Lock gets up and screams "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
"Good morning" Cole says
Luna is fucking knocked down on the floor from loud sounds. "ow, my poor fucking ears.."
"Lock, Lock I just had a little snack it's fine. No one died.......yet."
"Oh ok, so uhhhh Cooollleeee" She smiles and tilts her head as if trying to persuade him "I was wooonderiinngggg"
"Just say it" Cole crosses his arms and taps his foot
"Can you send me to that carnival place where we met? I wanna get the plushes again since they should have restocked by nowww"
"Cedarsworth Carnival?" Luna asks
"Sure, just be back soon okay?"
"Lock, it's 10:40pm, they're probably closed by now” Luna explains. “Wait, 11:40pm, going off of Eastern time zone."
"Yeah that one, and yeah, maybe take like a night to kick enough shins for all 4 of them"
"...right."
"alright, just be back by morning" Cole says.
{- I sure hope Blood Washer isn't a thing still. -}
"Alrighty, See ya player" She does finger guns
Cole snaps and Lock disappears. Luna gets up and grabs another taco, this time a supreme with extra diablo sauce and notices DATRRS is active.
"Madelyn?? Yep, that's one hundred percent Madelyn. And that's Fenrir. Fucking wonderful."
--
"...Um. We have a small issue." Luna says.
Cole is covered in arcs as lighting cracks in the distance "I’m going to go insane."
"Fenrir got pissy and it seems like he force disconnected DATRRS.” Luna explains. “‘At midnight I'm gonna make you a stain on the face of the earth’, or some other edgy bullshit.”
Harmonia is spaced out in the corner.
"𝐎𝐡, 𝐧𝐨, 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭!" Fenrir's disembodied voice rings out.
"What did you do!" Luna exclaims
"𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥... 𝐈 𝐦𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?" He says, chuckling to himself.
"Wait hang on." Luna's rage aura appears. "WHAT DID YOU DO?????" she bellows.
He starts laughing maniacally.
"...because Madelyn was mean to you on DATRRS?"
"𝐈 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡! 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲."
Luna is shaking with rage. Harmonia has been listening but is now just. frozen in fear.
"You're fucking telling me. WHY DID YOU DELETE THE WHOLE FUCKING TIMELINE???!"
Cole plugs his ears and mutters to himself, "Not real, not happening." More lightning cracks in the distance
"Sorry Cole." Luna says, realizing she’s being loud.
"𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞? 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭! 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? 𝐖𝐡𝐲, 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰!"
"...you're such a goddamn pussy."
Harmonia is. shaking actually. "An entire timeline??"
"𝐎𝐡, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞! 𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝!" He says, mockingly.
"You deleted a whole timeline because Madelyn didn't give you the time of day. News flash, Fenrir, SHE JUST WANTS TO BE LEFT ALONE, NO DATRRS, NO MOORES, JUST PEACE." Her purple flame aura continues to ravage harder, but it doesn't affect anything in the room.
"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰!"
"...That's untrue.” Luna says trying to calm herself down. “It wouldn't be the first time we've messed with timelines in our investigation."
"𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭?"
Any electronic device in the room displays static as Cole closes his eyes and plugs his ears harder.
"W-wait- w-was Sparrow deleted too???" Harmonia asks.
"Omni Pie. We went back in time back in June last year and it seemed to restart everything. All of our progress was basically deleted, but we could move forward based on past knowledge." The flame aura begins to disappear as she focuses on breaking his claims. "I would show you my evidence, but unfortunately, my laptop is a bunch of static at the moment."
Luna turns to Harmonia "And Sparrow should still be here Harmonia. I believe she has a funny room."
Harmonia stands up shakily. "I’m gonna. check." She walks to the hallway. Cole's mouth is starting to melt as he covers his mouth with one of his hands.
{- imagine us destroying a whole timeline because Madelyn was slightly rude to us. -}
{"Couldn't be me. What the fuck."}
"Cole, do you want to step outside? We can get some fresh air." Luna asks calmly and somewhat quietly. Cole nods and stands up as black smoke pours from his nose and he walks to the backyard with a slight stomp to his step. Luna disappears with her laptop.
--
Harmonia enters the hallway and into Sparrow’s funny room. Harmonia walks in. "Sparrow??" She calls out. The walls are lined with tables with various containers, jars, and bottles. There’s an overwhelming odor of everything in general, but no response. She pauses, recoiling at the odor before starting to search every room, screaming Sparrows name.
--
Harmonia reaches the living room where Sparrow is laying on the sofa. She groggily looks at Harmonia "W-what is it? Did something happen?"
Harmonia nods, tearing up. "Fenrir deleted an entire timeline- I was scared you got deleted too-"
Sparrow shakes her head and sits up, "Did what now?"
"He deleted everyone- f-from your world I think-"
Sparrow stares at her a moment as she glances past her at one of the paintings left behind her standing up "err...are you sure?"
