Grim: I'M SO SORRY EVERYONE!

Broken: ME TOO! I SHOULDN'T HAVE ALLOWED HER TO PLAY THAT GAME!

Grim: NO YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE!

Broken and Grim: *both starts crying*

*moment later*

Grim: Okay, well, welcome to 'Fate: The Quest Begins'!

Broken: This is going to be a human/tree friend thing!

Grim: Such as I'm going to have my Fireline tail and ears, alone with my jewelry and markings on my eyes.

Broken: And I'm going to be a black cat, with a glowing green crescent moon on my head.

Grim: So, like we were kinda saying earlier, a game inspired me to write this. A nice, killing, hero game, that makes me happy at times.

Broken: It's call-

Grim: DON'T TELL THEM! Let them find our for themselves...

Broken: Whatever.

Grim: Anyways, we'll give you something at the end. Right now, enjoy the first chapter!


Grim plopped down on the couch, her Venom Drive in one hand, while her spell book was in the other. She didn't know how long she could keep this up. Hunters weren't a challenge for the girl, but fifteen? That would be like taking on two fully infected. It might be possible, but it would be hard, and chances were that you wouldn't make it out alive! But, after her adventures to different worlds, Grim had gotten stronger over the months, gaining much more strength.

"You alright, sis?" Broken's voice came, as he walked over to his older sibling.

"Yeah... I guess so..." she replied, giving him both a fake and weak smile. He shook his head, and grabbed his wallet off the counter.

"Imma get us some tacos. Want anything special?" he asked, heading for the door. The girl shook her head, and waved goodbye as she watched the younger Ruin leave. She didn't know what she would do if she lost him forever. He was the only thing she had in the world... well, except her lover. But, he was in another world, a world that was dangerous for normal people.

Feeling a bit bored, Grim opened her spell book. Perhaps she could find something that entertained her. After all, it didn't take much to entertain a Ruin. It just had to be something amazing, and something that would hypnotize them into only watching, and doing nothing more.

After flipping a few pages, the girl had finally found a spell that would suit her needs. It was a spell that would involve her Venom Drive. She couldn't read what the spell would do, but it didn't matter. This was probably the only spell that would involve the beautiful blue gem. Saying the words that she had read, both gem and spell book jumped out of her hands, and onto the floor. The Venom Drive landed on the page, as it glowed, and what seemed to be blue tendrils wrapping around the little markings from Hell Shade. Grim watched in both amazement, and a little fear at what the spell might do to Happy Tree Town.

Minutes passed, as the spell was almost complete. The glow from the Venom Drive grew brighter, making Grim cover her eyes. She heard the chant of the spell, each second the voice getting louder and louder. The door soon opened, allowing in Broken. The girl looked at her little brother, fearing he would be harmed. Quickly, she grabbed him with a tendril, and shielded both her and Broken in hard tendrils that kept them out of whatever harm the spell would do.

Before they knew it, the book had opened a portal, and pushed them in. As they fell, they seen every tree friend in Happy Tree Town being sucked in as well, Grim feeling both shock, and regret at what she had done.


Grim opened her eyes, seeing a wooden ceiling above her. Her body ached, as she tried to lift her arm to shield her eyes from the blinding light that flooded the wooden room.

"Oh! You're awake!" a familiar voice came. Grim slowly turned her head to see a woman with light blue hair that was white at the tips, with light blue ears, and a matching fluffy cat tail. She wore a black scarf, white t-shirt, and light blue jeans, along with matching flats. She also had three scars on her eyes, as though it looked like she had been clawed by something... or someone.

"B... Bluepelt?" Grim said weakly, her eyes adjusting more to the medicine girl.

"Yeah... how did you know my name?" she asked, walking over to the other female, who was now able to sit upright.

"Uh... lucky guess?" she replied, faking a smile, as she wondered what had happened. Something didn't feel right. Was Grim feeling... emotions? This wasn't possible! She had only little, not like a normal person's. Once becoming infected, she didn't have her old emotions for long. She gently shook her head, and watched as Bluepelt gave her some tea.

"Do you need anymore burnet, or dock, or chervil?" she asked, walking over to her herbs. Grim only shook her head.

"I think I'll be fine," she replied, now standing. The other female looked at her with wide eyes. Usually people who that many wounds would still be in bed for at least a good week!

"Are you... Are you sure?" she asked, worried that the girl would harm herself even more if she were to walk out into the world.

"I think I can manage, thanks," she told her, a smile on her face. Bluepelt nodded, and handed Grim her black pullover and combat boots. The Ruin just now noticed she was in only her black tanktop, blue jeans, and socks. She chuckled, as she put her clothes on. She noticed something was missing. Her Venom Drive and spell book.

"Hey uh... Bluepelt? Do you know where my gem and book it?" Grim asked, looking at the girl. She shook her head.

"But if I know where missing things end up, it's in the snowy castle. The ruler there loves things, and if she sees something is unattended, she'll take it for herself, thinking no one will notice," she informed the girl. She nodded her head, and made her way for the door, until Bluepelt stopped her.

"Wait... traveler," she spoke, grabbing a few things. "I have something for you. A town spell, a hand axe, a bag, and a few potions for you!"

"Okay thanks. And my name is Grim by the way," she replied, taking the things from the other female. Bluepelt smiled, as she waved goodbye to the Ruin.

"If you ever need any help or healing, just come back!" she called after the girl, who nodded and waved back.

Grim walked around the snowy land, her boots crunching on the virgin snow beneath her. She let out a small breath, watching as the white, foggy, warm breath slowly glide through the cold air, soon disappearing. The girl stopped in her tracks. She could feel coldness! She smiled, happiness filling her soul. She hoped this wasn't a dream, for she was happy that she could feel for the first time in almost a year. She could feel emotions, and coldness. She liked being infected, getting her powers and such, but being normal allowed you to feel. She tried her powers, trying to change her arm into a blade, but it didn't work. Not even getting a ting of sadness, she walked on, a smile on her face.

"Grim!" a voice came as a meow. The Ruin whipped around, and looked at the abnormal cat sitting in front of her. The cat had black fur, with a glowing green crescent moon on its forehead, as its eyes were a familiar green.

"Hey there little guy," Grim said calmly, crouching down to meet its gaze.

"Don't talk to me like I'm a normal animal, Grim! It's me! Broken!" he growled, glaring at his sister, who was now shocked.

"Broken?" she said, tilting her head.

"Yeah. Nice job on the spell, sis. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!" he hissed, clawing at her face. She jerked away just in time, his claws missing her flesh by inches.

"I'm sorry little bro! I didn't know that would happen!" she confessed, her putting her head down. Broken sighed.

"Look, if we can get the Venom Drive back, and the book, we might be able to reverse the spell, and everything will go back to normal," he suggested. The girl nodded, a smile on her face.

"But," he started, putting his head down. "We'll have to go through many levels of the castle. We'll be faced with many monsters, that only want to kill us!"

"Okay, where did my Broken go?" Grim asked, crossing her arms.

"When you made the spell, the normal Happy Tree Town froze. Only you fully made it through. I'm another Broken, I guess you can say. Your Broken is frozen somewhere in time. I can't exactly say where, but while you're here, you'll be stuck with me. I can be company through the levels of the castle, and will fight by your side. But, you must also help out my people, for you see, the Queen of magic has both taken our stuff, and hidden them!"

"Alright. Sounds easy enough," she spoke, standing up. "I'll help, as long as you get my own Happy Tree Town up and running again, and I have my Broken back."

"Agreed," he said, holding up his paw. Grim smiled and shook it, both agreeing to stand by each others side through thick and thin while they completed this quest.

As the two walked towards one of the sniffling tree friends, Grim looked down at the cat Broken.

"Where's your sister? You know, the other me?" she asked, tilting her head. Broken let out a small sigh.

"She drowned while getting me out of the water I was about to drown in. Her soul rests with the Reaper, who bring back only to ones who die in battle." he explained. Grim never replied. Her other self had drowned? It didn't surprise her. She never did learn how to swim.


Grim: And there's the chapter for the opening!

Broken: So, here's the info if you wanna submit your OC!

Name:

Nickname:

Age:

Clothing:

Skin Color:

Ear and Tail Color:

Personality:

Likes:

Dislikes:

Fears:

Weapons:

Powers:

Friends:

Enemies:

Lovers/Crushes:

History:

Traveler: [] Yes [] No (sells items) (if yes, what do they sell?)

Villager Who Needs Help: [] Yes []No (if yes, what do they request and on what level (the castle has 30 levels)?)

Warrior: [] Yes [] No (kinda like Grim. They're looking for something.)

Healer: [] Yes [] No

Fate Reader: [] Yes [] No (reads cards that tell their fate)

Fish Seller: [] Yes [] No

Villager Who Sells Things: [] Yes [] No (selling things such as gems, armor, weapons, etc.)

Grim: And that's all.

Broken: Yes, we need this stuff!

Grim: If you want your OC to be a warrior check off yes: [X] Yes

Broken: That's basicly it.

Grim: UNTIL NEXT TIME!

Broken: GOODNIGHT AND GOODBYE!