How Could This Happen?: Cold Dagger and V.T.95's story

## Summary

Cold Dagger Appears to V.T.95 to confront them about their terrible actions,showing them the terrible world they've created outside the destroyed lab. V.T.95,bitter and sad about being seemingly turned away in disgust for trying. Tired of being shunned, or so they think, they try to talk themselves out of this situation,saying that they had every reason to and that they weren't thinking. He didn't want to hurt all those innocent lives. Cold Dagger,annoyed and enraged, isn't pleased with their answer and sends them to the Flowers Of Loneliness to think about their crimes. V.T.95 wanders there alone,trying to look back at what they did. They meet Nightfall and Pyrofall,who sympathize with them,they guide them through the liminal space,until Peppy,his adopted kit,breaks him out and takes him back to Kloni's Daycare.

## Part 1: Guilt. Disbelief. I wasn't thinking

### ***POV: V.T.95***

They paced around their den for hours,guilty. But they were just collateral damage,*I don't want to see the stars. Will they ever accept me?* He missed Cold Dagger so much. *I got rid of her now. Their free now. He'll be happy that I helped right? Mother never approved of anything I did.* He was tired. He probably worried the entire daycare at this rate,his kits were fast asleep. He had promised he'd accompany them tomorrow. *Just go to sleep. Tomorrow will bring more joy.* Rowan's words echo in his mind. Calming words. But they couldn't wash away voids guilt. Not so easy. He sighed. They couldn't do this forever. He didn't want his kits to wonder why he kept themself up and that he'd lag behind. They take a deep breath and head to their nest. *I'll let the dream world claim me now....*He fell asleep. Deep,uneasy,sleep. Was it really a way to escape? He could've sworn he felt something waiting.

### *POV: Cold Dagger*

*They creature stared sadly at all the corpses littering the endless void. I loved him and he goes and does this? For ME? I didn't want this. I didn't want anyone hurt. Why couldn't they see that? He sidestep a corpse of what looked like a kit. Its reek of vomit and death filled his head with dread. They'll come see this soon. I'll show them what actually happened. He finally had the courage to sleep? He heads over to his lost sibling. Two more ghosts accompanying him. ''We'll see if he's worthy.'' they promise. ''Good. We need to put an end to this.'' He could see the familiar hooded figure. But he felt heartbroken,like he didn't know them anymore. He tears up. ''It's been a while hasn't it?'' he asks,trying not to sob. **''Wh-Where am I?''** They all loom over now. ''Solemnly swear to tell the whole truth so help you son now raise your right paw.'' the two other figures say. ''Tell me the truth. Why did you do this??? LOOK WHAT You've Done!! You hurt so many! Why V.T.,why? Don't even try to say you did this for me. Your lying!! I know you are!!" The hooded creature winced. Taken aback by their outburst. He was panting heavily at the starry figures. They surround him once more.*

### ***POV: V.T.95***

***He felt the air squeeze inside him. He breathed heavily. ''I did do this for you. But you have to understand. I had to. She was a murderer from the start. Never stopped thinking or talking about it. She isn't redeemable.'' He began. The eyes burned onto him. He raised his paw and began to ramble. ''My brain has claimed its glory over me,I've good heart even though I'm insane!! I care so much,you don't know! I'm wiser than that blind fool you call a healer and blessed with your curses!!'' Cold Dagger looked...Disappointed. Angry. Annoyed. But why? WHY!? They raised their tails in silence. ''Beyond your understanding!!'' He shouts. But he stops and his gaze to his paws. ''I was too blinded by my grief. They treated us bad you know that,but I wasn't thinking! I swear to my own grave. I'm not lying. Please-!'' The gazes harden even more. ''We'll take this into consideration.'' The two starry figures say. ''I've made my choice. I must speak to you alone V.T.95.'' Cold Dagger says coldly.***

### *POV: Cold Dagger*

*They walk on into what seemed like nowhere. V.T.95 had their head down. How could he be so much like* mother?! *Never admitting that their wrong. It's hard but that's something we all have to do. Almost there. Time to show them. ''Come on you.'' He says bitterly grabbing him by the hood,getting kicked in the face in the process. **''I CAN GO MYSELF! LEAVE ME ALONE!''** V.T.95 exploded with rage. Now he was taken aback. V.T.95 straightened out their hood and stormed ahead, causing them to have to block their way. ''Come see what you've done,my dear sibling.'' he motions to the door. The corpse yard and blood was gross to look at,but V.T. wasn't even fazed. ''I made this? It doesn't seem like a lot....'' they whisper. Cold Dagger didn't know what to say. ''ARE YOU INDIFFERENT TO THE FACT THAT YOUR FAILED ACT OF VENGEANCE CAUSED THIS!?" he yells,causing V.T.95 to strike him across the snout, ''**YOUR JUST A STAR BRAINWASHED COWARD NOW AREN'T YOU! YOU THINK I'M LIKE MY MOTHER DON'T YOU!? DON'T LIE TO ME.''** Cold Dagger aimed a blow to their eye,but missed. The two star creatures re-appear. ''It is certain. He doesn't understand. He doesn't belong among our land. Get him out.'' Cold Dagger rose to his feet and loomed over his sibling. ''Think about your crimes and come back when your ready.'' The all loom over them. ''C̶o̶n̶d̶e̶m̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶i̶r̶m̶a̶r̶y̶.̶''*

## Part 2: Am I even supposed to be here?

### POV: V.T.95

***They stand up brushing off. They look around in panic. This couldn't be real,could it? Where was he? He wanders around,nothing looked familiar. Where WAS he? Why was he sent here? The more he walked,the lost he became. They were flowers everywhere...It was calming,he felt the leaves on them begin to change into pine needles. He was clearly worried. Will he wander here for all eternity,forever without anybody to help them...to rot?? ''Infirmary'' was the only thing they heard. Then everything hurt. They already started to miss Angle. He had to get out of here. He started to walk,he didn't care where,but he knew they had to get a good envision of where this place began and if it ended. He could've sworn he heard something...***

