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Hello everyone it’s Ace here

I am here to say that the story that we have here is coming to an end possibly

I am officially out of ideas after the three years I worked on this and it’s so sad but I couldn’t keep winging this anymore 😅

If I do have random ideas I’ll write them but for now this will most likely become a normal blog of our silly group stuff if we do any lol

I want to thank you personally for enjoying the story as much as I did writing it, this story holds an extremely special part of my heart

We shall see what the future brings next lol

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Breaking Reality

TW: Mental Breakdown, Talking bad about oneself

Note: Vanny's name is now Ghost so it was changed :)

Jack stepped inside the house with a sigh and huff taking off their shoes

“Welcome back”

Anti grumbled as he was just down the hall fixing some papers in a drawer

“Uh thanks, where are the others?”

Jack asked glancing at him slightly just observing his new form

“Hell should I know, it’s not like I’m part of the group”

Anti sighed opening the drawer and moving something, Jack watched to see what he was doing

“I mean you kinda are, you’re still really the only person we talk about”

Jack said with a shrug

“Yeah keep at it, helps out”

Anti said putting the papers away before heading to the kitchen

“What’s up with you? Ever since you got back from IRIS you've been different”

Jack asked and Anti glanced at them

“What do you mean?”

Anti grumbled

“I don’t know less in our business…less stabby and shit, not like when we first met you”

Jack said and Anti let out a little scoff rolling his eyes

“One you all got no lives so I know what you’re doing most of the time, secondly I don’t behave like that anymore obviously”

Anti said turning his back to them

“What made you change?”

Jack asked

“Uh how Sean envisions me duh”

He rolled his eyes as if that was obvious and grabbed a water

“Now go bother someone else”

Anti said heading towards his office

Jack sits down on the couch with a shrug glancing at their phone, soon they heard a familiar introduction and glance at the office

“Guess he’s recording a video…”

Jack said before shrugging

“Eh it’s about time, Ace is going a little theorist crazed with nothing happening”

Jack said to themselves with a chuckle before hearing a sound behind them, they turned looking around confused

“Hello?”

Jack called out as a faint buzzing sound filled the room

“What is happening?”

They said putting their phone down

A glitch echoed throughout the room and Jack flinched a bit

“Uh, Anti are you messing with me?”

Jack asked not sure if he is or not but there was no response

Feeling their form glitch out they hesitated before sighing

“Well…let’s see what happens”

Jack said before glitching out of sight

Appearing outside of the Iplier Apartments they grunt falling onto their back

“Ugh”

Jack groaned

“Welcome to the party”

Ace grumbled as they were sitting there looking ahead at the loud glitching sound

“What happened?”

Jack asked before sitting up and seeing quite the sight they weren’t expecting

Pandora sat on her knees gripping her hair tight, all around her were glitches that seem to spasm wildly

Juliette and Faith dodged a glitch before looking at their eldest sister worriedly

“Pandora please-“

Juliette said before feeling someone’s arm around her, she glanced up at Luca worriedly as he held her close just in case

“Uh Pandora’s having a mental breakdown that we were somehow dragged into”

Ghost said as they were standing a little bit away just watching

“I can’t do this…I can’t do this anymore!”

Pandora growled in a desperate cry as the glitches flared out

“Aren’t you going to do something?”

Nems mumbled at Dark who they were standing next to

“What am I to do? None of us can get near her”

Dark said watching her

“Yeah what great help”

Ghost rolled their eyes

“I can try…”

Ace said standing up slowly

“Ace you’re already hurt just-“

“I’m fine”

Ace said before trying to walk towards her, feeling someone stop them they flinched and glanced up at Lumi looking at her confused

“She isn’t your problem…let them do it”

Lumi quietly said

“Pandora needs them the most…”

Lumi whispered looking at Faith who hesitated whether to try and break the glitched barrier or not

“We can talk this out“

Faith said before being interrupted

“Talk what out?!”

Pandora yelled closing her eyes tight

“You all are just going to leave anyway!”

Pandora said and Juliette let out a breath

“Is this seriously about us leaving?!”

Juliette said

“If you leave then what purpose do I fucking have?!”

Pandora snarled looking up at her sister, her non-broken horn growing in the decades of hidden anger coming to the surface

“My whole life I spent protecting you two! How am I going to protect you if I can’t be there?!”

Pandora cried out as tears streamed down her face

“Panda, we can take care of ourselves, it's time to move on!”

Faith said holding herself

Before anyone else could talk a loud thunderous rumble shook the land

“D-Dark we gotta do something soon!”

Eric said directing Dark's attention to the sky as there was like a rip in reality

Glitches tearing a hole through the air slowly

“She’s going to die if she continues”

Wilford said worriedly

“But how are we-“

Dark started before hearing an unfamiliar voice

They glanced over at a lady who seemed to be running toward Pandora

“What is she doing?!”

Nicole said worriedly

“Hey!”

Dark called out to her before watching the girl break through the barrier grabbing onto Pandora

She dropped to her knees holding Pandora tight seemingly whispering to her

“Who the fuck is that?”

Faith asked confused

“I have no idea-“

Juliette started to say

“Yeah yeah worry about the girl later and focus on the giant hole that’s ripping through reality?!”

Nems said

“We need Anti”

Ace said looking at Dark who glanced back before having Anti glitch to his side

“I told you to“

Anti started to complain before Dark rolled his eyes and grabbed his jaw forcing his attention to the sky

“Oh, hot damn…”

Anti said rubbing his hands together

“Oh, this is going to fucking hurt why am I the only one ever fixing shit?”

Anti groaned heading away from the crowd a bit, soon the team watched as Anti was managing to slowly close the hole

Dark watched before turning his attention back to Pandora, observing the girl he took note of her Vitiligo skin quietly

Pandora leaned against the girl tiredly, all color drained from her face

With the barrier broken both Faith and Juliette ran over to Pandora instantly wrapping their arms around her

“It’s ok Panda…it’s okay”

Faith whispered holding her tight wanting to do nothing besides reassure her

Juliette sits up

“I uh thank you-“

Juliette started glancing at the girl before noticing her halo

“You’re an angel?”

Juliette said in shock and the girl gave a cheesy smile rubbing her neck

“Yeah”

She said and Dark walked over which caught her attention

“…What is your name?”

Dark asked her

“Oh I’m Tonya”

Tonya smiled before standing

“How did you know…Pandora needed help?”

Juliette asked confused before taking Luca's hand slowly standing putting a hand on her baby bump

“Oh, Pandora must not tell you about me…I’m her friend”

Tonya smiled before glancing at Pandora

“We met online and guess we had that instant friendship connection”

Tonya said softly

“Interesting, Pandora struggles to make friends”

Dark said thinking this over observantly

“I knew I needed to come when I heard the glitching down a few blocks, she told me what to do when it happens”

“But this never happened before-“

Juliette started to talk before being interrupted

“I know we have plenty of questions but…let’s get Pandora to bed”

Wilford said glancing at Pandora who was sound asleep against Faith, her glasses barely on anymore

“Yeah…”

Faith said and slowly stood, Juliette went to help but Luca stopped her

“Babe you’re pregnant let me-“

“I got this, I’m not that far along yet”

“You’re seven weeks babe”

Luca said rubbing her shoulder

“Please let me do this…”

“Okay…”

Juliette said and watched as Luca and Faith lifted Pandora starting to carry her inside

Tonya glanced at Juliette softly

“Don’t worry Pandora will be okay…I can answer your questions once everything is settled”

“…shouldn’t someone go check on Anti?”

Jack mumbled glancing at the group

“Guess I will”

Ace groaned before walking off watching the hole close up

“Well why don’t you come in then, I’m sure Pandora will appreciate the help you brought today”

Dark said glancing at Tonya

“Oh of course”

Tonya smiled and followed the group inside

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First and Only

TW: Mentions of needles, medical procedure

In the morning Faith was laying there quietly just glancing at the door, she felt Lumi shift and turn behind her mumbling in her sleep

“Ah, fuck…”

Faith mumbled and sat up fixing her hair tiredly brushing against her crystal, grabbing her glasses she put them on before standing

“I didn’t…eat that bread…”

Lumi grumbled in her sleep and Faith glanced at her before giving a small loving smile

“That sounds like a great dream”

Faith chuckled shaking her head in amusement before heading to the bathroom, freshening herself up she can hear Lumi in the other room

“Babe”

Lumi groaned

“Yes?”

Faith said glancing into the mirror at herself

“Cuddles”

Lumi whined

“We gotta get ready for the appointment so no cuddles”

Faith stated fixing her outfit, she stood there listening to Lumi whine before standing

Getting an idea Lumi grabbed her phone and started to record before moving to the bathroom glancing at her

“Are you ready?”

Lumi asked with a raspy voice still trying to wake up

“Are you asking me if I'm ready to get a needle up the kitty?”

Faith chuckled looking at her in the mirror and Lumi giggled at the response

“Then yes I am”

Faith giggled and glanced at the phone

“Are you documenting the whole process?”

“It’s a memory I never wanna forget”

Lumi smiled glancing at her fiance

“You’re adorable now go get ready”

Faith smirked shaking her head in amusement brushing her hair

After a few hours, the two arrived at the clinic where Faith glanced around thinking

“Man, it's happening…”

Lumi smiled at Faith’s nervousness before rubbing her shoulder

“Hey Christian will be here any minute it will be okay”

Lumi said to reassure her softly

After checking in the two sat in the waiting room for a while before Christian showed up

“Hey ladies”

Christian said walking towards the two and noticing Lumi who was just sitting there with her phone very obviously recording

“Hey Christian! I’m so glad you could make it”

Faith smiled looking up at him

“I’m glad I can help, it’s a big step for you two so I wanna do my part however I can”

Christian said sitting down beside them

“Did you manage to do the medicine?”

Christian asked glancing at Faith

“Yup took about five weeks but I think I’m good to go”

Faith smiled a bit playing with her sleeves

“I’m glad you came through, despite your process being done already"

Lumi smiled glancing at him

“I wanna be here for support, knowing that the eggs do attach would be wonderful for you two”

He chuckled before hearing the nurse call Faith’s name

The three went back with the nurse and got changed into the nurse gowns to cover their clothes

“Do you think you can film the screen?”

Lumi asked putting her phone out to Christian who nods taking it to record any of the random things that happen during the wait

Taking the medicine given to her Faith sits back letting out a breath, soon she let out a little giggle staring at Lumi

“What?”

Lumi giggled asking curiously

“You know what the best part is?”

Faith asked before letting out another giggle

“There are two of you…and they’re both equally beautiful”

Faith said and Lumi giggled leaning over and kissing her cheek

“You’re so sweet”

Lumi said before glancing at the doctor who walked in

“Alright let’s get you laying on the table”

She said and Faith nods moving into a laying position

Christian sat there in the chair filming the screen that showed the process while actively ignoring everything else that is happening out of respect

After about ten minutes the doctor stood

“Okay let us have you lay there for about thirty minutes”

“Wait, it's done?”

Lumi said in shock

“Yeah! We shall see if the eggs stick”

The doctor smiled before leaving the room

“Well, what do we do for thirty minutes?”

Christian asked as he stopped filming

“Ugh my tummy is crampy”

Faith groaned with her eyes closed removing her glasses just to lay her arm across her face

“That’s one of the side effects babe”

Lumi chuckled and sat down playing with her hair softly, Faith smiled leaning into it

“You two are sweet”

Christian chuckled glancing at his phone

After the appointment, Christian walked the two outside

“Do you need a ride home?”

He asked glancing at the two

“Sure!”

Faith smiled and the two followed him

“So we had a few eggs stuck during the process, what takes two weeks to find out?”

