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hiimbloblos · 4 years ago

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I'll get you later

5.8k words || death tw || blood tw || things may get a bit more graphic than intended

Bloop! Special thanks to @12u3ie and @mleemwyvern on HCHC discord (btw you should totally join because there are so many talented and supportive people) for beta-reading! Fume was inspired by this Tango/EvilXisuma Fusion designed by @homeskllet

All my works are here 💜✨

Headcanons/ideas used:

Tango has mechanical eyes, which are powered by redstone and his sight worsens if not powered for long enough. Not plot-relevant, I just think it's cool

Evil X can't respawn by himself. He is not a normal player, but an-evil-clone-who-turned-out-to-be-good-in-the-end-etc. It's just harder for him to get pulled out of the death void.

Also yes in case of death you are sent to the void and you are given an energy boost so you can rush back alive. The atmosphere is dead and cold in there, so hermits don't really stay for a long time. It's easy for players to get out the void, as if you simply press a button ;).

In-game chat = communicators

Hermits still can skip the night via 'Multiplayer sleep'. But only the ones who were in bed during that time get a full rest, while hermits who weren't in bed get only half the energy, which is enough to get to bed next night. '*hermit_name* went to sleep.' messages still show up.

Offline = not connected to in-game chat; online = connected to in-game chat.

There are SO MANY POSSIBILITIES for this fusion trope!! You can have it all! Angsty bits with Tango realising that EX is not, in fact, okay after being banned by Xisuma???? YOU CAN HAVE THAT. Derpy and hilarious bits because it's Tango and EX we're talking about?????? WHY NOT!!? This one is a more of a comedic fic, so I hope u like

Upd a few days later: no nope it's the first one it's angsty bits oh god oh fuck-- Also I got carried away and it's not a Fume-exclusive story. Whoops :p

— You gotta be kidding me. Tell me you're kidding me. — EX looked away from the madman, fixing his helmet in its place.

— I am no-o-ot! — Tango swung his hand in the air, mocking EX with his voice changer, — 'Oh look, I am Evil X, I am an evil human, I am doing evil things, but too scared to help Tango with his evil killificators, aargh!'

— FINE, fine! You should be grateful that I'm good now, — EX jokingly pushed Tango's shoulder, making him giggle with excitement. This was... Promising and concerning at the same time. Who knows what's going on in the brain of that red-eyed madman.

— Behold! A fusing and unfusing (I hope) machine, my uh... Fusionificator! — Tango grabbed EX's shoulder and waited, as the confused man cautiously looked over the whole mechanism, where gears stopped in place and liquids calmly bubbled in flasks and tubes. The color was mainly... Red.

— Is that blood? — EX pointed at the tubes and was met with a jokingly judging glare of mechanical eyes.

— No, I'm not that crazy, — he exhaled in amusement, — That's potions and stuff, I learned a few tricks and bits from Stress, that's it. But come to think of it, blood would look cool, — Tango laughed at how even the helmet couldn't hide EX's shocked face.

— You are not making it any better, you know that, you mad scientist? — EX brushed off the hand from his shoulder and crossed his arms, — Why do you need my help anyway? Want me to become a test subject? You should've asked one of your pals, they would be perfect for it, — it's not like EX didn't already agree to help, but he couldn't help but add a few prickly comments.

— You were closer AND online, — Tango shrugged, but then pointed at the armoured chestplate with a cheeky grin, — Also you are not considered to be an entity of its own, aren't you? Quite an interesting bud!

— What makes me so--

— Just get in already! — EX got pushed into the big tube. Tango got on the other side and pushed a few buttons, audibly voicing each push with 'beep's and 'boop's. Then, he menacingly grabbed the big lever, which probably shouldn't have been this oversized, — You ready?

— Probably not?!--

— Too bad! — Tango swiftly pushed the lever and jumped inside the other tube. Flasks started bubbling more aggressively and gears started to creak in movement.

— Is it too late to tell you that I'm concerned about the fact that you called this machine a 'Killificator' earlier? — EX shouted over the sound of whirling mechanisms and liquids.

— Yes! But you can just respawn if something goes wrong, can't you?!

— I will not be able to respawn, Tango! — a shaking voice with a panicky tone reached blonde's ears, — You know I'm not like--

— You what--?!

