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]

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.

As My Heart Dies-Chp77

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.

As My Heart Dies-Chp76

[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]

As My Heart Dies-Chp75

[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)