Lumi asked curiously

“Yeah, guess I'll see you guys at the next appointment?”

Christian asked as he started to drive

“You’re going to come to that as well?”

Lumi asked

“Well yeah”

He chuckled

“Thank you”

Faith smiled before glancing out the window wrapping her arm around her stomach feeling the cramps start to become mild

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Changes

Faith grabbed her keys with a sigh glancing into the mirror

“Something wrong pooh bear?”

Lumi asked softly as she was getting dressed in the background, Faith glanced at her through the mirror thinking

“Just…little argument with Pandora that’s bothering me”

Faith said and Lumi glanced at her worriedly

“You two never argue…what was it about?”

Lumi asked walking up beside her hugging her from behind softly laying her chin on Faith’s head

“Guess I’m…just annoyed she chooses to be so…ignorant about you and Luca like…you two been here for while and she just refuses to know anything”

Faith sighed leaning into her fiance's touch and closing her eyes

“Your sister is…a complicated one”

Lumi sighed softly holding her future wife close

“You know she’s afraid of changes”

Lumi mentioned

“I know just-“

Faith sighed glancing down

“I wish she stopped holding onto the past…”

Faith grumbled before glancing up at Lumi giving a small smile

“What?”

Lumi chuckled glancing down at her

“You’re pretty”

Faith smiled snuggling up against Lumi

“And so are you”

Lumi chuckled kissing her forehead

“So how do we tell your sister about our plan?”

Lumi asked

“The one about moving? I already brought it up she didn’t seem to like it”

Faith sighed

“Well, that but about Christian…”

Lumi said

“Oh right…I have no idea but our first appointment is soon”

Faith rubbed her face in exhaustion accidentally knocking her glasses off

“Not only that we are still in the process of getting a dog as well, we gotta find a house soon”

Faith mentioned watching Lumi pick up her glasses before handing them to her

“Thank you”

Faith said putting them back on

“One thing at a time dear, we got our hair appointments to get to”

Lumi said and Faith chuckled rubbing her neck softly and touching the crystal

“Yeah this pink needs to be fixed badly, your lucky yours is just naturally blue”

Faith groaned

“I didn’t choose it to be naturally blue I would have kept my black hair from my human life”

Lumi started with a shrug

“Think they’re ready?”

“My sisters? I guess, at least Pandora would be”

Faith said stepping into the hall and glancing around

The four Googles were walking down the hall as Bing followed them like a little lost dog

“Think Bing has anything better to do with his life than bother them?”

Lumi asked walking with Faith

“Probably not, if it’s not Bing bothering them it’s usually Jim”

Faith chuckled

“Those poor robots”

Lumi chuckled taking Faith's hand, and knocking on a door the two stood there

Juliette opened the door

“Ready?”

Faith asked glancing inside the room

“Yup surprisingly just waiting on Pandora”

Juliette said

“Really?”

Lumi said in shock she wasn’t ready

“I’m almost done”

Pandora groaned

When the four finally got out of the hotel Lumi sighed glancing around

“Are we walking or am I taking us there?”

Lumi asked glancing at them

“It’s such a nice day out let’s just walk”

Juliette said as the two others agreed and everyone started to walk, a while into the walk the silence was quite awkward between everyone

“So”

Lumi said rubbing her arm

“Are you guys doing anything different to your hair?”

Lumi asked trying to start a conversation

“Uh not just getting the blonde redone”

Juliette shrugged running her hand through her hair

“Same get the black redone and just a trim I guess”

Pandora mumbled

“Are you going to get the purple done again?”

Faith asked glancing at Pandora

“Nah too much work just rather dye everything black”

Pandora shrugged

“What about you?”

Juliette asked glancing at her twin

“Oh, I’m cutting mine!”

Faith smiled and Pandora looked over

“How short? Are you sure?”

Pandora asked hesitantly

“Just to my shoulders, get the pink dye redone”

Faith smiled glancing ahead, Pandora hesitated and looked at Juliette who shook her head

Pandora rubbed her hands together and just glanced ahead glitching a bit

“I know Pandora has powers but…what about you two?”

Lumi asked glancing at them curiously

“Surprisingly no”

Juliette sighed

“I wish we did! That would be so much fun”

Faith said as her eyes lit up at the thought of having powers

“Then how does Pandora have them?”

Lumi asked and Pandora sighed

“I’m not sure how I have them, I just do”

Pandora said before opening the door to the salon

After quite a few hours the girls finally left and Faith giggled as her hair went from her butt now to her shoulders

“Oh now this is freeing, you guys should have done it”

Faith smiled

“Eh”

Pandora shrugged

“How about we go somewhere to eat? It would be nice for us to hang out”

Lumi suggested

“Wait, what can you eat and not eat?”

Faith asked glancing at Juliette

“This is my first time pregnant I’m not sure”

Juliette said before taking her phone out and typing something

“Hm says I can’t have many types of fish which I don’t like anyway”

Juliette said before rubbing her face thinking

“Guess let’s just get somewhere and I’ll figure it out there”

Juliette smiled

“Alrighty! I have this perfect spot I've been wanting to take us to”

Faith said starting to lead the group, soon they were at a small restaurant in the city

When ordering the group went off with what they wanted and Faith glanced at Pandora who hasn’t said anything and gave her a little bump

Pandora stared at the menu anxiously

“I can’t eat I don’t wanna-“

Pandora started before taking a breath

“Come on something small…we are still working on helping you with this eating disorder…”

Faith said softly and Pandora hesitated

“Ok…”

Pandora said as the unsettling fear of a normal meal settled in her mind while waiting she listened to the group talk as she played with her hands

“Also we have something to talk about”

Faith said glancing at Pandora and Juliette

“We had this in the works now for like a year and just-“

Faith started before looking at Pandora

“Don’t be upset…”

Faith mentioned

“About what…”

Pandora said glancing at them

“We met this man Christian and we been talking for a while and…he is going to become our…donor”

Faith said

“Really?”

Juliette smiled as her eyes lit up in interest in what type of donor she meant

“…what does donor mean?”

Pandora asked confused

“Someone who is going to help us in a process…he’s a sperm donor and we are his first couple he’s helping”

Lumi said rubbing her neck

“Aka long story short I’m going to try to become pregnant soon”

Faith said

“…”

Pandora took a second glancing at her then Juliette

“That is great”

Juliette smiled softly kicking Pandora's leg underneath the table

“Yeah I think…that’s uh great…”

Pandora said quietly

“So what does Christian look like?”

Juliette asked

“Well we wanted to find a man who looked similar to Lumi when she was human…so he has blue eyes and black hair”

Faith smiled softly

“We wanted to create a perfect replica of each other and that’s all we could think of”

Lumi chuckled

“Is he…going to help?”

“Help?”

Faith asked confused looking at Pandora trying to understand her question

“Like with the baby…”

Pandora said not knowing how to phrase these things properly

“You mean to be in the baby's life? Yeah of course”

Faith started before fixing her hair

“He isn’t part of the couple cause like we are both lesbians but we all kinda agreed for the baby to have two moms and one dad”

Faith smiled

“Well I hope the process goes well”

Juliette smiled softly genuinely wanting the best for her twin

A while later as they ate Pandora poked at her burger with a fork not eating lost in thought

“Panda?”

Faith said softly causing the eldest to snap back into reality

“Yeah?”

“Are you going to eat?”

Faith asked

“I don’t know, it's pretty big…”

Pandora said

“Here come on small bites, I’ll cut it for you”

Faith said taking the fork and knife

“I’m not a child”

Pandora mumbled

“But you do eat like one”

Faith smiled finishing up

Pandora stared down at the sandwich which was now cut into little squares and she hesitated taking one biting into it

After a bit, she barely ate any as everyone finished up

“Well, that’s more than last time! You’re doing good”

Juliette smiled glancing at her

While everyone got ready to head home Pandora stood following behind her family trying to think about how she felt in all of this

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Argument

A few weeks into the new year Juliette sat with her sisters as they were all thinking

“So are we getting married at the same time or…”

Faith asked as she played with her ring glancing at Juliette

“You know I don’t mind I guess we should ask Luca and Lumi”

Juliette said biting on the top of her pen and glancing at the papers

As the two talked Pandora was in her little world, staring at the table she rubbed her neck feeling her crystal

After a second she snapped back when she felt someone touch her arm, Pandora blinked before glancing over at Faith

“Yeah?”

She asked as she sits up

“Uh, you okay?”

Juliette asked as she sits up from her seat across the table

“Yeah…I yeah…I don’t know”

Pandora admitted

“What’s up?”

Faith asked concerned for her older sister

“It’s stupid-“

“What did we say?”

Faith interrupted her staring at her

“…”

Pandora lets out a sigh

“Say it”

Juliette said

“…that my feelings are valid and not stupid…”

Pandora grumbled holding herself and glancing down at the table

“Now tell us”

Faith said

“I don’t know I guess scared…everything is happening so fast in the past few months”

Pandora started leaning back into the chair

“Got kidnapped…almost killed, part of my horns broke…broke up with Alex and now you two are growing up…”

“Well we are 119 now Pandora, you gotta let us grow up”

Juliette commented and Pandora held herself tight

“That’s what I’m afraid of…”

Pandora mumbled

“Panda we all grow up and we gotta move on we can’t stay here forever…and you can learn to…grow up as well”

Faith said with a sigh before continuing

“We spent all our lives hiding away in this hotel, it took over a hundred years for us to find someone we actually wanna spend our life with”

Faith stated

“S-so you guys…want to leave…”

Pandora lets out a shaky breath trying to ignore the tears starting to swell in her eyes

“Panda…we both wanna start our own family, hell Juliette already has a head start”

Faith said gesturing to Juliette who gave a little nervous chuckle putting her hand on her small baby bump

“But I don’t-“

Pandora started gripping her shirt

“You’re my family…I can’t find another…”

Pandora said taking off her glasses and wiping away the tears, Juliette sighed and stood

“Panda we are still going to see each other we are still family”

Juliette said walking around the table

“And the land isn’t that big”

Juliette said putting her hand on Pandora's hand to stop her from drawing any blood from the grip

“But-“

Pandora started

“I don’t have anyone out of this family…”

Pandora mumbled

“Well it’s time to start…making some friends”

Faith said taking the other hand

“…”

Pandora didn’t respond closing her eyes tight

“…”

The room was quiet as they kept quiet not knowing what to say

“…Where did you plan on moving…”

Pandora started hating the silence

“Well”

Juliette started as she took her seat

“Luca and I talked about like the suburbs, it’s a perfect spot for a growing family”

Juliette smiled a bit rubbing around her crystal with a shrug

“Yeah Lumi and I aren’t sure yet, I've been talking with Dark to get her a job cause she keeps talking about wanting one”

“…what is she even good at besides being attached to your side?”

Pandora asked

“…wow ok uh”

Faith started

“She has a Ph.D. in Zoology for your information”

Faith stated

“…Do you know anything about the two people who have been living here for like about two years?”

Juliette asked

“I didn’t bother why should I…one tried to kill me and the other is a criminal”

Pandora mumbled

“Lumi is a criminal of survival, she was homeless before I met her”

Faith stated

“Well…”

Pandora started before sighing wanting this to end

“Anywho”

Juliette said trying to break the tension between the two

“How about we plan this another time? I’m going to get some food if you want to join”

Juliette said standing and fixing her papers

Faith stood and walked off not saying another word while Pandora put her glasses on

“…what a fuck up I am huh…”

Pandora lets out a small pained chuckle before walking off leaving Juliette alone

“We argued in the past but Pandora…what the fuck was that…”

Juliette whispered to herself before rubbing the bump and heading off to the cafeteria

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Surprise Gifts

Note: Happy holidays to our followers! Most of us here in the group tend to celebrate these holidays so I'll be posting the story now!