"T- That's what he said-"
Sparrow stands there thinking for a moment before her eyes widen some "Lock-." She mumbles before rushing past her and up the stairs to the door. Harmonia follows.
--
Sparrow and Harmonia enter Lock’s funny room. They walk into what looks like a poster child’s bedroom with a closet. A white-curtained window lights the room and plastic glow in the dark stars line the ceiling and walls with a Fanta can craft plane hanging on a string overhead. There’s a messy, unmade bed with a star-covered blanket. No one else is there but Sparrow as she kneels down to check under the bed. She gets up and hastily checks the closet before going to check the dresser and the toy box, her hands starting to shake slightly.
Harmonia is trying not to cry, shaking as well. "M-maybe Cole knows where she is-" On hearing her, Sparrow rushes to leave the room without a word. Harmonia follows behind.
--
Luna appears on the back patio, hoping her laptop isn't full of static still. Cole walks outside with arcs covering him and sits on the porch with back smoke pouring from his nose and one of his hands covering his mouth. The static effect is gone. Luna sighs, a couple tears managing to drop. Cole looks at the floor as one black tar tear rolls down his face.
Luna would go hug him but with her luck she'd get splattered with boiling tar. "Cole..."
Cole doesn't speak but his body language shows pure rage and sadness as his eyes glow bright purple. Luna nods in understanding.
{- All we can do is move forward.. I guess. and that requires someone to connect a new DATRRS, hopefully one that isn't a malware filled mess. Gods know we have enough of that. -}
{"Just... Lock. She's.."} Tears begin to flow from Luna’s eyes. Sparrow rushes outside and stops on the porch.
"Oh my gods, Sparrow, you're still here" Luna says, tearfully. Cole looks at Sparrow and sighs in relief then goes back to staring at the floor.
Sparrow pauses a moment staring at Cole before speaking, "Where’s Lock?" Cole shakes his head sadly.
"Um, I can explain. Lock wanted to return to the nonferal world to collect some new plushies from the carnival. And then... Fenrir happened." Luna explains. Each word was a struggle for her to get out with her tears flowing completely freely. Sparrow is quiet. More black tar tears flow down Cole's face though he stays silent. Sparrow sits down somewhat near Cole.
Cole mutters quietly "ɨ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ֆɛռȶ ʟօƈӄ ȶօ ɦɛʀ ɖɛǟȶɦ, ȶɦɨֆ ɨֆ ʍʏ ʄǟʊʟȶ"
"Its not your fault dear, I doubt you knew.." Sparrow says rather quietly.
"ɨ ɖɨɖռ'ȶ ǟռɖ ȶɦǟȶ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ քǟɨռֆ ʍɛ"
"None of us could've known.." Luna says under her breath
"Its ok if it hurts dear, just dont blame yourself," Sparrow says.
"օʄ ƈօʊʀֆɛ ɨȶ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ɦʊʀȶֆ, աɦʏ աօʊʟɖռ'ȶ ɨȶ? ɨ ǟɖօքȶɛɖ ʟօƈӄ ǟռɖ ȶɦɛռ ȶɦɛʏ աɛʀɛ ʀɨքքɛɖ ʄʀօʍ ʍʏ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ɢʀǟֆք" Full on back tar tears start pouring from Cole's eyes as lighting crackles in the distance
"Lets uhh..lets calm down some hm?" Sparrow asks.
"Sparrow, I think it might be better for him to get it all out. Basically his daughter is gone. His emotions are completely reasonable. And all because a cat was offended by Madelyn of all things."
"ɨȶ աǟֆռ'ȶ ʝʊֆȶ ǟ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ƈǟȶ ɨȶ աǟֆ ȶɦɛ ʍǟռ աɦօ ɮʊʀռɛɖ ʍɛ ǟȶ ȶɦɛ ֆȶǟӄɛ" Cole speaks at a normal volume as boiling black tar spits against his hand
"I know. Bastard made us watch. I've never wanted to murder someone so badly before." Her grip tightens. "Point is.. if there's someone we need to take our rage out on, it's Fenrir, not yourself."
"Agreed," Sparrow says.
" ɨ աօʊʟɖ ʀǟȶɦɛʀ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ʄɨӼ ɨȶ, ɮʊȶ ɨ ƈǟռ'ȶ ʀɛֆȶօʀɛ ȶɨʍɛʟɨռɛֆ"
Luna sighs. "Then all we can do is wait and hope someone else's DATRRS connects, then we work from there as Risen. It's June 22, 2021 all over again. Basically a reset on things.” She goes quiet for a few moments.
The mascot raises from a nearby bush with a happy tone, "Great news! With the sudden disappearance of the members of 16 lands your percentage has gone up!"
"16000 people disappeared?" Luna asks.
Cole stares at the mascot with unyielding rage "ǟռɖ աɦǟȶ ɨֆ ȶɦɛ քɛʀƈɛռȶ ǟȶ?"
"38 percent!" Replies the Mascot. Cole takes a deep breath as multiple lightning strikes crack in the distance and Cole is clearly holding in a scream.