### ***.*ƚꙅɘT ǫᴎiʞɔoM :VOꟼ**

**S̵̖̞͖̈͌̊̈́͋̑͛̕e̴͚͕̎͐̈́͋̓̔̉̅̚e̸͇̳͑̐͐m̶̡̡͉̭͇̗̩͔̊̈̔̉̀̀̔̇̉̕ͅs̷̡̺̝̋̃͋͝ ̴͙͈̒̆͊̄́͋͊͝t̴͕̂̉͋h̴̨̙̻̄̈̽̽̾̎͝e̸̪͆̒̏́̾̌͜͝r̶̙͖̒̋͜ͅȅ̸̛̗̠̫̝̳̉̿̃̔͌ ̶̢̱͎̙͕̫͙͕̲͖̆͠w̸̢̛̱̩͕̭͈͙̜̼̟̄͐̓̑̊̔̌͝a̵̼͆̓͗̈́͜͝s̷̭͎̈͊̄ ̶̧̫̼͙͍̳̺̓͒̂̎̾̊ͅc̷̮͚͖̰̀́̌̍̓̓̔̃͘͠ǫ̶͚̮̞̦̱͍̈́m̷͖̹̂̄̑̄͘͜p̸̬̰͍̗̳̫͕͆̈̀͠͝a̸̢̨̤̠̦̤̒̆̕n̴͙̲͈͖̦̼̯͓̐͜y̶̖̯̒͌̂͛.̶̫́͐͌̀̀̆̕ ̴̝̤͓̼̗̭̜̠̪̝̐̋͐̅͋̇Ȋ̴͍̺͚͒̆ ̴̡̛̤̥̼̞͉̘̲̉̌̉̉͋̀͌̓͑m̴̭͚̺̳͙̊͌́͛̈́͐̉̀͜͝͠u̵̟̮̰̻̞̇̓̇͐͑͑s̷̟̀͋́̌̈́̆̉̏̕͝ẗ̵̡͔͚̥̫̃̍̽͘͝ ̷̤̲͙̜͍͈̜̗͍̄̈́̈́̈͊ẃ̸̹͔͇̫̩̠̻͓͓̃̇̀̑̔̈́͑̅͜͠ë̴̮̪͓͙̅̌̋͛̈́͑ͅl̴͕̟͖͇̹̙̺͔̙̞͋c̷̣͈̊̑͌̈́͊̕ơ̷̧̧̮̰̭̱̝̪͙̈́͐̆͒̚ͅm̷̬̫͉͖̲̣̻̙̓̌̋͒̈̈̕e̸̢̳͗̚̕̚͜͠ ̴̼͍̈́́͂t̴̰̣͛͆͗h̴̨̜̪͕̪̼̽̿̀̌͌͛́͝͝͝ͅe̶̢̥͓̥̼͌m̸͔̭̞̬̱̭̯̆̓̓͒ͅ.̴̪̖̩̫͎̟͈̦̅̔̋̚͜͜͠͝ ̸̨͓̫̉̒́̂̈́̚͜Ņ̵̳̘̗̤̟͎̪̎͌́͌͘̚͠O̴̝͎̓ͅW̴̬̺̲̰̘̫͕̬̲̥̎̐͒̑́.̶̠̐͑͆͗́̏̀͝ ̶̪̜̻̙̼͊̏͒͗͐͂̚Ț̸̟͒̑͂̍̀͒͜͠͝͝ḩ̷̭̯͖̭̞̃͊́ͅe̵̖͎͓͙̾̀̏̑̀̉̒̾̒ÿ̷̡̢͉͈̥̪̙̰͌̓͜͜ ̴̧̖̰͔̥͇̋̅̈̆̋̄̉̄͘ŝ̵̡̨̜̻̤̯̦̖̯̒̋̓̊͆̊̚e̸̘̮͗̃̂̉͝ȩ̵͓̙̙̭̔͒̊̐̾͆m̴̢̡̉͛͐̑͘ ̴͉̮͠ͅl̷̡̞̰̳̺̟͎̻͙͋̈̒̚ͅó̴̱͇͎̍̓̾̉͛̏̚͝n̴̤̣̹͉̦̰̒͌̔̉̎͝͝e̸̺̰̣̣͐̉̄̚ĺ̸̼̯̺͙̲͇̹́̏̅͒̔̉̀͐y̶̪͐͊̈͋̈́͝͝.̸̰̘̘̣̠̻͒̓ ̴̠̞̠̫̪͑̂͑̎̿̎̚͘Ī̸̢̍̿ ̵̧̳͖̭̔͑̀̓c̵̛͚̮͕̭̑̇͊͆̌̉̂͝a̵̫͕̝͆͂́̓͂̂̈͂̚ṅ̸̲͙͔͇͖̰̤̬̩͐̉̔̉͒̂͐͛̓ ̷̰͔̟́h̸͕̩̍̈̀̒̌́e̸̺̪̤̾̈́̋̆̊͜ͅl̷͔̪̕͜͝p̶̰͍̖͓̑̕ ̸̡̠̫͍̯̮͙̹̜͕̂͛̎̕ţ̴̜̝̱͎̳̠̯͚̓̓̆̎͑ͅḩ̶̟̄e̸̱̦̘̻̖̼͑̀̒͝m̸̱̳̥͈̄ ̴̧̛̘̇͗̅̈̈́̈̓̔̀f̶̡̳̿͋̾͂̓̈́̕̚͝ḯ̵̛̻̊͗̊̏l̵͓̭̣͚̗̈́͒̾̈͝l̴̡̗̱̺͉̯̺̏͂́͐̄͒̿̉͌̕ ̵̞̞̺̞̹̆̄̃͘͜t̴̖̞̮̲̺͖͚͑͂̐̕͜h̶̨̯̭͖͇͍̣̿̐͛̕͠ȩ̵̨̱̘̩̮͚̊͂̉̔͜ͅͅ ̷͚̬̣̪̼̣̜̯̋̔̄v̷̧̲̙͇̱̀̐̒̉́̿́̓̾͝o̵̫̔͌i̶̺̜̪̇̄͐̎͛́̀͠d̴͇͕̘̍̊̾̚͠ ̵̙̫̝̫̼͆̆̓̎͂͠ţ̵̻̻͔̳͔̙͚̂̅̒̏̿͜ͅh̸̘̜̬̰̱̱̻̲͙͉̍̋̽͑e̴̦̬̖͓̫̠̎̅̍̈́ŷ̷̡̘͓̦̪͖̌͠ ̶͎͓̭̾̀͑͋̾͝c̴͈͚͉̩̫̉͜ã̸̙̒͗l̶͖̟͖͙̱͊l̶̢̹̜͕̥̜̗̳̈́͆̌͆̋̑͋ ̵̝̖̹͕̹̆̈́͂̂́͆̐ẗ̶̢̢̡̞̘͓̼̘́̓̿́̍͒͆̉͝h̴̦͈̞͔̄̍̐͑́̔̔̓͠ͅe̷͔̠͝i̸̠̖͕̖̖̩̗͂̒̇͗̾̋͘͘r̵̺̠̣͛͐̋̓̈͘ ̵͍̌̈͋̐̽̌̚h̸͔̥͙͇̄́̍̀̒̒̓̓̚e̵̟̣̖̘͓͇̭̞͙̊̈́a̵̲̗̪̖̟̪͓̩̿͑͐́̚͜ͅȓ̴̟͎́̈́͆̏͘͝ţ̴̳̳͍̬̲̳̯̮̱͊̎̓́̈́͒̔̐.