Anti stood putting his hands on his hips as he glanced around at the decorated house, Chase sat there holding his leg to his chest observing it

“What do you think?”

Anti asked and Chase lets out a small breath not glancing at him

“Brody?”

He said looking down at him causing him to flinch slightly

“Its...nice”

Chase said quietly and Anti watched him as Henrik walked in glancing at the two

“Yeah you’re not getting him back after your last stunt”

Henrik said taking a seat on a chair and picking up a book

“It wasn’t even my fault”

Anti groaned

“IRIS was mostly at fault, I know what they were trying to do and it was not going to happen”

Anti stated before turning on his heel

“Where are the others?”

“Jack is helping them look good for the party”

“...Why? It’s just a party”

Anti grumbled

“You know how Jack is”

Henrik said waving his hand as if he was done with this conversation

Anti stood there glancing up into the corner where an IRIS camera was filming, it surveyed the whole room from the corner

“I can’t believe IRIS put fucking cameras in my house”

Anti sighed taking a seat 

“It’s in our house as well, it is kind of annoying being watched constantly”

Henrik said glancing at the camera and then at the book

“Telling me…”

Chase grumbled staring at the ground and playing with his hands

“It’s the holiday season just try to get past today”

A voice came from the hall and Anti glanced over curiously seeing no one but hearing Nems 

“I know, it’s just weird”

Marvin said to them 

When everyone got into the same room Ace stood there beside Anti watching them

“Alright…so we have the Yule log all set up…we have fruits simmering in the kitchen…”

Ace said softly thinking to themselves

“Not going to lie, the fruit simmering smells amazing”

Anti said glancing out the window at the never-ending storm

“Oh thanks uh…it's mainly oranges and cinnamon…with other things”

Ace mentioned before hearing a knock at the door

“Are you sure letting them walk here in this cold was a good idea?”

Ace asked glancing at Anti

“Hey I didn’t tell them to walk, I don’t care how they get here”

Anti said and walked over to the door opening it, Dark and Faith stood there

“Hi!”

Faith smiled brightly

“Hey, come on”

Anti said letting everyone in, he watched noticing a lot of the egos were missing

“Uh, where is everyone?”

Anti asked glancing at Pandora

“Oh, they didn’t want to come…so its us, Dark, Wilford, Host, Google, and Yancy surprisingly”

“Wait Yancy is here?!”

Vanny asked from the living room

“Yup! Right here”

Yancy smiled putting down a bag Dark had him hold the entire walk

“Oh now it’s a party”

Nems giggled

“How is he the life of the party?”

Juliette chuckled as she held Luca’s hand

“To be fair he can sing, we can’t”

Lumi chuckled

“Exactly, that’s a win for me”

Yancy smirked glancing at Juliette before walking into the living room

“Are you two having another competition?”

Pandora chuckled glancing at Juliette

“Oh absolutely”

She said with a chuckle

“Anywho my boy it smells great in here!”

Wilford said suddenly hitting Anti’s back causing him to glitch slightly as he wasn’t expecting it

“Thanks, that wasn’t me though”

Anti grumbled fixing his shirt

“Well we know that you couldn’t do something like that”

Dark said with a slight smirk fixing his suit

“Well fuck you too then”

Anti sighed and Ace glanced over from the kitchen, observing everyones’ outfits they looked at Anti thinking

“Are you just wearing your usual outfit for this?”

Ace asked and Anti glanced down

“What’s wrong with it?”

“Nothing it's just you…are always wearing that outfit”

Ace said

“They got a point”

Pandora said putting down her bag on the table

“What…Whose side are you on anyway”

Anti groaned glancing at Pandora

“The kid when they’re right”

“I’m not a kid”

Ace chuckled

“To all of us besides your friends, you’re still a kid”

Pandora said and Ace sighed

“Fair enough, come on I’ll help you out”

Ace said taking Anti’s hand

Faith watched the two walk off

“They’re brave just grabbing Anti’s hand like that”

Faith said watching curiously

After quite a while Jack sat there curiously glancing at the hall

“It has been a while, we are about to open presents soon”

Nicole said

“It should not take more than twenty minutes to get dressed”

Google said sitting there 

“With Anti I can’t imagine he has many clothing options”

Yancy chuckled

“Says the man who still wears his prison outfit”

Wilford giggled

“He got you there”

Lumi chuckled as she was cuddled up against Faith 

“Go check on them”

Nems said glancing at Jack

“What why me?”

Jack asked

“You’re the only one Anti won’t try to murder for interrupting him”

Vanny said playing with a sensory toy from Ace’s room

“How did you get Ace’s little box fidget toy?”

Jack asked as they stood

“I just took it”

Vanny shrugged

“I have many questions that I probably don’t want answers to”

Jack chuckled before walking down the hall

“Ok you don’t need to wear those at least wear socks”

Ace groaned from the other side of the door

“They feel weird”

Anti said 

Jack stood there curiously before knocking

“Guys? We are about to open gifts are you done”

Jack asked staring at the door

“Yes”

Anti responded, after a moment he came out wearing a dark green dress shirt and ironed black pants

“Woah you look all fancy”

Jack chuckled observing the outfit

“Green…really is not my color anymore but it will work”

Anti sighed as the two followed Jack 

After quite a while with people giving each other gifts and such Juliette and Luca were up next, she stood in front of the fireplace with him shifting anxiously, interestingly enough he was doing the same

“Okay…my present right…”

Juliette started as she glanced at her family and Luca before reaching into her pocket with a shrug

“It said it should take a couple of months to get here actually…”

Juliette said softly

“Damn where did you order this from? Nothing ever takes that long”

Faith giggled

“I didn’t order anything I’m uh-”

Juliette started as she hesitated, her glance went to Dark and Wilford who watched her curiously

“I’m…making it?”

Juliette smiled a bit as she took something from her pocket, Luca who stood there confused and glanced down at what was in her hand

“Wait-”

Luca started as his eyes widen

“YOU’RE PREGNANT?!”

Faith shouted as her eyes lit up in excitement

“That-that’s amazing!”

Luca smiled taking the pregnancy test and glancing at the lines

Besides the shock from everyone and the excitement from Faith, she glanced at Dark and Wilford hesitantly

Wilford sat there glancing at the test before Juliette, after a second he gave a smile and nod

“I’m excited for you”

Wilford said and Juliette smiled a bit but the pressure remains from two

Dark had no facial expression as he stared at Luca with the test 

“...”

Juliette watched him hesitantly

“Well are you going to stare or say something dumbass she’s waiting”

Anti said glancing at Dark who blinked and rolled his eyes at that response

“It certainly was not something I expected, I’m not sure when you did that but…I can’t wait to see where this takes you”

Dark said and Juliette lets out a breath of relief

“Thank you”

Juliette smiled trying to muster up any sort of mental strength to look at the person whose opinion she was scared about

She looked at Pandora who sat there, there were obvious tears in her eyes

“...Panda?”

Juliette said feeling Luca take her hand, he squeezed it softly

“I-”

Pandora started as she felt overwhelmed with the attention on her like this

“I…”

She started again playing with her sleeves

“I’m excited to meet them”

Pandora smiled a bit and Juliette lets out a sigh

“Thank you…”

Juliette said before hearing Luca talk

“It’s interesting you had this planned um”

Luca started as he put his hand in his pocket

“I had something prepared as well”

Luca mentioned and Juliette looked at him confused before watching him kneel in front of her taking a box from his pocket

“Juliette you’re an amazing person that I had the blessing to meet, I love you more than anything and I worked up…so much strength to ask permission for this but-”

Luca opened the box to reveal a ring in the center, a rose gold leaf and flower ring sat in the center with a big diamond in the center of the flower

“Juliette my little diamond will you marry me?”

Luca asked glancing up at her hopeful

She had tears in her eyes as her hand covered her mouth, she nodded yes excitedly before leaning down and kissing him softly

Listening to the cheers that came from the small group Juliette broke the kiss watching as he put the ring on her finger which fit perfectly

Dark sat there watching her before glancing at Lumi and Faith, Faith was on the edge of her seat in excitement for her twin and Lumi had her hand in her pocket seemingly playing with something inside

“Hey pooh bear, I’m going to go to the bathroom quick”

Lumi smiled and stood walking over to the hall, she glanced back at Luca and Juliette making a tiny gesture for the two to follow as she went upstairs

Once the three went upstairs Lumi lets out a breath glancing at them

“What’s up you seem nervous?”

Luca asked glancing at her curiously

“Well-”

Lumi started as the ice started to form on her hands from how much she kept moving them

“First I wanted to congratulate you two, it is amazing watching you two grow like this”

Lumi smiled and Juliette smiled as she held Luca’s arm

“Thank you”

They both said 

“And um I didn’t know you asked Dark but-”

Lumi said taking a box from her pocket

“I had the same idea, and I don’t wanna steal the spotlight off of you two after such big news…”

Lumi whispered glancing at the two for any help on what she should do

Juliette glanced at the box before down

“I think let us help you calm down first before you destroy Anti’s floors”

Juliette giggled and Lumi glanced down not realizing she froze herself to the ground, she lets out a little embarrassed chuckle having the ice melt around her

She dried it up quickly

“I mean go for it, we got our news out”

Luca smiled softly with a shrug

“R-Really?”

Lumi looked up at the two with hope sparkling in her eyes

“Well yeah of course!”

Juliette smiled

“I know Faith means the world to you, and frankly I would love to watch the two of you get married”

Juliette chuckled

“I-Thank you!”

Lumi said and hugged the two

“I mean all this news just might kill Pandora but she’ll get used to it”

Luca chuckled

“We can’t just be here baby sisters forever we gotta grow up as well”

Juliette chuckled

“Ok ok…yeah…thank you again, let’s go before they start getting suspicious”

Lumi said hiding the ring in her pocket, the three got downstairs and Lumi glanced at Faith knowing it was their turn

Faith stood with Lumi excitedly holding a wrapped present in her hand

“Okay okay”

Faith smiled and turned to Lumi

“Now I got us a little something you’ll love”

Faith bent down pulling her down as well

“Open it”

Faith said with a smile

Lumi glanced at it before glancing around noticing Dark was gone, she looked down confused, and opened it pulling a collar from the box

“A collar?”

Lumi asked ignoring that her face started to turn blue

“Yeah! Something goes with the collar though”

Faith giggled

“I-”

Lumi said quietly moving her hand up to the collar she was already wearing

“No no, not that type, that's a present later on”

Faith giggled watching as Lumi turned a dark blue at that statement

“Oooooh they’re gonna get freaky later”

Nems called out with a laugh

“I-”

Lumi flustered let out a little noise

“Ok now”

Faith said gesturing to the doorway

Lumi glanced over and lets out a little gasp as Dark walked in holding a tiny pit bull

“OH MY GOODNESS”

Jack said suddenly as their eyes lit up at the puppy

“Oh I love him”

Lumi said as the ice started to form all around her, she took the puppy from Dark softly

“What’s his name?”

Lumi asked glancing at Faith

“I like Blu”

Faith smiled softly help to put the blue collar on the dog who wagged his tail laying in Lumi’s hold

“Hi Blu”

Lumi smiled softly putting her finger between his paws and Blu started to kiss her hand letting out a tiny puppy bark

“Awe my heart”

Lumi smiled putting him down

“Not to break the moment but try not to destroy my floors?”

Anti said gesturing to the ice

“Sorry! I usually have it under control”

Lumi smiled rubbing her neck having it all melt away fixing the area up

“Ok now my turn”

Lumi said as the two stood

“I know this is…an insane day of all these types of news but I want to add to that”

Lumi smiled taking both of Faith’s hands

“This is cliche but I’m as basic as everyone else”

Lumi started causing Faith to giggle watching her

“Faith I did the same and asked Dark for permission for this…”

She knelt and took out a box, opening it there on the inside was a snowflake-shaped ring

“I love you and I do want to spend the rest of eternity with you, will you marry me?”

