Chapter 2: The Invasion
In the future of Alternia, Karkat is surroundings by guards and two of his friends, Eridan and Feferi. He does not want to hurt them but not even: "talk out of this" shit will not work. He doesn't have a choice but to fight.
Karkat begins to get his guard up and prepare himself for the first strike. But suddenly, a scream of agony rings to Karkat's ear than more screaming until he sees guards are flying everywhere. Eridan and Feferi turn and see a moving vehicle is approaching. Eridan and Feferi dodge it on time, but the vehicle suddenly stops in front of Karkat. The top door opens and it's Terezi.
Karkat is shock and angry at the same time.
"TEREZI?" Karkat said.
"I FUCKING TOLD YOU NOT TO COME HERE."
"H3H3" Terezi laughed.
"1 KNOW, BUT 1 C4NT L3T YOU DO TH1S 4LON3 :]"
"BUT..."
As Terezi jumps out, Karkat sees a large bandage wrap around on her upper body and a bloody strain by the side. He stares at her wondering if she able to fight with a weakness by the side.
"TEREZI..." Karkat thought.
The next day in the present, Vriska is chatting with Tavros and Ronica on trollian.
arachnidsGrip[AG] began trolling adiosToreador
AG: So tavros from last night terezi and karkat were arguing.
AT: oH REALLY, hOW COME?
AG: Not sure, 8ut terezi told him a8out a secret.
AT: a SECRET?
AG: Yeah, karkat seem to 8e desper8 to get those secrets. 8ut she said to get it is "when the time comes".
AT: wHEN THE TIME COMES, }:?
AG: I know, 8ut it something had to do 8etween them and the past month.
AG: You know when the nitemare and ronica came to our lives.
AT: hOW YOU KNOW ALL THIS, vRISKA? dID YOU LISTEN TO THEIR CONVERSANTION?
AG: What do you think adiosToreadum8ass?
AG: W8 8y the way, where's ronica? Is she reading this?
AT: nO, sHE'S ASLEEP,
AT: wE BEEN PLAYING FIDUSPAWN ALL NIGHT, sHE REALLY LIKE THE GAME, }:)
AG: Of course she'll going to like your stupid game; 8ecause you two are 8unch of dorks!
AT: i heAr that bITch. o`n` o
AG: Damn it ronica! ::::(
AG: Quit it!
AT: no way.
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"I can't 8elieve she just did that!" Vriska shouted.
"Now what?"
Vriska is in her room bored as hell; ever since Ronica came along her and Tavros have not been talking to each other. And she thought she was the bossy one. Before every happen, she want Tavros to be like his ancestor. However, he just a wimp bull kid now and it going to be hard to make him a dynamic character with a 5 sweeps ghost is around.
Over two hours of boredom, she finally has a message from Tavros.
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AT: hEY vRISKA,
AG: What the hell, tavros! Why you lied to me? You said she was sleeping.
AT: i THOUGHT THAT TOO, bUT SHE WAS READING THE CHAT THE WHOLE TIME,
AT: hOWEVER, sHE'LL GOING TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU,
AG: ::::/
AT: sup biTch
AT: im gOIng to say this qUick sayINg im soRRy i canCel the chAt
AT: bECAUse I wAs piSSed ὸ u ό
AG: Apology denied ronica.
AT: ὸ n ό
AG: you're trying to take my friend away from me, aren't you?
AT: tHERE ARe MANY REAsons wHy im dOing thIs
AT: evEr since you anD tAVros been tOGETher, you'Re been a biTcH liKe yOur mom.
AG: Hey, get my mom out of this! ::::(
AT: whY sHOUld i, sHe diD raiSe you lIKe oNe.
AT: ANywAYS, THeRE'S MANY ReAsONS WHY i'M DOinG THIS, vRISKA.
AT: tAVROS hAD bEEN bEING yOUR bITCH fOR tOO lONG, yOU fORGOT i bEEN wATCHING yOU gUYS sINE yOU tWO fIRST mET.
AG: I know that ronica, 8ut i want to know of why you attention to us in the first pl8ce?
AT: ….
AG: There's got to 8e a reason why you want me and tavros.
AT: aLRIGHT, i'LL tELL yOU aBOUT mY qUEST. eVERYONE dOESN'T kNOW aBOUT tHE dREAM i hAD bEFORE tAVROS fOUND mE.
AG: A dream?
AT: yEAH, tHE dREAM wAS aBOUT oUR bIGGEST cHALLENGES, wHICH aRE bATTLING oUR eNEMIES. wE wILL gOING tO fACE 11 oF tHEM, iNCLUDING mYSELF. hOWEVER, tAVROS aLREADY…
AG: W8 a sec, you mean me and everyone else?
AT: nOT eVERYONE. oNLY 13 oF uS, iNCLUDING yOU, mE aND tAVROS. eVERYONE eLSE wILL dIED bETWEEN tHESE bATTLES.
AT: aLTHOUGH i fAILED tO pROtecT mY hOME iN tHE pAST, i dON'T wANT tO hAPPEN wITH yOUR'S.
AT: hOWEVER, yOUR aNCESTOR dID dO aN iMPORTANT rOLE tO mAKE hER yOUR dESCENDANT aND sO dOES yOUR fRIEnDS. wELL, eXCEPT fOR oNE…
AG: ?
AT: i'M nOT sURE wHO, bUT tHAT oNE aNCESTOR fUCK sHIT uP oN tHE hEMOSPECTRUM aND mADE a cOMPLETE cHAO oN mY tIMELINE.