̴̤͍́̄̔͆̚͠ ̸̧̧̡̡̛͓̙̑͛̚ͅṘ̵̝̪̄͊̎̂̑́̽͘I̶̡̞͖͇̯̭̞̤̙̿̽̀̒̅͂̄͝G̶͎͓̫̭͆̓̐H̷̻̩̥̥̠̤̅̈́́̀̽̋̑̃̉͊͜T̷̨̹̾͒͐̽̇̓?̶̦̞͆̐̌̑ ̷̽̔͆̀͜Ợ̸̱̑́̏͑̎̌͘F̶̡̐́̌̆͑̿̽̕͘ ̵̛̺͆̓́̈́̈C̷̡͓͖͖̲͔̗̤̥̜͗̒͆Ǫ̷̛̤̀͌̓́Ụ̴̢͉͓̦̭͖̅͊͆̕Ř̶̬̼̇́̏̒͐S̶̢̡̛̝͇͎̜̪̠E̶̻̠̦̲̟͐͝ͅ.̶̧̳̈͝͝ ̵̪̞͒̓È̶͖̳͓̞̝̿̆͘V̸̗̖̓̏̀Ḙ̵̯̗̾̓̅͑̈̑̓͠Ṙ̸̨̤͓̪̜̺̋̀̿̽́̆͐Ẏ̶̱̹̗̋̕͜O̵͇̮̖̬͝Ṇ̷̦̫̰̫͙̑̇͆͒̈́̀͛͜Ė̵̡̖͈̳̖̣͉̦̤̰̀͗̐̂̈́͒͋͘͝ ̶̗͔̼̮̣̖̝̽͂̂̽̏̈́̏̆̃͝N̶̤̭̰̪̤̋͜É̵̢̲̼̹̺̤͔̱̄̀Ȩ̸͙̫͖̂ͅD̴̦̜̱͍͖͚͉̞̈̏̍̑̚͠Ṡ̵͍̜̝͒͛͑̓ ̵̡͙͉͖͔͒͛͊͊̿͂͝Č̸̨̡̧̤̱̭͎̪͕͌̉̄́̃͂͝O̵̦̣̰̪̫̖̍͑͒̚ͅṂ̷̨̬̅̌̈́͆̂̏̉̊P̵̨̨̼̝͎̠͖͚̮̯̆̍̂̽͗͠A̴̡̤͔̪̱̰̣͂͜N̶͍̭̙̤͉̫̪͒̋Ÿ̴̡̪͇͔̥̞̪̦̖́ ̶̦̲̠̞̝͈̳̼̳́̽͌̾H̵̻̼̩͖̩̑̋̚Ẻ̵̺̣̮̙̳̯͔̀̑R̴̭̝̘̎̿͘͘E̸͕̻̿͐̈̈́͗̃͌͜͠!̴̧̱̽̏̍̎̑̈́͊́̚͠!̵̲̜̹̺̪̞̇͆ͅ!̸͙̳̥̝̮̀** **T̷͙̥̀̆h̷̹͇͚̲̜͂è̸̯̝̦y̴̖̪̜̙̘̭͂͝ ̶̪̜̠̳͌̈́͒̿̇̊͘͠w̶̺͓͉̣̰̻̯̝̞̱̑̈́̓̉e̴͚̫̊̍̄̄̓̑́͒͠ŗ̴̛͚̮̹̪̤̮̦̤͎̈̽͒̑͛̓̑͘e̷̯͖̙̞̿͂͋̽ ̶̡̡̬̲̦̝̇̍͊̅͂̕ĉ̵̨̢̩̉ǭ̵̡̺̺͉̜̃̇̌̅̂͌͐̄ͅm̴̮͙̟͌i̶͈̬̾ṉ̸̙͖͚̩̗̜̺̤̭̽́̉g̸̡̨̛̻͙̲̯̀̇̿̓͊̾̋̕͜͝ ̸̘͋̔̏̽̃ç̸̡̗̤̣̖̟̏ļ̷̳̮̭̟̭͙̍̿̎̂̀o̸̯̘̳̻̜̾͊͛͗̿͋͘s̵̰̪͙͎͙̜̝͉͖̉̋̽̃̊͛͗͛͊̕ͅe̸͔͓̰̭̙̮͛r̷̡̺̼̘̈́͐̑̒̃̊͜͝.̴̫̒̏͆̈́͆̽̔̀̃͝ ̷̢̡͎̻͘̕ͅĮ̷̘̳̏̀̍̽̈́̈́ ̶̛̥̜̓̌̉̏̈́̈́̅̆̚s̶̨̨̜̰̙̹̲̼̔̄̿̄͌́̏͝n̸̮͙̱̿̋̎̾͌͛͝ë̷͍͍̙̜͍̠́̊͂̉̔̀ả̷̘̭͓̠͓̜̯̏̏͛̚k̶̹̯̑̇̾͘͘ ̷͍͆́ṷ̴͍̦̮̜̄̓̎̃̈́̃̽̈́͜͠͝p̷͚̗̣͉͌̓́̏͑͐͒̆ ̷̣͙̻̀͛̋̂͊͝o̵͈͚̬̭̩̾͠n̶͖͖͖̹͙͋̎̄ ̴̧̟̙̞̟̼̦̳̤͊̅ͅt̶̥̺͈̭͕̖͝h̸͈͚͖̽̅͂̎͠ę̶̗̲̙̝̦̖͇̒̎̽̀̍̈́̉̋͘m̴̞̥͓̤͕̜͒̅̍̓̇̀͘̚,̸̛͕̹͇̝̫̤̖̺̣̔̓̋̋̐̐͠ͅṭ̶̢̺̜̪͎̟̮͆̏̈́ĥ̵̡̡͖̠͖̱͖̑͌͋́̽͠ȩ̵̮̝̀̌̽͗͋̈́͌̐̿͝ͅy̷̡̮͉̹̺̯̲͎̪͉̏͂̍͐̄ ̵̨̻͉̻̞̙̗̗̘̋̔͑̾ļ̵̟̬͉̾͌̒̎́̎̀õ̴̖̬͇͉͙̱͊ŏ̵͉̺̲̬̹̫̯͗͛̊͝k̵̢̤̠̘͕̮̣̀̊͘̚ͅ ̶̣͈̬̋͑̎̀͂͘b̷̨͍̮̝͚̙̓̈́̈́ä̶̬̪̱̼͎c̷̥̞̋ķ̷̹̳͈͇͙̯̱͌̽̀͜ ̸̧̹̺̣͇͔͇̟͆̉͒̇̋͗͌i̶̧̡̯͙̬̲͙̋͗̎̅̊̎̑͜͝ñ̵̯̗̅͆͘͠͝ ̸̡̨̞̘̻̥̗̬̇͋͌̏̂̓ṣ̶͍͈̜̺̺̑̋͆͋̀̐̇͜ǘ̷̪̗̲̇̊̄̈̉̕r̸̟̘̜͎̗̗̣͌̓̽̽͒p̸̟̦̩̬̘͌̽̑̅͝͝ŗ̵̩͚̖̍̅͐į̴̛͙̞͙͔͈̄͐̾͗̈́̄̄͝ṣ̸̢̖̘̰̉͛̈͝ę̶̢͎̯̈!̷̢̛͐͒̈̂̈́̑̍̄͘ ̵̛͉̀̓̍͊̓͗̆͋̓Ţ̸̧̱͖̗͒̿̄H̷̟̜͎͂͋̄̄̓͌̏͂͆Ȇ̴̫̗̬͐̽Ỉ̷̧̩́̊̅̇̿̀̍R̸̨̤̮̮͉̰̠͔̯̬̂́̈́̀͆̋̔̃̐͘ ̶͕͕̻͖͈̖̝͖̮̊̈̉̈́̔̇̄͋̎͠S̸̓̒͌̓̈́̒̐̃̇͝ͅÙ̸̜͈̈͋̽́̈́̑̐R̴͙̔̍͆̉̑P̵̧͉͖̈́͊̉̚R̵̡̭͇̘̦͖̫͎̓̄̃͌̈́̔̏̈́̚͠I̸̛̬̊̀̆͒͛S̷̛͍̪̯͈̜̲̬̐͂͑̔͌͐̐͝E̷̼͕̥̪̹͂̈́͗͗̄͐̂̑̀͘Ḑ̵̣̖͓͆̂̈́̎͋͜͝.̵̨̨̡̗̖̘̖̋ ̸̛̞͔̩̻̄̂̓̍͘̕Ë̵̛͕̬̪̗̖̟̘̔̃̏͂͒v̸̰̭͈͇̱̾͗͑̋ë̸̯́̽̀̎̎͐͘͝ͅṛ̸̰͌͛́̀̿ỵ̶̡̙̰͍̿͒̒t̶͙̪̎͆̊͗́̏͘͝h̸̨̠̯̫͖̔̕í̸͔̖̦̱͉̫̥̩͐̓̆̀n̸̛̼͆͌̋͌̅̽̀̍̉ğ̵̮͕̟̗̰̃̏ ̵̡̹̆͆̃͗̊̊̄̚̚g̷̛̛̘̥̉̏ͅͅo̵̰̙̓̇́̈̋̏̀̈́ȩ̶̙͈̪̻̼̪̱̦̙͌̓̑̎͗͑̚͝s̴̢͚̖̫̓̋̿̒ ̸̥͇̎̉̉͌͋͗̏̕b̵̩̘̲̗̬͉̺̠͈̘̃̎͂͛̂ỵ̷̡̙̞̰̮̭̳̮̦͐̓͆͝ ̶͎̤̯̠̣̏s̷̢͕͈̮̩̞͈̥̅̀̆̾͜ǫ̷̻̪̼̀̈́͑̀͂͌͠ ̴̨͔̻̫͕̋̍͋́͒̀̿̋̆͊͜͜f̶̢̜̗̘̰̅̍̋͑̏̓̃̆͠ã̷̢͙̥̱͎͚̩̘͕̻̌̏š̵̡̮̰̹̰̱̍̿̆̾̉̌t̶̡̢̛͇̲̦͚͙̤͉̀̈̈́̓͗͝ ̸̧̛̬̜͎̝̺̀́̌̒͊̓̕͜ḃ̷̖͓̜͔̥͚͕̘̞̆̀̋̆͆̍͠ṵ̵̍͛̽̀̾̕t̴̨̡̬̟̫̗̩̯͗̾͐̚ͅ ̸̧̧͈͙̱̻̞͌̐͆͂̽̇̈́̀̕͜ͅą̸̧̺̬̘͎͖͐͊̀t̴͚͙͚̦̬̞̞̫̓̒̑̐̐̀ ̵̩̗̰͓̪̮̹͓̰̐͜ḽ̷̬̭̺͎̭̍̑̋́̆̈́́̚͝a̵̯̙̘͕̗̥͋͛͠s̷͍̅͂͛̓̂t̵̡̛̖̘̼̘͂͋̒̀̎ͅ ̷̳̼̏͛t̶̡̓h̴̡̹̬̑̔̾̿̈̀̿̒͘͠e̵͖̜̮̲̙̖̱̩̾ͅy̶̢̨̢̜̬͓̰͕̦͛̀̽̏̒̈́͑ͅ ̶̦̯͉̩̍̏̓̓̓̈́̍͂͝g̸̨̫̞͇͙͝į̴̛̝͓̫̜͓̻̀̇͊̌̊v̵̤͇̻͎͍̬͈̠̄̇̿̒̀͑̊̇͝e̷̛̲͉͙͕̲͚̙̊̋͊́͌̀̄͜͝͠ͅ ̵̫̘̫̥̲̊̅̂͛͛͝ų̶͖͎̖̣͉̭͔͎̎͛p̵͔͓͕͖͇͓̯̘̥͊̇́̅͗̓͐̕͜͝ ̷͍̣̋̒͛͝ą̵̛̼̙̭̼͐̔̓̐͜ň̴̯͓̍̈̕͝͝ḓ̴͙̱̒̐͌̏̑͠ ̴̺̂͛ṭ̷̖̦̼̱̦̻̔͒̇̉̍͌͘h̵̬̘̹͙͚̭͚̠̣̎̊̽́e̵͍͑͂̀͌ͅȋ̸̧͕̙͍̱̐ŗ̵̘̻͇̥̍́͠ ̷̪̥̠̲̟̯̥͖͎͓̌̅͝p̴̧̰̭̹͔̅͂̾̀̏̔̆̎̓ỉ̶̡̢̨͇͎̰̬͚̭̎͊͠ͅn̶͇̖̥͈͎̝̲̜̠͆͒̍̂̍̒͠n̸̢̡̼̯̮͓̘̟͙͓̽̅ẹ̶̮̜͉̒d̶͖̦͇͓͆̏͆͂̈́̔̂͒̔ͅ. 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They tense up and swipe a paw at my eye,I screech,distracted,and they push me off with a kick and run away,but I follow. I need to tell my masters!! ̶'̶'̶Y̶O̶U̶ ̶C̶A̶N̶'̶T̶ ̶H̶I̶D̶E̶ ̶F̶O̶R̶E̶V̶E̶R̶!̶ ̶Y̶O̶U̶ ̶C̶A̶N̶ ̶R̶U̶N̶!̶ ̶B̶U̶T̶ ̶I̶-̶-̶N̶O̶ ̶W̶E̶-̶-̶W̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶C̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶!̶'̶'̶ ,, '' ̷C̷o̷w̷e̷r̷ ̷a̷n̷d̷ ̷P̷r̷A̷E̷y̷.̷'' All I can do now is wait....But why did they run? I frown and begin to run back into the foliage. Loneliness isn't worth chasing after.....**