Lumi chuckled and Faith lets out a little squeal tackling her into a hug

“Yes yes, a hundred times yes!”

Faith giggled kissing her face repeatedly causing Lumi to laugh

“Ok ok”

Lumi laughed taking Faith’s hand and putting the ring on listening to the little cheers

“Wait, how come she gets a dog, and I can’t even get a pet?”

Yancy mumbled glancing at Dark

“I trust her”

Dark said 

“Where is Blu anyway?”

Wilford asked curiously and Dark bumped his side gesturing over to the corner

Jack and their friends were all playing with the puppy constantly repeating to themselves how cute he is

“Looks like you need to get them a dog”

Wilford chuckled glancing at Anti

“Absolutely not”

Anti mumbled leaning back

Faith stood with Lumi before glancing around

“Was that everyone?”

Faith asked curiously

“Pandora hasn’t gone, where is Alex anyway?”

Lumi asked curiously and Pandora froze letting out a little nervous chuckle

“Uh funny thing um…they’re not coming”

Pandora said softly

“Why not?”

Luca asked worried about his sibling

“We…broke up”

Pandora said playing with her sleeves more as she tugged at them

“Awe really?”

Faith said looking at Pandora to make sure she was okay

“Yeah…”

Pandora said quietly, as no one decided to ask why they continued on

After a few hours, Ace stood there with Jack who held Blu

“You know that’s not our dog right?”

Ace chuckled glancing at Jack

“I know I know, I wish he was”

Jack pouted glancing down at the puppy

“Let him go back to his mothers”

Ace chuckled watching Jack put the dog down who lets out a little excited bark running over to the crowd

“Today was good, Anti did well today”

Jack said and Ace glanced over

“Complimenting him now huh?”

Ace chuckled and Jack smirked

“No just appreciating”

Jack laughed leaning against the counter not wanting to admit they were ultimately pretty proud of Anti

“I’m excited to see what happens next year”

“Yeah let us hope it is less death”

Jack chuckled and Ace smiled rubbing where their eye was missing

“Yeah”

Ace said and watched the crowd before them with a warm feeling in their chest

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Decorations

Anti stood rubbing his lower back as he glanced at the decorations in the bags, Robbie who decided to come over stood holding some snowflake stickers for the windows

“Is that everything?”

Jack asked as they came from the dining room where the others were sitting

“I think so…”

Robbie said as he limped over to the window glancing down and trying to get the stickers ready

“Well, we have a lot to do so everyone get to it”

Anti said glancing into the dining room

“Well, what the hell are we supposed to do?”

Vanny asked gesturing to themself and Nicole

“We are ghosts we can’t even touch anything”

“Right..”

Anti grumbled thinking

“Uh don’t know just…float there then”

Anti said grabbing some streamers from the bag

“Come on, there has to be something you can do to make us grab things?”

Nicole asked

“I am not a fucking god I can’t just make things happen”

Anti grumbled reaching up to start pinning the streamers up

“But you are a being of higher power”

Ace mentioned as they walked by with some dishes to clean

“Whose side are you even on?”

Anti growled rolling his eyes

“What about Dark?”

Jack asked and Nems glanced over

“He does own the void now”

“No way, he’ll judge me for decorating”

Anti sighed pinning the last pin in before grabbing more

“You call him grandpa all the time, it’s only fair he can judge you for some decorations”

Nems chuckled organizing some books

“There is no way you’re embarrassed because you’re decorating, it’s the last day before December”

Robbie mentioned with a chuckle still struggling with his first sticker

“Just bring him here! He could probably do something for us”

Vanny said watching him and Anti groaned taking a moment before glitching Dark into the room

Dark grunts as he appeared to fall to the floor, only in sweatpants and no shirt

“Oh…”

Nems said glancing at him

“You know a few minutes would have been great, you wake me up and give no time”

Dark grunts sitting up before glancing around

“Are you decorating?”

Dark said with a slight smirk on his face as he stood

Jack stood there quietly before glancing at Ace who walked back into the room, when they glanced over at the scenario their face went red and they cleared their throat quietly turning to head back into the kitchen

Jack giggled shaking their head in amusement

“Ignore that”

Anti growled before gesturing to Vanny and Nicole

“Help them out”

“A please would be nice”

Dark sighed before appearing in his normal suit and glancing over at the two

“What do you need?”

He asked and Nicole shifted trying to think of how to ask

“So unsurprisingly Anti ended up killing us but now we are ghosts and literally can’t interact with anything”

Vanny started gesturing with a sigh

“Is there any way you can at least help us pick up stuff?”

“Hm”

Dark said thinking

“I am unaware of how to use Actors powers but seeing as we don’t have to deal with him for a while I cannot just ask”

Dark rubbed his face thinking

“Does he have a book or something? Like how did you take his powers?”

“It is a long story don’t worry about it here let me try something”

Dark said taking their hands and after a few minutes their hands glowed softly

“Try it”

Dark said letting go and watching the two

Nicole glanced around and reached for Anti’s keys, despite her hand going through the drawer she picked up the keys

“It works!”

Nicole smiled

“Why the fuck do you have so many keys?”

Vanny asked looking at the multiple sets

“Why the fuck are you in my business? Put those down”

Anti sighed and Nicole put down the keys

“Well-”

Dark started before he suddenly glitched away

“Finally”

Anti groaned

“…”

Robbie lets out a sigh not being able to get the sticker undone

“Here…let us switch, Robbie, would you like to help Nems put up the tree?”

Jack asked softly and Robbie nodded handing the stickers to them as he walked over to help Nems

“Where…Ace get the fuck in here”

Anti said glancing back at the kitchen

“What?”

Ace asked glancing into the living room

“What are you doing?”

Anti asked watching them

“I’m doing the dishes you leave laying around sometimes, is there a problem?”

Ace asked putting one hand on their hip and Anti lets out a breath

“…Touche”

Anti sighed

“Fine go back to doing that”

Anti said glancing into the bags

After a few hours, Anti sits back glancing around

“And there”

Ace sighed sitting down

“Why does it smell…like Christmas day here?”

Anti asked curiously

“Oh I am simmering some stuff to make it smell good”

Ace said sitting down

“So is this it?”

Vanny asked glancing over at Anti

“Well I wanted to do the whole house but I don’t feel like shopping”

“We can go”

Ace shrugged

“I mean if you want”

Anti said holding his card out

“Only Christmas stuff, I don’t trust you fucks to spend my money on something stupid”

Anti said handing it to Ace

“I’ll make sure they don’t”

Ace chuckled

“I think I’ll stay here, just to chill for a bit”

Jack said with a shrug, when the others disappeared it only left Jack, Anti and Robbie behind

Robbie shifted as he held his stomach

��Hungry?”

Anti asked glancing at his little brother who nodded

“I have some body parts in the basement you can have those”

Anti said handing Robbie the key

“You have what now?”

Jack said looking up from their phone and watching Robbie head off to the basement

“Don’t worry about it”

Anti said sitting back

The two sat in silence unsure of what to say to each other

“So…”

Jack started as they held their phone unsure of what to say

“I don’t know…go…clean your room or something”

Anti stood heading towards his office

“Wh-I don’t wanna”

Jack groaned as they were left alone, going against better judgment they just laid down going through their phone

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Christmas Preparations

As the others were outside in the snow Anti glanced out from his room, his hand hovering on the wall as it bent slightly in his aura

“Ok, they’re gone…”

Anti said and stepped into the hall, rubbing the darkness around his eyes he sighed

“You have gone soft, way too soft on these people”

Anti mumbled as he walked around the house glancing at the fact it was oddly really clean

“Huh”

Anti mumbled and glanced down at the old blood stains on the floor

“Man, I should at least have kept it in the basement”

Anti sighed thinking as he walked over to the basement door

“…”

He watched the door thinking

“I killed him a long time ago, he isn’t there anymore”

Anti mumbled

“Killed who?”

A voice echoed and Anti jumped a bit glancing over at Ace who stood there holding a pair of gloves

“I swear putting a bell on you would have been a great idea”

Anti grumbled

“Perhaps, who were you even talking to?”

“Myself alright?”

Anti stated as he turned wanting to walk away

“Okay…so who was down there? I know I have never been down there but Nicole brought up how she heard someone that one time”

Ace said watching him

“That was two years ago…whatever it was just…a man…”

“Who…”

Ace said gesturing their hand as if for him to continue

“He just went against me, okay?”

Anti sighed holding his arm

“Makes sense! It is snowing if you want to come outside with us, snowing pretty hard”

Ace smiled a bit gesturing to the hall

“I got you a pair of gloves and a coat if you wanted to join”

Ace shifted glancing at him

“But I do recommend shoes”

Ace giggled before turning to walk off

Listening to them leave Anti glanced back before walking over towards the door as there was a new pair of gloves and coat sitting there nicely folded

“…”

He took a moment before glancing around thinking

“I never exactly worn shoes before…”

Anti took a moment trying to think of where he could get a pair before reaching out to the side, his hand glitching before he was holding shoes

“I don’t think Sean will notice”

Anti sighed and moved to the living room sitting down

“How…”

Anti said glancing at it and taking a moment to observe

Putting them on he stood slowly

“It’s so…restricting why do people want to wear these?”

Anti said glancing outside as the snow was surprisingly coming down a lot faster than he was expecting

“…It never snowed before, and now we have a blizzard? Ever since we got a sky it has been so weird”

Anti said putting the coat and gloves on, making a little tch sound with his mouth he opened the door

“Alright I-”

Anti said before something smacked him right in the face, he stumbled back a bit before opening his eyes

“Oh shit”

Nems said glancing at Jack who they were originally aiming for

“…Did you just throw a snowball at him?”

Nicole asked and Vanny sighed

“There goes our fun…”

Vanny mumbled watching as Anti dusted off the snow

“Sorry…”

Nems said glancing at Anti who just stepped down onto the snow

“That was quite interesting”

He started as he bent down picking up some snow and throwing it right at Nems

“Woah!”

Nems said barely dodging it

“Hell yeah, Anti is on my team!”

Jack’s eyes lit up as they grabbed more snow to form a snowball

Ace stood there watching the three

“Ok I’ll admit being a ghost is boring I wanna throw snow”

Vanny groaned leaning their head back and glancing at the sky

“Yeah that would be fun”

Nicole said softly glancing down

“Well…”

Ace started trying to think of something

“Does melting snow create a ghost snowball?”

Ace asked as they picked up snow melting some of it in their hand, to Vanny and Nicole a gray misting snowball appeared above Ace’s hands

“Oh, it does!”

