loud as he flung his hands in the air, dropping the chair at the same time before plopping his ass hard onto the bed, grumbling as he crossed his arms n legs]

Brad: (sat next to him) ...So...you've never kissed... or anything beyond that...?

Peepers: Of course not! The first kiss is vry important to a Watchdog! It has to be reserved for a vry special person they want to spend the rest of their life with. I mean, sure, times now has changed, n we Watchdogs don't do tht anymore, bt its important to me! Call me old-fashioned, bt I'D like to believe tht there is The One out there tht's worth giving my first kiss to, n now u ruined it! Gaaahhh!! [threw his hands up again before burying his face in them]

Brad: ...Funny for some reason, I thought you and Hatey were already in relationship.

Peepers: Pfft! No, of course not! He's like my best friend. He rescued us wen our planet was dying, I owe him my allegiance n friendship. Sure, he's sometimes a pain in the ass to deal with, bt still, we're just BFFs. Besides, Skeletors r not my type

Brad: Then...what would be your type...?

Peepers: Definitely not YOU! [evn tho his face was blushing hard wen he said tht]

Brad: :^) Huh, funny you say that with a face like a strawberry.

Peepers: No, I'm not! N for the record, I don't date Mama's boys! I like a real man, a man who can hold his own n not afraid to fight with and for me, a man who cares abt me no matter wat my flaws r n certainly a man who isn't hung up abt his ex!

Brad: :O (was stunned on that last part)

Peepers: [realized he went a little too far on tht, bt was too proud to apologize for it as he looked away, his face still blushing]

Brad: ...For your information... Demurra is no longer any interest of mine whatsoever... (gets up to leave)

Peepers: R u sure abt tht? Could've fooled me, especially with the painting I saw u did last week... [mumbled]

Brad: ... Whatever... ungrateful eyeball... (left the room)

Peepers: Who r u calling ungrateful, Mama's boy?! Not tht u did anything for me! [threw the chair at him aftr all, bt he already shut the door before it hit him] Uugghh!! [proceed to bang his head against the wall in frustration]

Brad: (storms into his room, shutting the door behind him) ugh... (stares at the picture he had done, picking it up... Before shredding it with his own hands in frustration)

[the painting was of himself n Demurra wen they were younger in a flower meadow, wreathing flower crowns for each other, now in shreds on the floor]

Brad: ... (Sighed and lay down on his bed) :(

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[the couple soon finished their meal (teasing each other in btwn) before chking out n flew out of the planet. Meanwhile...]

Peepers: [went to double chk the room Wander n Sylvia shared to see if Sylvia had returned, bt noticed Wander was not even in his room either] Huh... Where did that furball go...?

Hater: (came up) ... :( Guess he's really avoiding me.

Peepers: (facepalm) Ugh, this is getting ridiculous. He can't avoid u forever

Hater: Yeah...

Brad: (came up) That furball still avoiding you, Hater?

Peepers: |-( Not the time, mama's boy, unless u can help find him

Brad: (nod) Yeah, he couldn't have wandered too far.

Hater: (worry) But what if he did?

Peepers: Then we'll just drag his ass bk here n make him settle dwn for a proper talk. I'll take the left wing, u take the right wing, Brad

Brad: (nod) Got it. (headed off)

[Peepers n Brad soon went their separate ways to find Wander, n while Peepers enlisted some help from Westley on his end, Brad's search led him to the ship's bar]

Brad: (peeked in) Wande- :O Oh there he is.

Wander: [was slumped facedwn on the cushion booth, surrounded by a couple of bottles of hard liquor n a few shot glasses]

Brad: ^^;; Oh boy. (came over and sat next to him) ... Furball?

Wander: [mumbled] Nnyo more ice cubeszzz... =~=

Brad: (shook his a little) Hey, snap out of it.

Wander: Nuh, huh, wha--? [groggily looks up to see Brad] Oh, ish u, Bradley. C'mere tuh join me fer a drinksss~? [was slurring his words, his breath reeking of booze]

Brad: o_O;; Geez, how much have you had?

Wander: [looked at the bottles absentmindedly, then held up 3 fingers] Jushhh one~ :D

Brad: (facepalm) Okay, you've had enough. Now let's get you out of here, shall we? (tries to pull Wander away)

Wander: Hy only hash one! I can shtill drinksss~~ [slurred as he stumbled abt trying to resist Brad]

Brad: :| No you ain't! (had to jerk him away)

Wander: Git lossshhh, u party poopy~~ [they sorta made it to the bar entrance, bt he struggled in his hold, n somehow made Brad lose his balance]

Peepers: [just so happen to enter at the same time as Brad was falling] Yo, Mama's boy. I heard a commotion. Did u find--mmffhh??!! [his eyes widen as a pair of lips engulfed his, making him topple bkwards to the floor]

Brad: >< (noticed his lips were touching Peepers') ... O////O???

Peepers: O////O [was paralyzed in shock as he realized his lips were on Brad's, his brain froze for a second]

Wander: [sees them] Aww~~ Kissy kissy, hahahaha :D

Brad: ... (scrambled away, fully red in the face) >///<

Peepers: [was still speechless, staring at Brad wide-eyed]

Wander: Bradley n Peepy sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! :D

Peepers: [finally found his voice n let out a loud long shriek before bolting out of the bar, blushing madly]

Brad: :O W-wait! (groaned) Great...

Wander: Aww, yoush two make a cuuuuuute couple~~ ^3^ [laughed hysterically in his drunken state]

Brad: (facepalm) Ugh...

(meanwhile)

Hater: :( (had been looking for Wander himself before being bumped into by Peepers) (doh)

Peepers: (doh) [fell on his butt]

Hater: (recovered) Oh, Peepers, it's you. Did you and Brad find Wander?

Peepers: [twitched the moment he mentioned Brad n let out another scream before he dashed off]

Hater: O_O;; Oookay...? (headed off)


(also meanwhile)

Brad: (was trying to keep Wander in his bed) ^^;;

Wander: Blaaarrgghh, I shtill can drinksss~~~ [flailed weakly abt]

Brad: Forget it, NO.

Hater: (poked his head in) Brad, you found him?

Brad: |-( Drinking.

Wander: [blows raspberries at Brad, then sees Hater, blew another raspberry before hiding under the covers]

Brad: (backed away)

Hater: (sat on the bed) Wander?

Wander: [voice muffled underneath the blanket] Go awayshhh, no likey u~

Hater: (sighed) Wander, I know I should've told you when given the chance but it wasn't as easy as it sounded.

Wander: [doesn't reply, bt sounded like he was scoffing]

Hater: ...If it's because of what happened with your mom, I didn't-

Wander: [suddenly grabbed his pillow n threw it hard at Hater's face, shutting him up]

Hater: (doh)

Brad: |-( Real genius.

Wander: [glared at him for a while before going bk under the covers, not wanting to deal with him anymore]

Hater: ...(sighs) I'll...let you recover for a bit. Then maybe we'll talk. (got up and left)

Brad: :( (followed Hater)

Wander: [doesn't reply, bt once Hater was out n the door was shut, he started sobbing underneath the covers]

Hater: (closed the door to his room) ... (slunk against the wall) ;( (buried his face in his knees)