### ***POV: V.T.95***

***They begin to get frustrated...First something attacks them,their even more lost, and now time was running out. He buried his face into his paw and began to scream. He just had to scream. He ruined not only tried to make things better for his sibling Cold Dagger and in return he ruined their life,he was now trapped even more than they were before. Their tears felt a lot more overwhelming than usual. Suddenly,he felt warmth. ''Do not grieve,fellow loner. We must stick together,apparently Mocked didn't greet you properly,so I guess I will.'' He turned around to find a fire wolf,her eyes were gentle and she radiated warmth,but their were tear stains in her eyes. ''Come on now,don't wanna be out here alone,let's go to the garden. What are ya waiting for?'' Not knowing what to do next,they let the wolf take them into their warming embrace as they walk through the forest together.***

### *POV: Lucid: Pain will not embrace me.*

*''WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE SICK!?? WHAT IF TOBY CONTRACTED IT?!'' Junto screeched into their ears. But he was weak and amused, ''You have better things to do,Junto,if I die,promise me you'll take care of Toby and try to unite Thimble with her family again for me?'' he says with a small weak flicker of a smile on his screen. ''You won't die. I won't let you....'' Junto says,tears in their eyes. He felt a cold presence. ''Lucid. I did something terrible. I sent my brother to the Flowers Of Loneliness with the help from the stars,and I think a kit wandered off trying to find him. I only wanted to teach them a lesson but I don't want anyone to be hurt. Not even V.T.95. I'm sorry...'' They fade away. Nausea rippled through them,causing their screen to buffer heavily. ''Junto...'' Lucid said softly. ''I think the stars are speaking to me. V.T.95 is in a lonely place and Peppy could be risking their life trying to find him...'' Junto looked up and began to scream. ''ARRRRRRRGH. I HATE THIS....WHY-!? LUCID YOU BETTER STAY THERE. I NEED TO FIND ALDER-'' Lucid sighed. Junto would never learn how to accept fate so quickly. R@10N had been an example that even though things desire to be fixed,sometimes they can't be. Same with V.T.95...''I hope you learned a valuable thing from this,Cold Dagger,but now your sibling could snap even further than they had before...'' Nausea and exhaustion overcame them slowly...what will I see beyond my understanding now....? He thought as he slowly fell asleep.*

#### ***POV: V.T.95***

***He was surprised by the gray-scale serenity of the garden. He found the creature that had attacked and got ready to fight but another wolf came into place. ''A fighter eh? They sent us another visitor? Hi! I'm Nightfall,we're either gonna be great friends or worst enemies.'' Nightfall grabbed them by the back of the neck and pulled them closer,confused,he didn't fight back. ''So ya need to get around this dump,look no further,I'm your helping hand.'' V.T seemed unsure,but he followed without hesitation,as they would probably get hostile with every waiting. ''So wanna know why I'm here?'' They say finally,breaking the silence,''OooooH lemme guess: Ya did something awful.'' Nightfall said,their voice so sardonic they could sob from the uncaring. ''Well yes...I murdered creatures intentionally and unintentionally because I was trying to avenge my sibling.'' The blindfolded wolf looked sympathetic,underneath her cynical aura. ''Oh..I understand that feeling. Anyways,this is the dead end of it all. Nothing gets out of here without feeling lonely.'' They both shuddered. ''I didn't think death would be this lonely.'' Nightfall shrugs. ''Well depends on what you do. Like me. I was meant to be here,I killed to try to get closer to who I loved,but I failed. Now I'm here,festering slowly in my pity. Same as you almost.'' V.T.95 shuddered. He may have gotten used to it,he didn't want to be trapped here....Forever.*** *''Combler le fossé, nous devons avancer, petit ver'' **He turned around to find a rather disturbing and comforting presence. It looked like Vien....but Gray-scale.** ''Bonjour bienvenue. Vous voulez faire un tour ? Ce n'est pas comme si nous étions pressés de toute faço.'' **They wished Hollow or Vien herself were here....Were their lonely versions of themselves here?? The creature was tapping their tail impatiently.** ''Bien?'' They mew softly,impatient. **They nod in reply.** ''Eh bien, allez, petit chaton. Qu'est-ce que tu attends?'' they reply. **''What is your name?'' They ask,**''PetitÉcureuil'' they say gently,before shoving them ahead rudely.*