Vanny said as they grabbed it staring at it in curiosity

“Ok I’ll melt some so you guys can play”

Ace smiled as they started the long process of melting some snow after a while Ace glanced up from what they were assuming was the pile they have made before noticing the Septics were here

“I’ll..I’ll just…play with them instead”

Chase said hesitantly as he walked over to Nems and Jack

“You traumatized this man”

Nems said glancing at Anti

“Blame Sean”

Anti shrugged as he glanced at the others

“Well-”

Henrik started before he was nailed by a snowball, he blinked in shock glancing at Jackie who was already far ahead making snowballs to defend himself with

“Oh we are just going”

Marvin chuckled

Ace sat back watching the egos and their friends snowball fight against each other, they held one knee watching Anti who seemed…happy? They watched the smile on his face as he was hiding with Robbie behind a mountain of snow they were working on

“It’s getting colder…”

Ace grumbled sneaking away back inside and taking off their gloves and coat

While waiting for the others Ace got some hot chocolate set up, waiting for the water to boil they quietly hummed to themselves as they started the fireplace putting on a cozy Christmas movie just for the holiday spirits

“It’s still November…Ah who cares Christmas is fun”

Ace chuckled while getting the cups ready, hearing the door open they glanced back as everyone started to come inside

“Man it got so windy”

Jack said rubbing their hands together

“Yeah that was weird”

Marvin said as he fixed his mask thinking

“I made everyone something warm to drink…”

Ace mentioned as everyone glanced over, when everyone was settled in the living room Ace took a second before glancing into the fridge and taking out cookie dough, getting that set up Ace went into the living room with their drink

“Oh I love this movie”

Jack said sitting beside Jameson who held his drink close watching the screen

During the movie Anti sat back with a quiet sigh sipping his drink as he watched everyone who watched the screen quietly besides Ace, they glanced over accidentally making eye contact with him

He shifted and gave a little nod and Ace smiled a bit before hearing the oven go off, they get up leaving the area

“Not exactly on my to-do list today…”

Anti mumbled to himself glancing at his family before glitching himself to stand as he left the room

Heading into the kitchen with Ace he stood at the sink

“You know you didn’t have to do any of this”

Anti said watching them getting the cookies ready

��What do you mean?”

Ace turned to face him, one eye oddly glowing softly

“…Is that like new?”

Anti asked curiously

“My eye glowing? I honestly do not know it is weird…I have a blue eye but…sometimes it will glow other colors”

Ace shrugged picking up the plate

“Oh…well weird we might have to check that”

Anti said glancing at the dishes

“I’ll do these go have fun”

Anti said and Ace watched him curiously

“Oh uh ok…”

Ace said and left, Anti stood there thinking

“Why…”

Anti rubbed his face thinking

After a few hours, Anti watched the septics leave before turning to the group

“Well, that was fun!”

Nicole smiled

“Yeah! It was oddly relaxing”

Vanny chuckled as they leaned back forgetting they were a ghost before phasing through the wall with a yelp, coming back they blinked in response

“That was…an experience”

Vanny chuckled rubbing their neck

“Also where did you go in all of that?”

Jack asked looking at Anti

“Yeah you completely ditched us halfway through the movie”

Nems said crossing their arms as if they were any sort of disappointed

“What are you, my parents? I was just in the dining room”

Anti said locking the door and making sure it was all good

“How are we ever supposed to do anything as a family if you and Ace disappear like ghosts?”

Nems asked and Anti blinked in shock glancing at them

“…Family?”

“Uh yeah ya dingus we consider you part of this group, our little family”

Nems chuckled

“Wait really?”

Anti said confused and Jack nods

“We always talk about you on Discord so you’re still very much part of our life even when you aren’t physically here”

Vanny said with a shrug

“Oh I am aware of how much you guys talk about me”

Anti said glancing at Ace before at them

“Simp”

Nems smirked bumping Ace who groaned in response

“Anywho”

Anti said clasping his hands together

“We are going to do things a little differently”

Anti said

“I…want to host a party here this year”

Anti said and Ace looked at him

“Our house is small to handle all the Ipliers though”

“We have the outside area as well”

Anti sighed

“Oh does that mean we get to decorate?!”

Vanny's eyes lit up despite them being able to see right through them

“Well yes it does mean that but…I want to redo these floors beforehand”

“We know nothing about laying floor down”

Ace mentioned

“We’ll figure it out as we go, do you guys want to help or not?”

Anti grumbled looking at the group

“Hell yeah! Can we glitch to the supply store though its fucking cold”

Ace sighed

“Yeah yeah, let's get going”

Anti sighed snapping his fingers as the group disappeared from the now-empty house

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Afterlife

After a few days Ace was sitting in the living room alone watching the bodies bored, glancing at their phone they let out a sigh

A light flickered and Ace took a moment before looking away from their phone confused as Nicole and Vannys’ bodies were enveloped in a bright white light

“…Did everyone besides me become some sort of angel?”

Ace thought to themselves sitting up and watching the two

“Hnngh”

One of their voices echoed before appearing

Nicole stood up and Aces’ eyes widen staring at her

“What?”

She asked softly

“You…you guys don’t…”

Ace started watching Vanny as well before gesturing to their lower half

Vanny glanced down as their legs were gone, the two floated there softly and glanced at each other

“We can…see through each other?”

Vanny asked confused

“Are we ghosts?”

Nicole asked and Vanny shrugged before floating over to Ace and reaching for their hand, their hand went through each other and Ace pulled their hand back

“Holy fuck you’re so cold!”

Ace said holding their hand to their chest

“So we are ghosts! Dude this is so cool we can do things we normally can’t”

Vanny said floating up before flying through the walls with a giggle

“Man I’m jealous that is so cool”

Ace grumbled

“I thought you wanted to be a demon though?”

Nicole asked curiously

“I did! I find it cool but I don’t exactly have powers or anything just horns, and a tail”

Ace sighed

“I’ll text Jack and Nems, I know those two would think this is cool”

Ace said glancing at their phone

“Where are they anyway?”

Vanny asked appearing beside Ace causing the demon to jump before letting out a breath

“So what we have two ghosts, one demon, and two fallen angels?”

Nicole asked and Vanny nodded

“Does Nems count if Anti ripped the wings from their back?”

Vanny asked curiously

“I mean they still have the melted halo I’m assuming so”

Ace said texting them

“Doesn’t make sense that I was the only one who couldn’t be recognized”

Ace said trying to think

“Well we went to that magical crystal bullshit to bring you back and I guess…Anti and Actor fucked you up so bad that the system couldn’t even process that you were a human at one point”

Vanny said rubbing their face

“Coming!”

Nems said as they ran down the steps

“Holy fuck you’re fast”

Jack giggled

“Hey any break from that horror game”

Nems smirked swinging around the corner

“Ah come on-”

Jack smiled with a start before looking at the two in shock

“You two are ghosts?!”

Nems said in awe

“…Nems we play a game about ghosts that scares you but not this?”

Ace asked curiously

“These are my friends I’m not scared”

Nems smiled with their hands on their hips as a brave gesture

“Mhm”

Jack giggled

“Oh I’m taking advantage of this to scare you three now”

Vanny giggled, their ghostly laugh echoed throughout the surrounding area

“Dude I wanna be a ghost”

Nems groaned

“Do you think if Anti kills us again we will be ghosts?”

Nems asked as their eyes sparkled in interest

“I’m pretty sure Henrik said that would lead to a permanent death, or even worse going back to Earth”

Ace chuckled

“Awe…”

Nems grumbled crossing their arms

“Do you guys see different things now that you are dead?”

Jack asked curiously and Nicole glanced around

“Everything seems to be the same besides the fact it can be a little blurry around the edges”

Nicole mentioned and Vanny nodded

“Man now that you guys can’t touch anything or even eat anything you have no worries”

Ace said holding their knee to their chest

“Huh”

Vanny said, as the group kept talking Anti came from the basement glancing around

“What are you guys doing?”

Anti asked as he held the door glancing into the empty hall

“Nothing! Vanny and Nicole are back”

Nems said and Anti sighed thinking, he glanced at his hand watching reality bend around it a bit

“Alright whatever, just don’t break anything we got something big coming up”

Anti called before going back to the basement

“Something big?”

Vanny asked curiously and the others shrugged

“Not sure, I don’t think anything important is coming up for the rest of this year”

Ace said thinking

“Guys look”

Jack said in awe glancing out the windows, the others walked and floated over curiously

“Woah it's snowing!”

Nems said in awe

“We haven’t had snow the entire two years we are here I don’t even know if this is a good or bad sign”

Ace said quietly following as the others went outside to watch the snowfall

Ace glanced at their friends curiously before shrugging grabbing everyone's jackets heading outside with them

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New Scars

SPOILERS TO THE IRIS PROJECT

Ace held the remote as the five stared at the screen, all in complete silence and shock

“What…the fuck!”

Vanny exclaimed looking at the group

“Yeah what the fuck! Is that why he’s been gone for so long he was fucking with the boy?!”

Jack said in disbelief and Nems huffed

“I can’t believe we didn’t even think of that”

Nems held themselves thinking

“I mean there were hints…”

Nicole said softly

“Yeah but-“

Ace sighed

“Thought it would just be IRIS”

Ace said before hearing something move

“The fuck was that?”

Vanny asked confused glancing around

Nems glanced around for a moment before their eyes widen

“G-guys…”

Nems said softly gesturing to the corner of the ceiling

There was a security-like camera scanning the room watching the five

“Is that a fucking IRIS camera?!”

Ace said standing up

“B-but how?! We-no one has been in the house!”

Jack said confused

“This is a literal invasion of privacy. Why are they watching us?!”

Ace said seemingly uncomfortable and annoyed

“…well to think of it”

Nems said gesturing to the video

“We have been exposed to…ALTR 114209 for two years now”

Nems said rubbing their neck and messing with their new haircut

“…”

Ace hesitated

“Where is Anti anyway? That fucker can float now? And he is starting to look more human which is concerning”

Ace said curiously

“But the thing is why doesn’t he psychologically torture us as he does with Chase?”

Nicole asked confused

“Well I mean he has…kinda…”

Jack gestured to Ace who seemed to just shrink back into their seat

“Yeah, I guess…Ace has been getting the end of the stick”

Nems rubbed their neck

Hearing something in the hallway Jack glanced over at what sounded like a soft landing before footsteps

Anti glanced into the living room before stopping

“…What?”

He asked looking at them confused before glancing at the television

“Damn the video is finally out huh? Good I don’t need this look any more”

He sighed as he started to change form right before them

“Yeah let’s act like that’s a normal thing we all can do”

Vanny said

“Honestly…you’re more terrifying now…”

Ace said quietly from their seat just watching

Anti chuckled rubbing his beard before shrugging

“So that’s why you were gone for so long huh?”

Nems said gesturing to the television

“Yeah like what the fuck! Why do you torture that man?”

Jack said looking at him for any sort of answers

Anti chuckled walking into the room

“Don’t you worry about Chase”

He smiled as he fixed his hair

“…You’re tracking blood into the house again”

Jack sighed and Anti glanced down at the bloody footsteps before shrugging

“Wait if these cameras are here now…can they see you?”

Nicole asked curiously

“Not right now nor will they ever”

He said before glancing at the five

“Now, hold still for me as I do something”

He said summoning his knife into his hand

“Wh-are you fucking insane? We aren’t just going to stand here and let you hurt us”

Vanny said in disbelief

“I don’t remember saying you had a choice”

Anti started looking at them

“Besides, aren’t you two tired of being alive?”

He said grabbing Vanny by their shirt

“Woah woah how about no?!”

Jack said grabbing onto his arm, Anti stood there glancing down at them before letting out a little scoff in amusement

“Cute”

He said slamming his elbow back right into their chest causing them to let go

“All the ways to die I don’t want it to be by you!”

Vanny growled trying to get him to let go

“Why aren’t you helping?!”

Vanny said looking at Nems and Ace

“…We both died in horrific ways to this man…I don’t want to hurt again”

Ace said quietly as they held their knees to their chest

“Yeah it’s honestly better to let him do it…least you’ll be dead with us”

Nems said softly

“Huh, such friendship”

Anti said taking the knife and slicing Vanny’s throat watching them bleed and die

He dropped their body before looking at Nicole

“You know what to do”

He said watching Nicole who hesitated to stare at Vanny before letting out a breath as he slices her throat as well

“There you killed them are you fucking happy?”