Lots of memories flooded the mind. They were both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. The whole body was a bit tingly, a feeling of uncertainty crawling through.

A man has stepped out of the tube in the middle, tripping on his own legs and almost falling on the floor. He looked at himself. Black-red costume, massive boots. Everything looked a lot... Shorter. Was he taller or was it the boots?..

— I... I think it worked. I'm not... Not dead, — he looked around and didn't find anyone in the other two tubes. As well, he didn't find any reflective surface to look at his appearance. Tango lived near an ocean, didn't he? That still doesn't excuse him from not having a proper mirror...

— Well would you look at that! — the reflection in the water showed a long-haired human with a very expressive LED helmet. It didn't change his voice, though, so it wasn't as intimidating. An attempt to take the helmet off resulted in discovery of long red nails. There wasn't anything special about them... Except for the fact that they were much, much tougher than simple human nails. The hair had a beautiful gradient from almost white to dark yellow with hair tips burnt a bit. The helmet was off and the man could finally look at himself, — I'm so fabulous... I'm so fabulous!! Look at these golden locks and these tough stylish armoured boots! You can kick someone into another universe with boots like that! Spikes! — he touched the tips to check if they were sharp, — Ouch! Stabby things! Do you see that, Tango?-- I mean EX-- I mean... — a lost stare scratched around the surroundings, looking for... something. Maybe an answer, maybe-- — We are now... I am now someone new...

— Let's see... — Fusion put the helmet back on and looked back at the shaky reflection in the water. Red LEDs took a second to turn on. The helmet looked at itself through the reflection. Blinked a few times. Brows appeared and wiggled a bit, then suddenly disappeared, — It's fantastic... Sad?.. — red tears showed up on the screen, falling under the mask, — Angry! — red eyes broke into fire, burning wildly, — Happy! — Fusion giggled and helmet showed excited eyes with black stars in them, — Very happy! — Hair started smouldering and fumes rose up to the skies, — What the!?-- — Fusion panicked, took off the helmet and, following the very first thought that came to mind, dumped his head in the water. That seemed to put off the smoking hair. What was that with all those... Fumes? Was it because he got too excited? Fumes, huh...

— Fume! — the answer came really quick, — Our-- My name is now Fume! — he stood up and looked back at Toon Towers. His hair was a wet mess, got burnt a bit, but he was pretty happy with the discovery of his new awesome name. Fume reflexively took out the communicator and checked the chat.

<Tango> X, can I grab EX from you?

<EvilXisuma> You can ask me directly, I'm not dependent on that derpball

<Xisuma> yeah sure

<Xisuma> he wasn't helpful anyways

<EvilXisuma> Speak for yourself

<Tango> meet me at the shopping district then

MumboJumbo went to bed. Sweet dreams

<Keralis1> Where's Bubbles when you need him?

<BDoubleO100> I'd let you know that beds don't work in the Nether!

Tango was killed by [Unintentional World Design]

EvilXisuma was killed by [Unintentional World Design]

<Xisuma> what are you doing!

<Xisuma> don't do that!

<cubfan135> UNintentional?? you can do that??

<MumboJumbo> I'm surprised that death message wasn't from Scar

<GoodTimeWithScar> hey!

BDoubleO100 left the chat

BDoubleO100 joined the chat

Xisuma whispers to you: Tango you at your base? is EX okay?

Fume was amused by those chat messages. Unintentional World Design sounded hilarious. Did Tango really push this world's code to its limits? But why is there a death message in the first place? Probably because communicators couldn't detect their owners… Fume started tapping on the communicator.

<EvilXisuma> yep

<Tango> yep

That was interesting. Why are the messages doubled? Wait a minute… Fuse checked his pockets, but didn't find another communicator. Did these communicators fuse? If so, why do they not detect Fume as a separate being? Is it because he wasn't registered?

<Xisuma> need any help?

<EvilXisuma> nope

<Tango> nope

<EvilXisuma> But you gotta see this!

<Tango> But you gotta see this!

<Xisuma> why are you writing the same messages...

<EvilXisuma> Keralis can I come to your base?

<Tango> Keralis can I come to your base?

<Keralis1> just don't destroy anything

<EvilXisuma> No promises!

<Tango> No promises!

Fume dropped the communicator inside one of the pockets and swaggered back to Toon Towers. He couldn't believe it worked. Will he be able to unfuse?... He didn't want to think about it right now.

— A bit dusty and forgotten, buut... — a blanket, covering something big, got gracefully thrown onto the concrete floor. The reveal was grand: a speedy motorcycle with shiny stickers and a few scratches was carefully laid onto its left side. Tango made it before creating Decked Out, mainly because he didn't know what else to do. He didn't really show or tell anyone about it, because there weren't any roads to roam around. But now, with Keralis's city almost built up, it would serve as a wonderful opportunity for Fume to introduce himself to the hermits, right?

— I can't see anyone, — Keralis was standing on one of the buildings, looking up at the skies, trying to find two flying figures. But there weren't any. In fact, there wasn't even a single distant sound of a rocket going off.

— Me too, — Xisuma sighed and checked his communicator. Nothing. He walked to the edge of the building, hands behind his back, steps strict and straight. He yawned and looked down to the streets. After HCCBS happened, Cleo has been filling an empty city with armour stands, which made it look really nice and lively. You could tell that it was Cleo's work: the overall view looked lively and calm, but mini armour stands were falling and getting eaten here and there.

A sudden loud noise took off-guard people on the roof. It wasn't nearly as close to the sound of a rocket. It was more... rough; more violent.

— What was that? — Keralis asked, hoping Xisuma would know. Bee armour just shrugged and started to search the roads.

— There! — he pointed down to a roaming motorcycle, which slowed down to find someone except... creepy armour stands. Xisuma sent off a rocket to show his location and in a few moments the motorcycle stopped under the building. A person jumped off the vehicle and, with a cracking sound of rockets, flew up from the ground.

— Hi! — the person swiftly jumped on top of the roof and waved his hand, unsure of what to say, — It's uhh... Me, Fume! Tango built a machine that can fuse stuff together and decided to test it with EX!

— Wot?! — Xisuma's accent somehow became more British, showing his astonishment.

— We fused! — Fume cheerfully raised his hands in the sky.

— So THAT was the unintentional world design?! — Xisuma opened the communicator on his left forearm to check something.

— I mean If you put it that way, then yes, it wasn't intended, — Fume caught Xisuma's concerned look and backed off, — But everything went fine, didn't it? Nobody died in the process! I don't think those death messages in the chat were... Actual deaths, you know?

— Well I can't see anyone in the void either, so... I guess that's fine? — X realised what he said and shook his head, – Wh- no, it's experimenting on humans, that's NOT fine! Tango what have you done?!

– First of all, my name is Fume, – he bowed down in a sort of joking clownish style to present himself. Xisuma sighed tiredly, but hearing how Keralis giggled a bit, he tried not to take this situation as serious anymore. Tango, despite being a bit crazy with his inventions, still knew what consequences may occur. Most of the time. Xisuma was hoping it was one of those times, – Second of all, I think Tango himself would explain the whole thing better, because my memories are a jumbled mess of bits and sticks from their brains, – Fusion stood still for a moment, actively searching for info in his head. His face lit up and Xisuma knew that he 'remembered' something, – Despite that, I feel like I know a little bit. Tango was experimenting with fusing things around his base. But then two bees somehow ended up in the fusion machine and Tango... and he... Hm, give me a minute to remember... there was one big bee and... ack!.. – Fume took off the helmet, put a hand on his head and rubbed his forehead, – Whatever he did makes my brain hurt. This feeling is... familiar, for some reason... Did Tango or EX have sudden headaches?

– I think neither of them did... – Keralis scratched his head, – Although Tango did complain that he had massive headaches, but those were the result of him not taking a break from his projects for a long time. He was just exhausted. I can't say anything about EX though... Shishwammy?

– I... – he stuttered for a second, as if debating whether he should or shouldn't tell them everything, – I uh... Yes, EX did, in fact, have sudden headaches, but I didn't ask him about them. Mainly because he probably wouldn't tell me the reason behind them, that stubborn rapscallion.

– I am still here and I can hear you just fine, X, – Fume crossed his arms on his chest and scoffed. That definitely hurt his feelings, even though he wasn't EX himself, – Maybe he would tell you if he could believe you after you-- ack!-- – he grabbed his head and tried to squeeze out the sudden pain. Xisuma flinched to offer help, but Fusion stopped him, – Don't-- Let's just change the subject so my brain won't hurt, shall we?

– I don't know if I can think of anything after that, – Keralis gently grabbed Fume's shoulder, noticing how he began to panic and his hair started to smoulder, – Are you sure you're okay? Y-your hair is--

– Yes-yep-totallyfine – Fusion flinched away from Keralis and tripped over the edge of the building, falling on his back.

– Uh- wait!-- – Keralis rushed to the edge, followed by Xisuma. A loud splat on the ground was followed by a double ding of communicators, – He'll respawn, right?

– Tango? Most definitely. Fume? No idea. EX? I'll have to grab him out of the death void manually, – Xisuma looked down and noticed a lost figure in a pool of quickly disappearing blood, – Is that Tango?

– It sure looks like it is... – Keralis looked at the forgotten helmet, then at Xisuma and they nodded to each other. They glided down one after another and were met by seriously confused Tango.

He was sitting on the ground, mind switching between flashing thoughts and blank spaces. When hermits landed near him, he couldn't hear them at first, white noise blocking any sounds. He tried to focus his eyes on something-- anything, but it felt like he forgot how his own eyes work.

– ...ango! – he could finally hear how Keralis called his name and sighed in relief as white noise was leaving his ears.

– I'm not deaf, don't scream at me, jeez! – Tango teased. While Keralis relaxed at the thought that his friend was his usual self, Xisuma kept fidgeting with Fume's helmet, worry leaking through dense bee armour. Tango looked around, – Where's EX?

– Tango, when you encountered fused bees, what did you do to them? – Xisuma looked at his communicator and started to frantically type something on the screen.

– Their buzzing was driving me insane, so my only logical solution was to-- ouch! – a phantom pain striked through his brain, but it wasn't as rough as when Tango was... Fume, if that makes sense, – I killed that giant buzzing bee and was about to continue working on the machine, but... Not only did the buzz not stop, it doubled! There were two bees buzzing around the machine, as if they had a beehi-- – Tango stopped himself. You could basically hear how his brain was connecting the dots to reveal the whole picture, – Remind me to kill Etho later.

– Will do! – cheerfully said Keralis, while Xisuma was still busy with his communicator, – But what happened next?

– Nothing much, I just killed the remaining bees. I uh... Sorry for killing bees? – Tango looked at the man in the bee armour, who just waved a 'That's fine, I don't really care right now', – About EX...

– What about him? – Xisuma was unusually quick to react. He used to wait and choose his words, but this reaction took off-guard even himself, so he cleared his throat as if nothing happened and continued typing, – I need to take him out of the void now, so if you have something to say, go ahead.

– Did you argue about anything before he left to the shopping district today? – Tango finally gained control of his mechanical eyes and focused them on Keralis, who took Fume's helmet from Xisuma so he could type on his communicator. Builder just shrugged and now two hermits were looking at the man in the bee armour.

– Maybe... – his voice was giving away his concern and worry, – What did he tell you?

– Nothing, really. It was just... When we were Fume, something about our-- uhh-- 'feelings' towards you was off. I know that he tried to destroy the server a couple of times, but in the end he turned out to be fine and you became buddies, didn't you? Yes, he's still a bit stubborn and you have some reason to dislike each other due to his past actions, although--

– Tango, why do you think he was absent for such a long time? – Xisuma tiredly sighed, – I... I didn't want to tell anyone about this, but I banished him into the void. I killed him and did not come back for him. He can't respawn by himself, he simply doesn't have enough, I don't know, 'force' like others do. Clones like EX and Helsknight can't respawn by themselves. I don't know why it functions like that, and, frankly, I was too much of a coward to try and change anything about it, – he rubbed his neck and looked away from hermits. It was... Quite a reveal, to say the least, – And yes, we did argue before you asked me to borrow him. He refused to sleep at night and it led to him being more annoying and... Argh! – he helplessly gestured around, – I just wanted to make his life better than what was the void... To make up for what I've done... I... – Xisuma looked back at two hermits, who had... complicated feelings towards his friend. He clenched his fists and forced a shaky sigh, – I hope that answers your question, Tango.