### *POV: Cold Dagger: Up with the Stars...*

*He couldn't help but watch as V.T.95 managed to befriend the creatures at the horrid place he sent them. I made a terrible mistake. but there's nothing I can do now. But perhaps he'll learn? Maybe their warmth could thaw him in a way,maybe he'll atone for what he did. I will always love you,my dear sibling. But for now,we must drift apart....*

## Part 3: We help each other. Enough is Enough.

### POV: Peppy: At the Abandoned Facility...

The kit scrambled up a old desk and knocked over a test tube. They didn't seem to mind the corpses and blood everywhere. ''\/-\/-T-T??'' They stammer,heaving themself up with a mewl. They look around. They didn't know if their were any subjects still here. *But they wouldn't hurt a kit....would they?* Reassuring themself,they head on. He nearly missed a puddle of acid,squeaking,he begins to run. He finds a rather strange room. Tasting the air,they continue walking. *It's scent is stale with V.T.'s.....*''V.T?'' He called out,stepping foward,falling. He finds a starry figure. *Right what has been wronged young one.* Reluctant,they take step forward. They see grayscale everywhere. *This was what you wanted,no time to look back.* They continue on,finding wilted flowers and lonesome creatures. They see blue eyes staring at them...They see a wolf sharpening her claws on a dead tree. *Is this the Dark Forest? It feels too lonesome and sad to be....*He could've sworn he saw a squirrel. *Why would they them here? He doesn't deserve it. I'll save you,V.T.95.....*

### **POV: Gooppaw**

It was overwhelming. The amount of patients around them. He felt the pressure surge through his bones. Crushing him even more than his own anxiety attack he had from when Bluebell had betrayed them and fed them deathberries. ''The future comes with a price,Be careful! GLORIOUS FUTURE!'' The clouded creature of his nightmares came to them. ''S-Stop!!! Your $(@R1N9 M3!'', they whimper. *9-G-9-G|0&10US FUTURE....*They wake up wailing like a kit. He feels his current mentor,Alder make her way over to him. ''What happened? Also the ceremony for us isn't over yet,we still have this entire night.'' Gooppaw sniffles. ''I don't want to go to sleep. Everything I see is scary!'' Alder looks concerned and confused, ''What did you see?'' she asks. ''It was a huge winged creature. The sky was starry and chaotic and they kept saying something about g-glorious future....But it'll come with a price! We're in danger we have to let everyone else know! This couldn't be a regular dream!'' They say,trembling,Alder looks at them as if they were insane,and rather worried,Gooppaw was about to run outside before Alder blocks them and clamps her tail to his face. ''These sort of things we have are only for us and an authority to know,it's not just local gossip!'' she snaps. Gooppaw shoves her tail away. ''I'm tired of keeping everything to myself!! It's not fair how we should be the only ones to know such a burden. This is the truth,I mustn't lie. They all depend on us!!'' Alder sighs with frustration. ''I understand how you want to help..'' she says softly,her voice escalating, ''*But telling someone of their future and what they become is not something you can just do without distrust coming upon you.''* Gooppaw was rather surprised that Alder was prepared to lie to all of Kloni's daycare,perhaps others,all in turn to keep the code from being broken. *But sometimes we have to break the code in order to help others.* ''Move out the way,Alder!'' they says boldly. ''If you can't tell them I will!" Alder looks taken aback but she blocks their way again. ''You don't understand.'' she says,desperate now. ''I understand plenty.'' they say coldly. ''Fine if you tell them,I'm going to have to accompany you,as both your mentor and friend.'' She says. Gooppaw wanted to reconsider,but he knew he had no choice. ''Fine. Let's go. We've wasted too much time now!''

### **POV: Mite**

**''No,no,no!" says his mentor,Knil frustrated. ''It's like you don't care!! The weight of the future is in our paws you know.'' Mite couldn't help but flash a bit of rage through his positive facade. ''Go boss around your brothers if you feel like talking to me that way is alright.'' he says bitterly. ''Also your not my mentor! Your just filling the spot for my real one since they were captured!'' Knil looks rather offended. ''Your lucky I'm wasting precious time with you!'' they say condescendingly. *Rince and Kaze are lucky,at least their mentors aren't as bossy and arrogant as Knil.* He curves his claws into the dirt. ''I could teach myself,you bug eyed idiot!'' he retorts. ''Also what happened to you? Why are you such and a\*\*hole to me? You used to be so chill.'' Knil lunges at them,pinning them to the wall, ''Times are different now. We are under attack and this poison illness has spread amongst us like wildfire,will you just slack off and be lazy like these other worms or will you do something???'' they challenge. ''I will but your too controlling,loyal,and shouty. Your personality type isn't for someone like me.'' Knil claws at their chest,but Mite kicks them off. ''You don't want to help me,you only care about yourself! Also I love helping others and learning! But I can never be a happy apprentice. I'll go see what Cinder and Rince are doing,maybe they'll actually accept me and not PRESSURE ME like you! Sh\*t head!'' Knil runs after them. ''You take that back!" Mite was done. ''Never! Goodbye good for nothing!''**

## Part 4: Escape?

### ***POV: V.T.95***

***Everything got clearer and clearer. But was he the real test number 95?? Had he lost? Was he a mistake? The more answers he got,the more questions arose. He hated it. ''Your loved one can only guide you now.'' PetitÉcureuil says,a little sadly. ''Let your heart guide you....'' They say finally before dissappearing into the wilting undergrowth. Mocking Test stays behind. ''ł ₵₳₦ ₲ɄłĐɆ ɎØɄ,฿Ʉ₮ ł ₵₳₦ Ø₦ⱠɎ ₲Ø ₴Ø ₣₳Ɽ.'' they say. V.T.95 nods reluctantly. They make their way through the dense,half-dead undergrowth of such a lonely place. ''Why do help me despite how awfully I treated you?'' V.T.95 mumbles. ''₦Ø ₥₳₮₮ɆⱤ ₩Ⱨ₳₮ ɎØɄ ₮ⱤɎ ₮Ø ₱ɄⱠⱠ,ɎØɄ'ⱠⱠ ₦ɆVɆⱤ ₴Ʉ₵₵ɆɆĐ ł₦ ฿ⱤɆ₳₭ł₦₲ ₥Ɇ.'' They reply,loudly but not as aggressive. ''But I didn't try to break you-'' They counter. ''₴₳Ɏ₴ ɎØɄ.'' they retort. Marvelous. They couldn't help but want to scratch this bigger creature's eyes out. But he couldn't. Mocking Test seemed amused in their frustration. ''˙ǝıp noʎ ɹǝʇɟɐ ǝɔɐld sıɥʇ oʇuı puǝɔsǝp noʎ uǝɥʍ noʎ ɯɐ I ˙noʎ ɯɐ I'ʇɔɐɟ uI ˙ʞuıɥʇ noʎ uɐɥʇ ɹɐlıɯıs ǝɹoɯ ǝɹɐ ǝM'' V.T.95 looked confused. ''What?? That can't be true.'' Mocking Test repeats themselves. ''₩Ɇ ₳ⱤɆ ₥ØⱤɆ ₴ł₥łⱠ₳Ɽ ₮Ⱨ₳₦ ɎØɄ ₮Ⱨł₦₭. ł₦ ₣₳₵₮,ł ₳₥ ɎØɄ. ł ₳₥ ɎØɄ ₩ⱧɆ₦ ɎØɄ ĐɆ₴₵Ɇ₦Đ ł₦₮Ø ₮Ⱨł₴ ₱Ⱡ₳₵Ɇ ₳₣₮ɆⱤ ɎØɄ ĐłɆ.'' They say,more loud and clear,but still distorted. ''So I'm not the real V...?'' they say,stopping in their tracks,but Test shoves them a bit further. ''Y҉e҉s҉.҉ ҉B҉u҉t҉ ҉d҉o҉ ҉n҉o҉t҉ ҉w҉o҉r҉r҉y҉.҉ ҉A҉l҉m҉o҉s҉t҉ ҉t҉h҉e҉r҉e҉ ҉n҉o҉w҉ ҉l҉i҉t҉t҉l҉e҉ ҉o҉n҉e҉.҉ ҉Y҉o҉u҉ ҉w҉e҉r҉e҉ ҉n҉i҉c҉e҉ ҉c҉o҉m҉p҉a҉n҉y҉.҉ ҉I҉'҉l҉l҉ ҉m҉i҉s҉s҉ ҉y҉o҉u҉.҉'' they say sadly. ''Is this how far you can go?'' they ask,turning around. ''₴₳ĐⱠɎ ɎɆ₴. ฿Ʉ₮ ɎØɄⱤ ł₦ ₲ØØĐ ₱₳₩₴. ₩Ⱨ₳₮ɆVɆⱤ ₵Ø₥Ɇ₴ ₦ɆӾ₮ ł₴ ₴ɄⱤɆ ₮Ø ₩ɆⱠ₵Ø₥Ɇ ɎØɄ.'' They drop a little plush corpse of a wet Vex Lab kit. They shudder. ''Ʉ₴Ɇ ₮Ⱨł₴ ₩ⱧɆ₦ɆVɆⱤ ɎØɄ ₦ɆɆĐ ₳ ⱧɆⱠ₱ł₦₲ ₱₳₩,₩Ɇ ₥₳Ɏ ฿Ɇ Ɇ₥₱₮Ɏ ₴ⱧɆⱠⱠ₴ Ø₣ ØɄⱤ₴ɆⱠVɆ₴. ฿Ʉ₮ ₩Ɇ ₵₳ⱤɆ. ₮₳₭Ɇ ₵₳ⱤɆ,₥Ɏ ⱧɆⱤØ.''***

### POV: Peppy: Breaking Free.

They wander on staring at the starless sky. Would this be their chance? ''Papa?'' they question. Glowing eyes lock onto them. They run over to it. ''OOF!" they both collapse. But looking closely...It was them. ''PAPA!!'' They hug them tightly. ''Woah! Peppy...calm down...wait how,why-'' They question. ''No time now!'' They reply hastily. ''It was lonely without you. We missed you!'' V.T.95 wiped the tears from their face. ''I missed you too...'' They both continue on,avoiding the dead undergrowth. Despite everything,they felt at peace. ''Do you think it's possible to exit here?'' they ask. ''Oh yes. I came here via the old destroyed facility Roji and her brother used to be.'' Before they could say anything more,they appear out of The Flowers of Loneliness. The old Facility still held the awful memories,but at least it wasn't as punishing.

## *POV: Emissary*

*The creature intently stared into the eyes of the pool of reality. Feared and respected. But not loved. Or so it thought. Those poor creatures. Desperate to heal those, it guided Junto to the afterlife. No doubt about it. No one would doubt its abilities. It was beyond understanding. Nothing could harm it. Lucid lived thanks to it. It would definitely remind the goopy apprentice that. But now wasn't the time for wondering. Why would the stars send a innocent creature to punishment...? The fact they had cursed many kits into permanent insanity was surprising. ''\/N|\_1k3 y0\/,w3 @ct\/@11y d0 t|-|3 g\/161Ng.'' it told them once. Only to be turned away. Reality was tough to try to fit in with, especially when you weren't from it yourself. They would need its help soon enough..Always.*