Jack growled

“That’s not want I wanted to do, but it was necessary”

Anti stated as he twisted his wrist as if to grab some strings

Suddenly Ace stood and they stumbled a bit letting out a shaky breath

“I don’t have it anymore but-“

Anti said running his blade across Ace’s neck who stood there hesitantly

“I like the look”

He smiled pushing the knife against it letting it cut their throat slowly

Ace lets out a pained wince as they stood there

“So that’s it, you’re branding us?”

Nems asked confused

“Branding is such a weird word I don’t like it”

He said shoving Ace away before turning to Nems

“Take it as I’m giving you a new look”

He giggled

“Wh-hey I look fabulous, I don't need a new look!”

Nems scoffed as Anti tilted their head back

“I don’t know, your clothes are kinda bland”

He stated letting it cut

“You’re one to talk all you fucking wear is black and no shoes ever”

Jack stated crossing their arms

“Black looks good on me”

Anti stated

“Come on your the last one”

Anti said walking towards them

“You can go fuck yourself seriously”

Jack grumbled trying to ignore the pain of the blade

“Wouldn’t you like that hm?”

Anti said

“No Ace would”

Nems smirked and Ace’s eyes widen

“Wh-“

They started trying to process life in the moment

“Oh trust me I saw”

Anti chuckled

“The fuck do you have access to our Discords now?”

“Bold of you to assume I didn’t”

Anti shrugged losing the knife as he started to walk away

“And clean up this mess”

“You’re the one who made it!”

Jack groaned

“Don’t care”

He said heading off to his room

“Ugh…”

Ace said glancing down at Nicole and Vanny

“Guess we wait now…”

They said softly waiting for their friends to wake up

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Celebration

“Happy Birthday!”

The room echoed as Faith stood with her twin holding her hand

Juliette giggled moving her hair to the side as the two blew out the candles

“118, fuck that is such a long time”

Faith giggled as she lets go of Juliette’s hand glancing over at Pandora and Lumi who stood off to the side

“Now, who wants cake?”

Juliette smiled as the two started to serve cake, after quite awhile of passing out cake Faith glanced down at the last slice before looking around

“Where’s Anti?”

Faith asked confused

“Think he’s trying to sneak off again”

Ace said as they picked at their cake

Juliette sighed

“Of course…”

She mumbled

“Oh hell no where is that man”

Faith said and left the room walking around the apartment

Stopping by one room she glanced inside as Anti was sitting there on his phone minding his own business

“Excuse me sir what do you think you’re doing?”

Faith said as she walked towards Anti

“...Nothing?”

Anti said confused as he gestured to his phone since he had nothing better to do

“No no the right answer is joining us”

She said pulling Anti up by his shirt

“Aye aye calm down the fuck are you doing?!”

Anti said as he stood putting his phone in his pocket

“Others might be fine with you missing their parties but you aren’t missing ours, now come on”

Faith said as she started to walk holding his shirt

“Faith let go!”

Anti groaned as he was basically dragged back to the room where the others were, Jack glanced over as they let out a chuckle

“Oooo someone is in trouble~”

Jack giggled and Anti rolled his eyes

“I told you I don’t-”

“Listen”

Faith said turning to him

“You’re going to join Juliette and myself”

She said and he sighed

“Just give up”

Dark said as he was leaning against his hand watching

“Yeah you’re not going to win”

Stan chuckled

“Now enjoy your slice”

Faith smiled handing it to him, Anti sits down glancing around before at her

“What about you?”

He asked curiously watching as she lifts up Lumi before sitting down having Lumi on her lap

“Oh don’t worry, my piece is right here”

Faith said and Lumi face went blue as she choked for a second

“I…”

Lumi started as she hid her face

“Anywho”

Wilford started as he glanced at the girls

“Not only we celebrate Faith and Juliette’s birthday, but also Faith and Lumi’s anniversary”

Wilford stated before glancing at Dark wanting him to take over

Dark glanced at him as he sighed moving his hand as he sits up

“You two do realize what year it is?”

Dark asked and Juliette glanced at him curiously

“Uh…2022?”

Juliette asked confused

“Let me rephrase that”

Dark started before fixing his hair

“How old are you now?”

“118”

Faith said and the two glanced at each other confused before Faith’s eyes lit up

“OH WE CAN HAVE OUR FIRST DRINK”

Faith piped up excitedly

“Hey, why did you make me wait for 119? You’re not even my dad”

“That was per Faith’s request honestly”

Dark shrugged

“Diamond…what the hell?”

Lumi asked glancing at her

“Hey it was less of a wait for me”

Faith giggled

“We do have people making the drinks so try whatever you want”

Dark said handing both Juliette and Faith a menu

“...That does explain where all the septics got their drinks from”

Juliette said glancing over at the drunken Chase and Jameson leaning against each other tiredly

“Least we can drink”

Anti said glancing over Juliette’s shoulder at the menu

Dark rolled his eyes

“Mark might not but we can, we just choose not too”

Dark stated

“Ah who cares”

Yancy shrugged as he was just enjoying his cake

“Hmm”

Faith said before glancing at Lumi

“What drink do you wanna share? We can do a big one”

Faith asked and Lumi glanced over at the menu thinking

“Tequila Sunrise sounds good”

Lumi said as she leaned back against her 

“We can do that”

Faith chuckled before glancing at her, she leaned forward a bit kissing Lumi’s neck right underneath her collar

“Diamond…”

Lumi said as she glanced away flustered

“Think I’ll do Long Island Iced Tea”

Juliette said and Dark nods before glancing at Pandora

“Well?”

“Well what?”

Pandora asked confused

“Are you going to get a drink this year?”

Dark asked curiously

“AWE YOU HAVE TOO”

Faith said as she looked at her sister in excitement

“No no I can’t do that…what if something happens?”

Pandora asked softly

“Come on, maybe calm that anxiety for a bit”

Anti rolled his eyes

“...”

Pandora shifted thinking

“I guess…I can try one”

Pandora said

“Maybe…a Mai Tai Cocktail? I don’t know what to drink…”

Pandora said softly with a shrug

After a few hours Pandora leaned against the door as she felt so…fuzzy, her face was burning as she glanced around 

“Come on!”

Juliette giggled as she was leaning against Luca’s arm trying to drag him to the radio

“Juliette…”

He said softly trying to ignore Dark who was watching the two 

“Come!”

She smiled dragging him to dance

“Well…we can tell she’s more of like a loud happy drunk”

Dark said as he glanced at Pandora

“Yeah surprisingly”

She said rubbing her face

“I think…someone should get Faith and Lumi to their room”

Alex said quietly

“Why?”

Pandora asked curiously before following Alex’s stare

In the hall Faith had Lumi pinned up against the wall with her hands above her head, she kissed her over and over as she held her collar

“…oh…”

Pandora blinked

“So a…romantic drunk?”

Pandora chuckled as she stood

She walked over to Faith and Lumi

“Uh guys?”

Pandora said softly and Faith broke the kiss as her face was red from being out of breath

Lumi’s face was a deep blue as she stared at Faith lovingly

“Maybe you two should you know…go to your room and not make out in the hall?”

Pandora said rubbing her neck

“Mm…we can do that…”

Faith giggled as she still had one finger under Lumi’s collar

“Come on…”

“Yes mommy~”

Lumi giggled as the two stumbled off

“Well…that is something I’m never going to get out of my head now”

Pandora lets out a breath before going back sitting beside Dark

“How are you feeling?”

Dark asked

“Don’t know…I don’t feel drunk”

Pandora shrugged

“Guess you can handle alcohol better than them”

Alex chuckled 

“One more?”

Dark asked 

“If you drink with me”

Pandora said

“…perhaps a small one”

Dark said as he stood

Pandora chuckled as she followed him to get yet another drink 

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For the Better

Pandora and Alex walked down the hall together, neither holding hands nor talking

Pandora glanced at them hesitantly before rubbing her arm

“You’re…ok with this right? Like you’re not mad at me?”

Pandora asked hesitantly

“Why would I be mad?”

Alex asked curiously 

“I dunno…”

Pandora shifted

“Hey it’s completely ok, we both thought it was a good idea but it just didn’t work out”

Alex said with a shrug glancing ahead as Faith and Juliette stood with their partners 

“Hi Panda!”

Faith smiled as she waved holding Lumi’s arm

“Hi”

She smiled

“So what did you wanna tell us?”

Juliette asked curiously glancing at her sister

“Um…”

Pandora shifted not knowing what to say before glancing at Alex

Alex sighed

“We both decided that…this really isn’t working out”

Alex said gesturing between them and Pandora

“And we both decided it was better for us to…go our separate ways”

Alex added

“Oh?”

Luca said curiously

“If that’s what you want that’s fine”

Lumi shrugged holding her girlfriend close

“Yeah I’m…going back to my apartment”

Alex said softly rubbing their neck

“Wait really? I’ll…still get to see you right?”

Luca asked curiously and Alex chuckled 

“You’re my brother just visit when you want dork”

Alex smiled

“I did…pay off her apartment”

Pandora said rubbing her neck

“Awe”

Juliette said softly

“So…I guess this is goodbye for now?”

Pandora asked glancing at Alex

“I uh yeah I guess it is…”

Alex said softly

“Well…bye guys…”

Alex said and the others said goodbye as they watched them walk away

Pandora stared at the ground unsure of what to feel anymore

“Are you ok?”

Juliette asked glancing at Pandora

“Yeah…yeah I am…”

Pandora said softly as both of her sisters could see right through the lie

“I well…I should go on my job and…make sure everything is good”

Pandora whispered before leaving

“…she’s not fine right?”

Luca asked curiously

“Absolutely not”

Faith sighed

“But…Pandora was never one for relationships right?”

Lumi asked

“It’s not that”

Juliette started

“Panda has like a huge anxiety about hurting others feelings, she’s going to over stress herself about this to the point she’ll stop eating again”

Juliette sighed remembering last time

“Damn I understand people pleaser personality but like starvation as punishment?”

Luca said in shock

“Well Pandora has an eating disorder eating for her is already difficult cause she sees herself as fat”

Faith said

“…she’s literally built like the damn hulk there ain’t no fat on that body it’s all muscle”

Lumi said thinking it over

“Yeah, ever since Alex came along her eating disorder was doing so good…she ate daily again which is something she didn’t usually do”

Juliette said glancing down the hall

“…well what do we do now? I mean I’m not surprised that they broke up but Pandora is gonna tear herself up about this just like she did when we got kidnapped”

Luca said with a shrug

“We got it”

Faith said softly

“Not our first rodeo with her”

Juliette gave a small smile trying to lightened up the situation 

“How does Alex do in these scenarios?”

Lumi asked glancing at Luca

“Honestly Alex isn’t really the type to hold on if it’s…temporary so I’m assuming they’ll be over it soon”

Luca said thinking 

“Let’s wait till later we’ll see what happens”

Faith said and Juliette nodded

Hours went by before nightfall, Pandora sat on her bed hovering her finger over her phone screen as if she was contemplating 

Juliette opened the bathroom door walking into the room drying off her hair

“Surprising enough Faith and Lumi don’t seem to be fucking tonight”

Juliette sighed as she stood in front of the mirror brushing her hair

“…they’ll…probably do it later”

Pandora said quietly and Juliette glanced at her through the mirror

Brushing all the knots out she grabbed some moose before turning to her sister scrunching it into her hair

“What are you doing?”

Juliette asked curiously, glancing at Pandora’s glasses she saw the reflection of the screen with Alex’s name

Juliette sighed taking the hair spray

“Talk to me, what are you thinking?”

Juliette asked as she sprayed her hair

“Did…I do the right thing?”