– And you said that I was a wrongen for experimenting with the fusion machine... – redstoner remembered the "I will not be able to respawn, Tango!", cried out with a shaking panic in his voice. He shuddered at the thought. That's why it hurt the brain to even think about dying. That's why EX was concerned about the 'Killificator' name and potions looking bloody red.

– You told us all that EX just decided to 'take a holiday'! That he 'wanted to take a break from destroying worlds'! Shishwammy, I don't think you have the right idea of a holiday! – Keralis held the helmet closer to himself, as if someone was trying to take it away from him. Xisuma wanted to say something, but got interrupted, – What are you waiting for?! Go and get him out of there! I can't believe you abandoned EX like that!

Void

Empty

Crippling

Doubting

Quiet

Well, too quiet

So quiet that you can hear your thoughts

It's terrifying

They are terrifying

EX knew that feeling far too well. At first, void gives a massive energy boost to help respawn, so the person would be fully ready to create and fight, or to retrieve lost items. That's how void worked for hermits. Not for clones like EX. It gave him energy, but seeing as he can't respawn and nobody is coming to get him, void started consuming his whole body with its vines, breaking the armour and slowly draining all the energy he had. It's slow, it's quiet, it's scary and it's not pleasant in the slightest. When there was no energy left, void just tossed him away, empty and emotionless. He could see dead hermits appear and respawn and no matter how hard he wanted to scream for help, he couldn't even whisper. His voice was completely gone and that made him feel even worse. A perfect victim for hungry depressing thoughts. They tore his soul apart as his tears streamed down his face, drowning him in his own helmet and leaking through the broken vizor.

That's how X retrieved him. Broken, empty, emotionless. Armour - cracked, reactions - none. EX remembers how he woke up one morning, whole body aching at the smallest of movements. Tired. Alone. He called, "X… Xisuma?", but only heard the sound of a closing door. There are blank spaces instead of memories of what happened before or after that.

He really wanted to help Xisuma with farms and buildings. It's not his fault that the latest farms are all about getting heads from creatures by beheading them. Every time a creature is killed, there's a chance its body won't disappear. That's when... Well, it's quite obvious what happens next, isn't it?

Vines grabbed EXs body, ready to steal his energy. He didn't resist, it was pointless. Soon it will cover him from head to toe, making him unable to move.

EX wasn't sure how much time had passed when he got banished for the first time, but it felt like an eternity. It... gave him some time to think. He remembered the day of his banishment as if it was just a few days ago, simply because that was his last memory of reality and... Xisuma.

– Thinkin' about destroying the wooorld~ – EX cheerfully joked for the eighth time of that day. Xisuma held his breath and clenched the axe in his hands. They went chopping trees, and EX wasn't being very cooperative. More of an annoyance that just so happened to offer his help. There was no denying that he was, in fact, helpful, because Xisuma alone probably wouldn't get as much wood this fast, but the annoying attitude of his evil self was getting on his nerves. Lack of sleep and only half the energy didn't help either, X was just more derpy, less focused and easily annoyed. Bdubs appeared online a few days ago, so Xisuma left his bed at home to have space for an additional stack of wood.

– Would you please stop it with your annoyance, – Xisuma tried to keep his cool, but was failing miserably, hands clenching on a sturdy wooden handle. He forced his eyes shut and slowly exhaled. It felt like if you touch him, he'd chop someone's head off instead of a tree. When he opened his eyes, EX was right in front of him, looking directly through the vizors.

– Nope! I'm bored, – EX straightened and yawned, – Destroying the world seems like a much more fun activity than chopping down the same tree over and over, – he reached to grab Xisuma's hand with the communicator on it to write a few commands, – I'll just play a bit and then we can continue--

EX got interrupted by a sudden push, forcing him to fall on his back. He looked up and saw Xisuma standing on top, hands holding an axe with a dead-hard grip.

– Go and play without me, I'll get you later, – EX froze in terror for a moment as Xisuma swiftly raised the axe up, gaining force. A loud scream tore apart the silence of the forest, followed by a sloppy sound of an axe breaking a skull.

– What's wrong, X? – Tango was still sitting on the ground, looking at the lost man in the bee armour, – If you want, I can get EX myself, – he took out his communicator.

– Don't!-- – Xisuma flinched away from his thoughts and started frantically placing his items into a shulkerbox, misplacing them out of nervousness, – I should be the one to free him, I should be--

– He will forgive you, – Keralis spoke up, still holding the helmet close to himself, – I know you feel like a traitor, but I'm sure he would just be happy to respawn and live.

Xisuma waited a bit and finally nodded. Keralis was probably right. Probably. X couldn't be sure. He placed the final item in the shulker, closed it and put it in the enderchest. He was still debating on what to say to EX, but was overall ready to spend some time in the cold void. X once again opened his communicator and wrote a /kill command.

– I uh… Thank you. I promise I won't be long. I'll probably respawn at my base and I can't take that helmet with me, so… Would you mind? – he pointed at the helmet and hermits nodded. Xisuma quickly exhaled and proceeded with the command. Sudden pain rushed through his body, killing him instantly.

– You think they'll be alright? – Tango finally stood up, leaning on the leftover shulkerbox. Keralis nodded a quick "I'm sure", helping his fellow hermit, who was somewhat surprised by something, – Aww man! I'm short again! Fume was a lot taller, and he had those massive shin-kicking boots and…

Xisuma was met by a freezing cold emptiness and was instantly given an energy boost. He searched around and, to no surprise, found what-- who he was looking for. A floating body, alone in the endless darkness of void, in the grasp of its life-draining vines. This view was… new to X. Last time he found his evil self, he was just floating mindlessly, not reacting to anything…

– EX! – Xisuma flew closer and waved his arm in front of the broken vizor, trying to get attention. Zero reaction genuinely scared him, – Noo, don't tell me you died here and I'll have to find you in a voider void. Please, react! – he took off the helmet and a few big blobs of tears floated up. He quickly grabbed EXs shoulders and checked his breath. A faint exhale sent shivers down his spine and he himself exhaled in relief.

He lifted up EX and rushed back alive, hoping it would work. It did: EX suddenly became heavier as gravity returned and X almost fell on his respawn bed. It was placed in a freshly built room inside the leaning sword tower. He laid down the human from his arms onto the said bed and checked the chat. EX still wasn't connected, good. That meant nobody would bother with unnecessary questions. Xisuma looked at the time: it was almost night. As much as it might've sped up the process, he decided that EX simply wouldn't be able to handle the wonders of this world's energy spreading. So, he did what he thought was the best choice: he disabled the whole thing.

<Xisuma> we may have a problem with sleeping this week

<Tango> only this week? sounds unreal

<Xisuma> nights can't be skipped and we will not be able to get the usual rest

<Keralis1> So you're saying that Bubbles is useless now?

<BDoubleO100> Very freakin funny!

<Tango> When is the competition for The Worst Sleeping Schedule? I want to know when to collect the main prize

Xisuma closed the communicator and looked back at the now sleeping human on the bed. He won't be able to walk for a while. And emote. And function as a normal person, in general. Time in the death void is slowed down just by a half, but in the long run it makes a huge difference. A second turns into two seconds, a day turns into two days, two years turn into four years. As if it wasn't enough already, EX was probably scared of Xisuma. Probably.

Almost two weeks later EX was still sleeping, sometimes mumbling something under his breath, and X decided to give him a little push. He turned on the nightskip and surprised a few hermits who were online. Not really caring about their reactions, as he can read them later, he sat down near EX's bed and placed his hands on the edge of the mattress, hoping for a change. Clock striked 6 AM sharp once someone went to sleep and the face of a sleeping man twitched in pain. He finally started moving, arms searching for something to grab, body squirming in place. X hesitantly offered his hand and got harshly grabbed by a pale palm, which instantly calmed down EX at the realization that it was a human hand and not something harmful. He stopped moving and relaxed, holding the hand tight and breathing without proper rhythm.

Xisuma gave this moment a good minute or two before carefully tucking out his hand. He didn't deserve this. Not after what he'd done. He… he needs to take good care of his… old pal. He was the reason why EX was absent. He was the reason why EX was stuck in the death void. "Not anymore. Never again." Xisuma took the bowl of slowly cooling cream-soup from the counter and walked up to the door, opening the door to leave.

– X… Xisuma? – shivers ran down his spine. He closed the door and looked back at the laying human. EX looked painfully upset with something. Maybe it was the lack of an answer, so Xisuma returned the soup to its place and sat down beside the bed.

– Yes, I'm here. Are you hungry?..

– Have you come to watch me suffer? – EX still had the energy to sting X with his prickly words, even though he was half-covered by vines and his limbs started to give out from soreness, – What was the point of reviving me?.. Doesn't matter. Leave me like you did back then.

– Back then, I wanted to get you out of here a few days later, just to teach you a lesson not to even think about destroying the world for once, but... days turned into months, Demise happened, new world happened and I--

– You forgot about me, didn't you, you derpball? – EX looked at his, in theory, 'less evil' self and rolled his eyes, – Just admit that you forgot about me and we'll move on.

– Not even for a second, – EX gulped. "Oh really now?" – I was afraid I'd kill you again. I just... I snapped at you for no reason other than being annoyed, and that is not how I should've reacted. Man, that's such a dumb excuse, but-- The more time passed, the more awful I felt about not getting you out and-- I-I didn't even know how to apologise and-- – Xisuma stopped himself from saying even more nonsense with a shaky inhale. Collected all the courage he had left, and... – I'm sorry. From the bottom of my heart. There is no deed in the world that would make the whole situation better, and I just hope you-- we can at least try and return to being... pals?

– ...you can't even imagine the things I was ready to do to anyone who would free me from this prison. I was ready for everything, and yet this... This is not what I was expecting from you, of all people. For the past... Eternity, I guess, all I could think of is the rage in your eyes right before you... you know... – void spreaded its vines further on EX's armour, covering his head.

Xisuma couldn't look at this anymore. He floated closer and offered his hand. EX just slowly blinked in agreement, unable to move his hands.

– I can't feel my legs. I'll fall on the ground, as a complete embarrassment that I am… – EX chuckled.

– And I am here to prevent that, – Xisuma hugged EX and closed his eyes, feeling how vines started to try and consume him, – Are you ready?

– I am.

– Just breathe. I'm here, – Xisuma held EX tight, not letting him fall. These were much better conditions than last time: EX was conscious and actually cooperated. X sat him down on the respawn bed, getting and placing a few wool blocks behind the bed for him to lean on, – How are you feeling?

– A lot better than what void was, – EX tried to move and lifted his shaking hand up to move the hair away from his face. Wait… – Where is my helmet?

– I think you left it on top of one of Keralis' buildings while you were Fume, – Xisuma opened his enderchest and placed a few shulkerboxes on the ground, getting his items back, – Which reminds me…

<Xisuma> Keralis, Tango, where are you?

<Tango> on our way! had to take the motorcycle out of the way ;)

<Zedaph> You have a motorcycle?!

<Tango> Made it out of boredom…

<Zedaph> What about the saddle I gifted you?!

<Tango> I would never use that saddle

<Zedaph> You don't appreciate my gifts, Tango :'(

<Xisuma> We await patiently!

– You know, now that we're here… I remember that I wanted to tell you something. I uh, I forgive you, – EX spoke up as an attempt to distract himself from leftover depressing thoughts. He caught Xisuma's grateful look and returned to trying to fiddle some sensitivity into his shaking arms, slightly smiling, – Say, how long was I out the first time you got me out of the void?

– Oh, at least two weeks. But it's because I turned off the nightskip so it wouldn't rush your awakening. But when I turned it on, you finally started moving and the first thing you did was to grab my hand in search of comfort. After that I fed you soup and basically took care of you…

– That's embarrassing.

– Not in the slightest! Any hermit would try to do the same thing, and I don't think that you are an exception.

– My memory of these moments is a total mess if I'm honest. Would you mind telling me what happened then?

– Of course! You mostly just slept. And I fed you sometimes. Mushroom stew. And rabbit stew. Whatever I was working with at the time. Oh, and your first attempts at walking were a bit wonky, but you had the spirit!

– Yeah, I think I regained proper consciousness after falling out of the bed… – EX scratched the back of his forehead and both of them chuckled. They still had a lot of things to address, but this day… They would remember this day as a new start.

~text rips off dramatically because… ~

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