## Part 5: Back at the Daycare.

### POV: Rowan

''It can't be! V Is that you?'' they ask. ''Indeed it is,Rowan.'' Kloni replies. ''V.T. IS BACK!!'' Antler cries joyfully embracing the hooded creature. ***''I didn't intentionally leave here. I could never do that.''*** Rowan looked surprised. All the staff did. ''Why would you have a reason to leave. It is your choice. We can't stop you. It is up to your heart to guide you. You are a valued staff worker here. Nobody can change that.'' Kloni purrs. ''You really bring joy to us all,especially as we are going through tough times now.'' V.T.95 blinked at her confused. ***''What happened while I was gone?''*** they asked,panicked. ***''Was there an attack? Anyone hurt? I didn't know I was punished for this long-''*** Antler had to briskly shake them by the shoulders while Rowan sat them down in the pillows room. ''N-No.'' They say slowly,and calmly. ''No everything was fine,but the kits missed you,especially your own. The healers are currently struggling with the whole connecting to the 'dreamworld'. Junto healed Lucid,they still have occasional bellyaches every now and then,but their curable and their no longer poisoned.'' V.T.95 nodded,but was rather skeptical. ***''Good to hear,but-''*** Rowan quickly went along, ''The sad news is,Junto contracted the illness Lucid had,along with feeling everyone else's pain,they weren't strong enough to combat the illness. They passed away...Alder and Gooppaw were crushed obviously. We all were...'' Antler added on, ''Just don't mention it to them...It is already hard enough for them to try to help us all out. But we have them have free time. Me,Milkyway,Perch,and Greenheart often fill in for them,but Gooppaw always refuses...'' Rowan flicks her tail a bit,looking a bit nervously at the door. ''Don't ever say that whenever their around,you'll surely offend them.'' V.T.95 looked rather confused now, ***''Apprentices are like that. But Gooppaw just wants to help I'm sure of it. After all,their always near the medicines and herbs,ready to heal anyone...why the concern?''*** Rowan and Antler exchanged rather worried looks at each other before looking back at them. ''Did you not see how Junto was? Always overworking themselves? We don't want that to happen again...'' V.T.95 stood up,frustrated now. ***''But this isn't Junto,this is Gooppaw we're talking about! As long as they do because THEY want to,there is no need to worry.''*** Antler slips away to continue his job as daycare guardian,and Kloni gives a sincere nod before leaving herself,leaving Rowan alone. ''Perhaps your right...'' V.T.95 looked surprised,as if nobody has ever said that to them before. ***''I'm right?''*** they murmur. ''Yes. You state rather valid points. You are very convincing,V.'' V.T.95 was about to say something else,but Rowan was running out of time. Others needed her. ''Your a good friend,V. Your intentions are good and you had a rough life. Rest now. Remember Tomorrow always brings something great.''

### ***POV: V.T.95: Resting uneasy***

***They head out the room,watching Rowan leave. They play with some passing kits and answers some questions. Kaze and Ace ask if they'd like to play cards,to which they politely decline. He was tired. But as soon as they slowly reach their nest,they worried even more about what would greet them. They learned a lot,but there was still a lot he had to learn. But Rowan was right. Tomorrow did bring bring great things. Sometimes. They settle into their own room and into their nest. His life was rough,but that didn't mean others had to be as well. Laying down,they finally relaxed. The door creaked. It was Gooppaw. ''Hello again,V.T.95.'' they nod in reply,too tired to speak. ''Thanks for believing in me...I know I wasted your time now,but it means a lot. Here. These should help you regain your strength. Slowly but surely.'' They hand them a few wrapped leaves. ''Th-Thank you..'' they say uneasily. Gooppaw nods and slowly turns the light off and heads out the room,the door closing behind them. V.T.95 took one of the wrapped leaves and put the others away for tomorrow. He slowly drifted off to sleep...''**...''...Rest easy my hero...''*

*G̵̢̠̦̥̮̟̜̼̬̯̓̓͑̂ǫ̶̨̨͖̙̞̲̬̀̈́o̸̧̡͍̳̳̠͋̉͝d̴̰̭̫͇̈͜ͅ ̷̞̯̤͒͊̅̋͜͜l̷͓̟̼̪̞̽͊̌̎̈̕͜͝͝ų̸͎͖͍̮̟̃͊̈̽͊̌͠͝c̵̭͇̦͇͍̹̱̥̝̉̎̈́͊̓̊͝͠ͅk̴͈̠̼̎̋*

*Ȩ̸̦͈͖̥̗̌̀̒͐̂̐̾̏͘͠R̷̛̺̪̤̞͆̊͊̇̕R̷̢͔̝̩̦̲̲͌ͅͅO̴̮̯͚̥̒͌̆̋̋̀̍̏͘R̷̨͓̮͑̈́̆̆?̶̫̻̌̃̋̀͘?̸̛̼̞̮̘̥͎̎̍̿͋͗͐̎͝?̵̡̙̼̟̌̆̂͑̂͑͗̽̐ ̵͇̣̮̒O̵̳̰͛̒̃́̌͐͝͝H̵̡͓̪͍͉̜̎͜ ̶̧̛͕͉̻̻͕͔̑̄́̂̏̾̂̄̃Ņ̷̜̞͉͈̜̭͐́̔̐̀̇̃̀͗̽Ớ̸͍̰̦͇̥̫̘͕̤͆͊͊̀̒͑͆.̵̲̈́͆͂͊̇̿̍͝ ̷̢̼̣̫͙̹̟̜̭̽͋͝M̴̠̊͠Ÿ̶̩͓́̈́̂͠ ̵̥̹̳̖̹̘̻̦̦̾͊̅̋͘H̶͔̩̼͔̟̥̺͖̉̏͠E̶̢̱̻͕̤̹̠͉̼̻̓̂̅̽̍̌̂̎͊̎R̶̡̜̱̺̗̖̼̖͕̿Ỡ̴̛͎̖̬̱͎̟͓͊̃̔͌̿͝.̶̜̐̄̾͛͝ ̷̢̛̠̏̅̒̿̚B̵̯̀̅̋̎́͌E̷̯͈̞̗͎̱͋̇̅̉̃̈́ ̸̥͋́̓̓̄̿͐C̶̫̿̒Ȃ̸̢̖̜̞̞̌̓̈̎͝͝R̵̛̰̠̜̲̘͖̈̄̋͂͊̑͑̿͝E̸̦̓̽̈F̸͎̰̰̹̰͊̐͒̏́̍̑͘Ǔ̴̳̘̍́Ļ̷̦̟͙̬̗̱̖͝*

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