Pandora asked as she laid back in bed staring at the ceiling

“I…I didn’t want to hurt their feelings…I didn’t feel anything for them but…I don’t know”

Pandora continued

“Panda”

Juliette sighed as she sits on Pandora's bed glancing down at her

“You just gotta be the softest strong person I know”

Juliette chuckled fixing Pandora’s hair

“It will all be okay, you don’t feel things for relationships and that is completely ok, you value friendship over relationships”

Juliette said

“But…you and Faith are in a relationship…hell even Dark is in a relationship”

Pandora mumbled

“It doesn’t matter if we are or not…you gotta start validating your own emotions Panpan…you can’t let your thoughts control who you are”

Juliette said and Pandora glanced over at her

“Thank you…”

Pandora smiled a bit before hearing a noise come from the bathroom 

“…so much for them not fucking tonight”

Juliette chuckled with a tired sigh

“…wanna ask Dark if we can get another room perhaps something not hearing them”

Pandora said and Juliette chuckled 

“Oh please”

She giggled standing up as she offered her hand to Pandora

“It will all be ok I promise”

Juliette said and Pandora gave a smile

“Right”

Pandora smiled as the two set off to find Dark

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Two Years

Message: I completely forgot to post this! This is for this groups' two year anniversary on September 28th!

Awhile later Ace was curled up on the couch staring at the floor

“Uh Ace?”

Jack said softly and Ace glanced up

“Are you…okay?”

Jack asked

“Uh…yeah”

Ace gave a fake smile before glancing down at themselves

“Lying?”

Jack said watching their friend

“…can’t get by you anymore huh?”

Ace sighed

“I just been thinking”

“About what?”

“About the group…it’s been two years since we all met and it’s almost been two years since…we were sucked into the void”

Ace said thinking 

“Well…yeah it’s crazy it’s been two years”

Ace sighed

“Well I mean look on the bright side we all got to meet and make stories from this”

Jack smiled a bit

“And we have phones now so everyone can still talk to others from the human world”

Jack mentioned and Jack glanced at them before glancing at the wall of their bedroom

“What should we do…”

“Ace”

Jack sighed and turned facing them completely

“I know you feel as if this is some sort of thing you need to do but…we don’t need to do things all the time for stuff…we are all happy in our own way”

Jack said

“I guess you’re right”

Ace said before hearing their phone, they picked it up realizing a message from twitter

“Huh…it’s almost October, do you think that’s why Anti disappeared for awhile?”

Ace asked curiously

“Hell it’s possible, it would be cool if Sean and the others did something”

Jack said as their eyes shined in interest

“Come on”

Ace said standing up and Jack followed as the two went downstairs

“I’m just saying it makes sense”

Nicole started as the three were watching old appearances

“So you’re saying the cameras are everywhere? Dude what if they’re in this house”

Nems said intrigued

“That would be fucking creepy”

Vanny said shivering at the thought

Ace stepped down the steps after Jack glancing down the hall spotting Anti who stood behind a wall listening to them theorize

“You go ahead”

Ace whispered before walking over to Anti

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Ace asked curiously

“Nothin…”

Anti mumbled as he glanced to the living room

“…were any of us right so far?”

Ace asked curiously

“About what?”

“Our theories of what you were doing?”

“Hm, guess you’ll have to see”

Anti said and Ace gave a little smile in amusement

“You ass”

They chuckled 

“Do you…enjoy when we theorize about you?”

Ace asked glancing at Anti who shrugged

“It gives me the attention I need”

“You’re aware that the community desperately misses you?”

Ace chuckled

“Yeah and I’m aware of what you been writing”

He smirked and Ace’s face paled a bit having mixed reactions

He giggled

“Don’t worry, you’re only fueling me keep being your simp self”

Anti said patting their shoulder as he walked away

Ace walked into the living room before sitting down staring at the wall

“You good?”

Vanny asked curiously

“…I didn’t…process Anti could see my tweets”

Ace said slowly as if embarrassed before the others giggled

“Ooooh he caught you simping~”

Jack giggled

“N-no! I…”

Ace huffed in embarrassment 

“Ah come on we all knew you are a simp”

“…touché”

Ace said before shaking their head

“Go back to theorizing I…will be fine”

Ace said 

While the group continued to talk Ace hid their face trying to process everything that just occurred

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Willing Sacrifice

After what felt like hours Nems lets out a heaving breath

“Fuck…Jack can we please just go back home we've been looking for hours”

Nems groaned sitting on a rock

“Yeah it’s night and we are probably lost”

Vanny grumbled plopping down on the ground

“Really? After you guys dragged me out of Ace’s room to get them back you’re giving up now?!”

Jack snapped at them before blinking, they took a step back

“I-I’m sorry I didn’t mean to…snap at you guys…”

Jack said starting to hold themselves

“Hey dude it’s alright we’re all tired and just-“

Nems started before Jack interrupted

“No no…”

Jack hesitated before taking off

Vanny groaned and the group started following after them

Jack held themselves as they could feel a panic attack coming along, Ace’s words echoed in their mind from all the times they assisted them through an attack before

Jack glanced back hesitantly before their foot gets caught underneath a root, falling their head hits off a rock

Jack groaned in pain grabbing their forehead before sitting up

“Are you okay?”

Nicole asked worriedly looking at Jack

“Ugh…yeah…”

They said before moving their hand, they glanced down at the blood

“Wh-“

“D-dude you cracked your head! Oh at least tore through the skin”

Vanny said and walked over

“Come on let's get you to a doctor”

Vanny said

“Wait guys look”

Nems said glancing ahead and started to walk towards a bright light

In the middle of a calm lake was a floating crystal, it had a soft hum to it as it just floated there

Jack walked forward taking the lead and walking up to the crystal

“Wait here is a note”

Nicole said and picked it up dusting off the dirt before reading it aloud

“A sacrifice of something for the trade of a life”

Nicole read

“Wait wait a sacrifice?! Shouldn’t we talk about this?!”

Nems exclaimed looking at the group

Jack stared at the crystal and reached out toward it

“Wait Jack no!”

Vanny said before Jack grabbed onto it

Jack yelped as they started to float up into the air, they glanced down at the group worriedly before feeling a sharp pain

They let out a strained gasp as their wings extended out from their back

“N-no no no you can’t lose them as well”

Nems called out despite the fact it was way too late

Jack lets out a pained scream as the wings started to slowly rip right out of their back

On the other side of the crystal, a form of light started to form

Jack lets out a gasp as…light started to come from their body, they leaned their head back as the light fired out causing everyone to cover their eyes

The flash was gone as fast as it came, Jack and the light dropped into the water

Nems stared in worry

“Wh-“

Vanny started before watching Jack emerge from the water, their wounds were healed

Jack collapsed onto the ground as their body was shaking

“If Jack is here, what was that light?”

Nicole asked and the group looked over as Ace was laying there motionless

“I-Is that Ace? Why do they look different”

Vanny said and walked over turning Ace over, Ace’s hair was now bright pink with demon horns peeking from beneath the curls

“A-Ace’s eye…it’s gone…”

“What?”

Jack groaned and slowly stood before stumbling over to check on Ace, surely enough where Ace’s right eye once was is just skin…the skin around it looked as if it was burned

“They’re a demon and now half blind?”

Jack said confused before observing them more, the stoma that was in their neck was gone and completely healed

Ace groaned softly as they opened their eye slowly blinking a few times trying to adjust

Jack’s eyes lit up as tears came to their eyes, Jack wrapped their arms around Ace holding them close

“Wh…”

Ace groaned softly

“That’s not all Jack look at their arms”

Nems said and Jack lets go glancing at Ace softly

From the elbow down Ace’s hands were purely black from the corruption

“What happened shouldn’t Ace look the same?”

Nicole asked as the crystal started to shine and crack

“Body undetectable, created anew…”

The crystal said before shattering into millions of places

It wasn’t long till everything around them started to shake and Nems yelped glancing around

“G-guys we need to go look!”

Nems said gesturing ahead to some of the trees that started to fall

Jack grabbed onto Ace picking them up as the five rushed out of the area

“We need to get home!”

Jack grunts from the pain

Before the four could take another step they appeared in the offices landing on the floor

“A-aye we did it!”

Vanny said letting out a breath of relief

“Hell yeah we-“

Jack started before glancing ahead

Dark and the girls stood there glaring at the five

Dark had his arms crossed as he looked at Ace before at Jack

“We told you multiple times!”

Juliette growled in annoyance

Before anyone had the chance to defend themselves Dark quietly raised his hand

“You all are coming with me”

Dark stated before heading towards the door

“What…happened while I was dead?”

Ace asked themselves quietly as the five disappeared behind the door with Dark

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Upgrade

Juliette appeared at the front door and lets out a breath fixing her skirt

It was the first time Juliette went out without Pandora in a while, she sucked in a breath heading inside holding the books she bought

Walking down the hall she glanced down fixing her books

“Good evening Juliette”

“Good evening Google”

Juliette said not glancing up making sure she had all the books she wanted

“Good evening Juliette!”

“…Good evening Google”

She mumbled again before pausing at the slightly more cheerful voice

“Good evening Juliette”

She heard another say and she glanced up watching as someone who looked like Google walked by with…a red shirt?

“Wait wait”

She started as she turned around

“…Juliette”

One with a green shirt walked by giving her a head nod

“Google”

Juliette said and Google stopped, the leader in blue turned around looking at Juliette

“Yes?”

Google said staring at her as the other three stopped beside him

She took a moment to comprehend what is happening by looking at their logos

“What is happening why is there three more of you”

Juliette asked

“Dark requested I finally update as it was slowing down my systems, I have and now these three have appeared”

Google sighed almost disappointed in the fact he had to deal with more people

“I’m Oliver!”

The yellow one smiled, Oliver puts his hand out excited to meet someone new on his terms

“I’m…Juliette…though you three seem to know that already”

She said taking his hand softly and shaking it

“Well yeah, you and everyone here are programmed into our systems! Oh, I’m so excited for new friends!”

Oliver exclaimed as his eyes shined yellow in excitement

“…right”

Google sighed not interested in this side of him

“And I am Gamma”

The red one stepped forward, with one hand behind his back he extended the other

Juliette glanced over shaking his hand

“Well you seem calmer”

She said curiously

“We robots shouldn’t be programmed with emotions”

Gamma stated bluntly glancing at Oliver in annoyance

“Yeah…”

The green one said quietly and Oliver dropped his shoulders as if he was upset

“Hey I like it”

Juliette smiled softly

As if that truly meant something Oliver smiled brightly

“Boss likes me!”

He said excitedly looking at Google

He stared at him with a blank face

“As we been over this Wilford is the boss of us”

He stated

“But she’s one of the higher-ups here so she is my boss!”

Oliver smiled proudly

“Anywho”

Gamma clicks his tongue before gesturing to the green one

“This is Delta, he’s…the quiet one”

Gamma grumbled

“…hi…”

Delta said quietly offering his hand hesitantly

“Hi”

Juliette smiled softly

“So where are you four off to at this hour?”

Juliette asked curiously

“Wilford has requested assistance on fixing his own robot”

Google sighed

“As if we need another Wilford walking around”

Gamma sighed

“Hey, he’s a busy man he can’t be everywhere at once!”

Oliver said smiling as if he was admiring Wilford and his work

“Well…you four have good luck and uh hey”

She started before anything else

“If those four puppets come in do not tell them about the stuff hidden in the forest understood?”

Juliette said softly

“Yes ma’am”

Google said

“What thing?”

Oliver asked curiously before feeling Delta start to push him away

“Wait what thing I wanna know”

Oliver groaned

Juliette shook her head before heading off towards a room, knocking softly she waited before allowed entry

Luca was sitting at his desk glancing over

“Oh hey”

Luca smiled softly and stood

Juliette smiled

“Hi”

She smiled glancing up at him

“I’d hug ya but your sister doesn’t want me to”

Luca chuckled rubbing his neck and glancing down at her

Juliette sighed putting her books down

“I can make my own decisions”

Juliette sighed and walked over hugging him

Luca chuckled and lifted her holding her as he hugged her

She relaxed into the touch and his scent

“You’re comfy”

Juliette smiled glancing up at him

“Thank you? Never a compliment I had before”

Luca chuckled and placed her down on his bed sitting beside her

“What books did you grab?”

He asked curiously fixing his hair to the side willing to listen to her

“Oh uh”

She said and picked up the books

“Well this one Stan has requested”

She said turning the book softly and looking at the blue cover

“Stan?”

He asked curiously

“Right he’s a new ego uh he’s a dad”

She chuckled

“Then Eric requested this one”

She said taking a book about fishing

“He likes to fish?”

Luca asked curiously

“Oh yeah Faith and Lumi take him all the time”

Juliette smiled for laughing

“You would think he is their kid with how much they care for him”

She said

“Yeah, Derek doesn’t seem so nice huh? Wonder why”

Luca mumbled

“It’s a long sad story”

She explained softly

“Juliette I uh can I ask you something?”

Luca said as a faint green blush started to appear on his face

“Yeah?”

She said moving the books to his dresser for now

“We need to get you a bigger room”

Juliette sighed

“I-well yes I would also like that but this isn’t what I wanted to talk about”

He said before glancing at the wall moving his thumbs in circles and biting his cheek

“I-I been…saving money and all I wanted…to see…if you and I could ya know…go see a movie or get something to eat sometime?”

Luca said as his face turned more green by the second

Juliette blinked and looked at him

“Are you asking me out on a date?”

Juliette chuckled

“I well…you know a date is a big word but I uh…yes…”

He said rubbing his neck

Juliette lets out a little chuckle before taking his hands

“I would love to”

She smiled

“R-really?!”

Luca said excitedly before clearing his throat in embarrassment

“I-I mean yeah that’s cool um…when are you free?”

He asked softly

“Tomorrow after work”

She smiled before hearing a noise in the hallway followed by yelling

“Sounds like you got a mess to take care of mister janitor”

She smiled and stood picking up the books

“Sounds so huh? Well I’ll see you tomorrow after work”

He chuckled and the two left the room

She glanced over at Dark and Bing, Bing stood there holding his skateboard quietly as one of the pictures from the wall was shattered on the floor

“Hey dad”

She said softly

Dark glanced over

“Hey Julie”

He said before glancing at Luca taking a moment to connect where they came from

“I’m talking to you after”

Dark said

“Yes sir”

Luca said walking off to grab supplies

Juliette giggled and started to walk off

Despite Pandora and Dark being quite controlling she couldn’t help but giggle at their uncertainty about Luca

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[corrupted-shadows]

Dark Toll

A month has passed by and nothing has gotten better within the house

Vanny sat there playing with their phone case

“Any word from Jack?”

Vanny mumbled

“Nothing…”

Nicole said softly

“Ever since Ace died Jack isolated themselves…let alone isolating themself in Ace’s room. I don't even have a roommate now…”

Nems groaned as they lay on the couch

“I miss the energy they brought”

Nicole said glancing at the two softly

Silence fell upon the three before Vanny mumbled hoisting themselves up

“We need to get Ace back”

“But how Anti said there is no way”

Nems said glancing over fixing their hair

“This is the void there has to be something this place makes no fucking sense”

Vanny said fixing their shirt

“Where would we even look?”

Nicole asked glancing at them

After a moment Nems sat up

“The library has answers to everything, there might be some book there”

Nems said as their eyes lit up

“…you really wanna go see this library everyone has been talking about huh?”

“Wh-not just that we need Ace back”

Nems scoffed

“Alright so…who’s in charge of getting Jack out of the room?”

Nicole asked curiously

“Leave that to me”

Nems smiled and stood heading upstairs

“Guess we should get ready”

Vanny said and Nicole nods standing

After a while, the four met back downstairs

Jack was silent, different from their usual cheerful self and their outfit was quite messy

“Woah…this really took a dark toll on them…”

Vanny whispered

“Jack come on…we’re going to find a way to bring them back”

Nems said softly watching Jack

“Anti said there is no way”

Jack mumbled their voice hoarse from not speaking that much anymore

“Nothing is impossible in the void…let’s get you cleaned up and fed”

Nems smiled before glancing at the two

“Can one of you attempt to speak with Anti?”

Nems asked softly

“…where even is Anti?”

Nicole asked curiously

“Yeah he hasn’t been home for days”

Vanny shrugged

“Right he had business stuff, oh well”

Nems shrugged going off to help Jack

After another few hours, the four were off

“Wait”

Vanny said looking at the group

“Do we even know where the library is?”

Vanny asked

“…that would be important huh”

Nems said taking their phone from their pocket

“Did you guys not check before we left?”

Jack asked confused

“Listen man thinking is hard”

Nems chuckled with a shrug

“Alright well uh…man glitching would be easy right now…we need to get to Firetown”

“…Firetown?”

Nicole said curiously

“Yeah Wilford’s area and shit”

“We been here for two years think any of us would know the town names”

Jack said wanting to make a joke but deciding to just stop

“I swear this business better be about the fucking bus system it’s been two years I’m sick of walking this far”

Vanny groaned looking down the long stretch of road that has no end in sight

While on the bus Jack was looking outside with their headphones in

“I don’t know what to say, I didn’t expect Jack to be like this about Ace dying”

Vanny whispered

“I know like…should we be feeling like that?”

Nems said trying to think why they weren’t as impacted

“Well Jack and Ace were insanely close so I guess it makes sense”

Nicole mentioned glancing up from her phone

“Right they were basically…god what are they called”

Vanny groaned thinking

“Ah fuck the word isn’t coming to mind”

Vanny sighed

Nems chuckled

“God I never related to something more than that right now”

Nems said sitting back watching the streets of the town

“Does this bus go to Firetown?”

Nicole asked

“Uh think so, that or the final stop has another way to get there”

Nems shrugged

“Thank god transportation is free”

Vanny sighed

After quite the travel the four stepped into Firetown glancing around

“You know it’s basically our first time really here we never explored this place”

Nems said looking around

“I like the aesthetic”

Jack said softly observing the industrial design of the city

“There’s a map”

Vanny said and walked over to it glancing at it

“It’s this way”

Vanny said walking the group over to the very obvious-looking library as it was different from all the other buildings

“…I question how Wilford designed this city”

Nems sighed

Walking in the four ended up splitting up for hours on end

They ended up all at the same table in the center with nothing

“Ugh there was nothing all these books are barely anything knowledgeable”

Nems groaned covering their face

“What are you guys doing here?”

A voice echoed behind them and they glanced over spotting Juliette who was holding a few books

“Oh hey…we are trying to find some information…”

Vanny sighed

“About what? I know this place well”

Juliette said softly

“Can we bring people back from the dead?”

Nems asked and Juliette blinked not expecting that

“Uh no you can’t, I mean there are rumors but no one ever found the place”

Juliette shrugged

“What place?”

“It’s a fountain that is supposed to bring someone back if you have like a hair strand or something I’m not sure”

Juliette said and the group glanced at each other

“Is it known where it is?”

Nems asked curiously

“Nope, just said to be in some forest…aren’t you four suppose to be at the Barbecue?”

Juliette asked confused

“What Barbecue?”

Nicole asked confused

“Uh, the Barbecue that Anti hosts every year?”

Juliette said

“He said he went out for business”

Vanny scoffed

“Nope, he’s been doing that…”

“What a surprise he didn’t tell us something”

Jack rolled their eyes playing with a pencil

“Besides it’s getting late you four need to get home, here I’ll tell Pandora to get you there”

Juliette said taking out her phone

“Wait but we got to find this fountain”

Jack said

“It most likely doesn’t exist I wouldn’t waste time”

Juliette smiled before the four appeared home

“Ugh why was she acting so weird”

Jack groaned leaning back on the couch

“She was being weird huh?”

Nems said curiously

The group glanced at each other trying to decide what is next

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[corrupted-shadows]

Broken

TW: Death, Corpse, Strings

After a few days, Jack paced around the house, their arms wrapped around themselves thinking

“Stressing like this won’t be good for you”

Nems sighed watching as they were clicking a pen

“But it’s been days! Ace isn’t awake and Anti has gone quiet”

Jack said clearly in distress and worry about their friend

“Ace is fine they always bounce back”

Nems said putting the pen down

“I mean hell they-“

Nems started before hearing someone come down the steps

“Guys we got a problem”

Vanny said with evident distress in their voice, Jack and Nems shared glances before following Vanny upstairs

Inside Ace’s room, Ace laid motionless

“Fuck man…they’re barely recognizable anymore”

Jack stated sadly observing Ace

“No…”

Vanny said and grabbed Jack's hand putting it against Ace’s neck

Ace was frozen to the touch and there was no feeling of a heartbeat, Jack pulled their hand back as their eyes widen

“I…no no that’s not possible I checked on them this morning…”

Jack said and bent down to Ace’s side observing them

Nems put their hand on Ace’s neck feeling

“Ace…is dead?”

Jack whispered as they sat back on their knees going quiet

Vanny watched worriedly

“I don’t…even know what to say”

Nems said biting their tongue

“Well…I mean if a bright side can be seen Ace…doesn’t have to be in pain anymore”

Vanny said completely unsure of how to deal with these emotions

“But what happens when someone dies again in the void?”

Jack asked softly just staring at Ace

“I don’t know…we have to ask Anti”

Nems shrugged

“Didn’t we ask him that before?”

Vanny asked curiously

“Uh I dunno, man I can’t even remember yesterday”

Nems shrugged before the three stood there quietly

“Uh-“

Nems started as they shifted in place

“Who’s going to ask him?”

“I don’t want to leave Ace’s side”

Jack stated

“Alright uh-“

Nems said glancing at Vanny

“Fine, I’ll do it”

Vanny groaned

“Thank you”

Nems smiled

Vanny sighed and headed downstairs, knocking on Anti’s door they waited quietly

After a few minutes, they grumbled

“Anti, are you even in there?”

Vanny groaned before opening the door and peeking inside, Anti wasn’t anywhere to be seen

They closed the door and glanced at the so seeming forbidden door before knocking

After a second the door barely opened and Anti could be heard

“What?”

He mumbled

“We got a problem”

Vanny said watching the door

“Ugh”

Anti grumbled

“Turn around”

“What?”

Vanny said confused

“Fucks sake”

He said and took their strings turning Vanny around before stepping out of the room and locking it

“There, now what do you fuckers want?”

Anti sighed

“Well to your knowledge”

Vanny said turning back around

“Ace is dead”

“…what do you mean by dead?”

Anti raised an eyebrow

“Uh hello cold to the touch and no heartbeat type of dead”

Vanny sighed

Anti grumbled and started heading upstairs to Ace’s room

Jack, Nems, and now Nicole were sitting on the little couch quietly

Anti observed Ace and sighed

“Well-“

He started before a flashing light appeared from nowhere, the ball hovered over Ace for a moment before the two disappeared

“Uh?”

Nicole watched confused before looking at Anti

“Yeah they’re certainly gone”

Anti said crossing his arms staring at the empty bed

Nems sighed unsure of what to say before glancing at Jack

It was clear as day Jack was heartbroken, they stared at the bed as tears were starting to fall

“I-I need a minute”

Jack stood and left the room leaving the group alone

“Is there any way to bring them back?”

Nicole asked curiously as she sat up

“Once your soul dies you can’t come back”

Anti stated sitting on the bed

“But there has to be some way to…beat the system”

Nems said softly

“…”

Anti didn’t respond as crying could be heard in the bathroom across the hall

The group sat there quietly just taking a moment to put all of this together

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