Luna turns to the mascot "Question, is Drake still alive then?"
"I wouldn’t know!" says the mascot. Sparrow is remaining quiet.
"But you're still alive. Meaning possibly not everything in the timeline was deleted. We actually have no idea what effects Fenrir's fuckery actually had on everything."
"ȶɦǟȶ'ֆ ռօȶ ɦօա ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ȶɨʍɛʟɨռɛֆ աօʀӄ, ʟʊռǟ" Cole snaps to staring at Luna
"Honestly, we have no idea how they work."
" ɨ ɖօ ǟռɖ ɨ'ʍ ռօȶ ɛӼքʟǟɨռɨռɢ ȶɦɛʍ ȶօ ֆօʍɛօռɛ աɨȶɦօʊȶ ȶɨʍɛ քօաɛʀֆ"
“Of course not. just keep the one person who actually has experience with DATRRS timeline fuckery in the dark." Luna facepalms then returns to silence. "I'm sorry."
"ʟʊռǟ, ɮǟֆɨƈǟʟʟʏ ǟռʏօռɛ օռ ȶɦǟȶ քʟǟռɛȶ ɨֆ ɢօռɛ ǟռɖ ǟռʏօռɛ աɦօ աǟֆռ'ȶ օռ ɨȶ ɨֆ ʄɨռɛ"
Sparrow looks down some.
"But then if we connect to a different timeline, everyone who's on that timeline is back. It's the 10th dimension theory we were taught back in the OG Timeline."
"ʏɛֆ, ɮʊȶ ȶɦɛʏ ǟʀɛռ'ȶ ɢօɨռɢ ȶօ ɮɛ ȶɦɛ ֆǟʍɛ"
"Of course, hence the differences between the OG timeline and the 2nd timeline. No more Nyx, more divulgars, all of the Rose stuff. The Hadal ritual too.” Luna sighs. "I understand your point though Cole. Even if we get Lock back, there's no guarantee she'll be the same. For all we know, the manor will be back and Jack is the king or some shit."
"ʟʊռǟ, ɛʋɛʀʏօռɛ աɛ ӄռɛա օռ ȶɦǟȶ ȶɨʍɛʟɨռɛ ɨֆ ɢօռɛ, ȶɦɛ ʟօƈӄ աɛ ӄռօա ɨֆ ɢօռɛ, ʄօʀɛʋɛʀ աɛ ǟʀɛռ'ȶ ɢɛȶȶɨռɢ ȶɦɛʍ ɮǟƈӄ"
"...I understand Cole. All we can hope for is... DATRRS coming back."
"ɖǟȶʀʀֆ ɨֆ քʀօɮǟɮʟʏ ɢօռɛ ȶօօ ɨ ɖօʊɮȶ աɛ ǟʀɛ ɢօռռǟ ɢɛȶ ȶɦɛ ֆǟʍɛ ɖǟȶʀʀֆ ǟɢǟɨռ"
"Of course not. That's been consistent as well. Just hope we don't we get the one susceptible to malware again... Gods know we don't need the return of Boleskine House bullshit." Luna chuckles, though there's a tinge of sadness to it.
Knight walks out here but stays by the door. "What's happening gamers?"
Cole fucking stares at Knight, "ɖɛքʀɛֆֆɨօռ"
"Oh."
Sparrow gets up and quietly heads inside with a look of lost in pure thought
"What happened?"
"ʄɛռʀɨʀ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ɛʀǟֆɛɖ ȶɦɛ ռօռ-ʄɛʀǟʟ ȶɨʍɛʟɨռɛ, ɨȶ'ֆ ɢօռɛ ʄօʀɛʋɛʀ"
"excuse me WHAT"
"...yeah. He got salty at Madelyn and as revenge, deleted the whole fucking timeline. So everyone we knew...minus Sparrow.."
Knight goes silent, shaking with unholy rage.
" ɨʄ ɨ ֆɛɛ ȶɦǟȶ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ƈǟȶ ʟɛȶ ǟʟօռɛ ֆɛռֆɛ ɨȶ'ֆ ֆօʊʟ ɨʍ ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ ӄɨʟʟɨռɢ ȶɦɛʍ"
"Can I join you in doing that?" Knight says
"I'd like to join as well." Luna adds
"ֆʊʀɛ, ʝʊֆȶ ȶʀʏ ռօȶ ȶօ ɢɛȶ ɦʊʀȶ" Frost forms on Cole's hands and quickly melts.
"Of course. Anyway, I should probably get some kind of rest. Turns out using up mana like that will tire someone out. Um.. good night.." She disappears.
"ɢօօɖռɨɢɦȶ" Cole stands up and starts walking off towards the forest.
"See ya later, grandpa!"
Cole flips Knight off and keeps walking. Cole walks into the forest, sits down, and fucking screams a distorted and broken scream, as boiling black tar pours from his mouth and frost spreads from his feet to the surrounding area. He is covered in his own frost and doesn't sleep at all as he just stares forward.