Night 1 PM: 5 Days Until Christmas

December 20th

~5 Days Before Christmas~

It was late in the Sakaki's household, almost midnight. The boys had been put to bed and the only one who was left awake was the eldest brother, Zarc. He was busy setting presents down in the basement. The gifts were from Ray Akaba, a close friend of his's. He would have put the presents under the tree like what you're supposed to do during Christmas time, but since he was five days early he decided to hide them in the basement. Zarc was still getting to know his younger brothers but he knew that at least one of them had an impatient streak.

With the presents hiding down here, the boys were less likely to see them and be tempted to open them. Once Zarc got the last present tucked away on the old wooden table in the back room he turned to leave. He quietly walked through the musky basement, flick off the light switch, went up the creaky stairs, and shut the door behind him when he reached the top. The house was dark and nearly dead silent. The only sounds were of Zarc's feet on the wooden floor and the tick-tock of the grandfather clock in the living room. Zarc went up another flight of stairs to the second floor. His room was the last door on the left hallway.

Connected to his room was his own private bathroom. Before changing into his sleepwear for the night Zarc went into his medicine cabinet and took down a pill bottle. He opened it up and pulled a small white pill from it. He sighed but swallowed it down anyway. Ever since the death of his parents, Zarc had been having trouble sleeping. His doctor had given him sleeping medication to help him, although he wasn't much too fond of it.

The only reason he took it was because of Ray, who kept on insisting that he does what the doctor has ordered, and for the sake of his brothers. Zarc ran a hand through his hair as he thought about his four 'brothers' that he didn't know existed until just a few months ago. You see, Zarc was a famous pro duelist. He started traveling the world just last year, however, apparently, while Zarc was traveling, his parents, Yusho and Yoko had adopted 4 orphan boys.

They never said anything to him, wanting to surprise him when he returned home, but that didn't end up happening.

There was a car accident. A truck had hit their car dead on. Yuya, the youngest of the 4, was spared from the accident, having been staying after school with his theater club. Yuto, Yugo, and Yuri have all been in the backseat, but aside from some minor injuries, they were fine. Their parents had received the worst of it. They didn't survive due to their injuries.

It was a lot for Zarc to take in. His parents were suddenly dead and since he was the oldest sibling the responsibility fell on him to take care of his new brothers. If it wasn't for Ray and her family, Zarc doesn't know what he would have done.

Zarc got dressed in his nightwear and once that was done he crawled into bed and shuts off the lights. In a week Christmas will be upon them. This would be Zarc's first Christmas with his 4 brothers but also his first Christmas without his parents.

"I wonder how this week is going to turn out?" Zarc thought as he closed his eyes and drifted off into sleep.


Yes! It's finally here! The Tattletail/Arc-V crossover I've been wanting to make for ages now! Now this version is a bit different from the old one. The Tattletail toys are not really much of a focus point. I know that sounds a bit odd since this is a crossover and everything. I sort of replaced the Tattletails with the Heavenly Dragons. Trust me, it will make more sense as the story goes on.

Also, this story is going to be longer since I'm also going to be including the DLC for the Tattletail game, Kaleidoscope, into the story as well. I will try to update daily, following the chapters' dates with the real life date. (This is why I'm posting 2 chapters, both of them take place on December 20th) But you guys knows how that can turn out. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy!