A story by guestsurprise! Enjoy!
Sasha was sleeping restlessly in her bed when she felt someone gently dab her forehead with a wet towel. She looked up and saw Jocu looking at her. He looked concerned as he gently stayed beside her.
"J-Jocu?"
"Sasha you've had a fever. I have been watching over you." Jocu said.
"Thanks Jocu." She replied weakly.
"Sasha listen. I have found a way to protect you from Damus, the Nightmare King." Jocu said, now gently rubbing a hand down her face.
"R-Really?" Sasha said, now looking hopeful.
"We…we…." Jocu's face looked even more sad.
"Jocu…what is it?" Sasha said, now very concerned. Rachel walked in and was happy to see Jocu, but could tell something was wrong.
"Jocu?"
"Rachel, he can stop Damus from bothering me." Sasha said to her sister. She explained to Rachel already about Damus and how Jocu protected her from him.
"But Jocu…why do you look so upset?" Rachel asked, now sensing that something was wrong.
"Rachel…Sasha," Jocu said, now standing and nuzzling them gently. "I can stop Damus from harming you both. But…to do that…I must wipe your memory completely about us. If I erase your memories, I will erase your belief in us. By you not believing, that will erase our bond with you. That will also make it almost impossible for Damus to connect to you. If you don't believe in Nitians, they cannot have power in your nightmares."
"B-But that means we would never see you again!" Sasha said in horror.
"And we would forget that you guys exist!" Rachel said, almost in a scream.
"Listen to me, you two. I'm doing this to protect you both. Damus can be lethal and you both mean a lot to us. I want to make sure you are safe." Jocu said.
"But Jocu you can always protect us," Sasha said.
"I know that. But I don't even want to risk you all being in danger." Jocu said.
"He can't…kill us can he?" Rachel asked.
"No of course not. He wouldn't even dare. But listen to me…I want you both to be safe." Jocu said.
"Jocu please don't do this! We want to believe in you!"
"Shhhh," he cooed, now planting kisses on their foreheads. "It will be alright. Remember that I'm always going to be watching over you both."
"Jocu! Don't do this!" Rachel begged, now hugging him hard. Sasha followed suite, now tears falling down her face.
Jocu let them cuddle against his chest and both cried even harder when they slowly saw him fading away.
"We won't let you go Jocu! We won't let you erase our memories of you!" Sasha said stubbornly.
"Shhhh," he said, now making them both look up at him. "You both are my responsibilities. And I want to make sure you're safe."
And with that, he closed his eyes and placed a hand on their foreheads. Both girls tried to squirm free, but he held them with his other set of arms. They looked up at him and saw him give them a sorrowful smile.
"It will be alright," he whispered, now almost completely invisible.
"But we won't have you! Or your brothers!"
"Or the tickle king!"
"Or the Tickle World!"
"But you will still have each other," he soothed, now pressing a small kiss to their foreheads and within seconds, Jocu was completely gone. Meanwhile, Damus roared in anger! By Jocu doing that, he completely erased his connection to Sasha's nightmares!
Sasha and Rachel hugged each other in sadness. They could feel their memories of Jocu and the others fading away.
"What are we gonna do?!" Sasha panicked.
"Jocu did what he thought was best. We'll find a way out of this and get him and the others back." Rachel sobbed.
"I'd rather fight Damus than lose them!
"Me too Sasha, me too." Rachel said, now hugging her sister tighter.
guestsurprise: Uh oh! What do you think guys?!
newbienovelistRD: Oh, boy! Intense so far, Amiga! Sorry for the late post!