AG: Who?
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"Damn it, not ag8n!" Vriska shouted.
"This is 8ullshit, i think she was joking a8out all this 8attling our enemies crap. However, she does sound serious a8out the flash8ack though."
Vriska begins to be bored as fuck again, but this time she is looking through the window at the alternian night sky. Although a lot of stars are showing in the sky often, but something special about them. Especially the ones that shines the most around the green and purple moons; she is not sure if anyone is living on those moons. However someday, she will go up there for a visit. She smiles.
After looking at the sky, Vriska falls asleep in front of the window. Suddenly, her husktop is binging off messages. If from Tavros again.
AT: tHAT WAS, uHH, wEIRD, tHERE WAS A POWER OUTAGE BY HERE AND i JUST GOT MY POWER BACK,
AT: iT NEVER USUALLY DOES THIS BEFORE,,,,
AT: vRISKA,
AT: oH i GUESS YOU'RE BUSY OR SOMETHING, i SHOULD LEAVE YOU ALONE NOW,,
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Next door of Vriska's hive, Equius Zahhak is in his room with his moirail, Nepeta Leijon. However, Equius is building a robot while Nepeta is playing with her yawn. Therefore, they're busy with their own things.
As Nepeta finishes playing with her yawn, she looks through the window and watches the stars dangling in the sky like tiny crystals. She smiles from the stars; she wishes her moirail can watch them with her. She turns to him still working on his robots, but not facing the window. This is the "purrfect" time to attack.
Nepeta begins to sneak behind her prey.
":33 *the huntress purrpares fur her attack*" Nepeta role-played.
Equius continues his work without notices Nepeta's sneak attack.
":33 *it s33m my purry does not notices my sneaky plan*" she continue.
":33 *after purrparing, i springs to my purry!*"
Without Nepeta's prey notices, she successfully attacks him. Equius didn't saw it coming; he starting to sweat. Like he normally do.
":33 hey equius" Nepeta said.
":33 you should watch the stars with me"
"D - Nepeta." Equius responded.
"D - I have not time for your games."
":33 but it will be fun, atleast do it fur me?"
Nepeta starting to do her famous "kitty eyes", Equius sigh as if he could not resist.
"D - Very well, Nepeta."
":33 yay! X33"
On the roof of the hive, Equius and Nepeta are watching the stars in the Alternian night sky. He views his moirail, which she very delights of the amazing sight. It so beautiful, she wants to reach it and tries to grab it!
":33 equius?" Nepeta asked/
":33 how come the stars are so fur away from us?
"D - I cannot answer your question." Equius responded.
":33 i thought you knew about these stuff :/"
"D - I do, but not about space. There is a lot of theories of space which will never be answer. It is nothing but a void; no one knows how it starts or ends. Basically space is a massive place which the owners own."
Nepeta looks amaze from Equius' own theory to space. Although it did go off-topic a bit, but it doesn't matter cause her moirail is with her. However, she wishes her friends did the same, especially "Karkitty", her red feeling crush.
Nepeta and Karkat are walking through the forest having a conversation. It went very well, which mean she'll finally tell him her true feelings.
":33 karkitty" she said.
"YEAH?" Karkat answered.
Nepeta about to say those five words to him until Terezi came along. She was sniffing for her delicious red candy.
"H3H3!" Terezi chuckled.
"H3Y K4RKL3S, YOU SM3LL D3L1COUS TOD4Y :]"
"HEY TEREZI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
"1 W4S LOOK1NG FOR N3P3T4 4ND TRIES TO T4LK TO H3R FOR 4 B1T"
"ALRIGHT, BUT SHE TRIES TO TELL ME SOMETHING.
":33 its ok, i will talk to you later"
Nepeta really wanted to tell him her true feelings, but it seems Terezi wanted to talk to her private. They both walk through the forest without Karkat. Therefore, he went to the opposite direction, but curious of why Terezi wanted Nepeta for?
Inside of Nepeta's hive, Terezi sniff around the hive. Nepeta was wondering what she was doing.
":33 terezi, what are you sniffing?" She asked.
"1 SM3LL SO MUCH BLOOD" Terezi answered.
"SO M4NY 1T STR4NG3, HOW C4N YOU H4NDL3 1T :?"
":33 cause i am a carnivore"
Nepeta roared as if she was a big predator. Terezi chuckled while Nepeta giggled with her. However, Terezi immediately get back on topic.
"N3P3T4 1 N33D YOU TO K33P 4 S3CR3T FOR M3"
":33 a secret? :/"
"Y34H, K4RKL3S B33N D3S3R4T3 FOR TH3M 4ND 1 W4NT YOU TO K33P 1T"
":33 but why me?"
"YOU N3V3R L13 TO H1M TH3R3FOR3 H3 N3V3R GO1NG TO 4SK YOU FOR TH3M
W1LL YOU K33P 1T FOR M3?"
Nepeta nodded and then answered yes to Terezi. They both were in the hive telling the secret privately. The secret was so intense, Terezi started to cry from having to tell her more. Nepeta too, started crying from the horror she had to keep.
After Terezi telling Nepeta the intense secret, Terezi went out of the hive and tapping her way through the forest with her cane. Nepeta was still in her hive crying, she cannot believe someone like Terezi kept a secret from the bravest leader they got. Karkat Vantas.
":33 karkitty" Nepeta worried.
"D - Nepeta" Equius said.
"D - Are you feeling well"
Nepeta came back from her flashback and turns to Equius. He was worry for her since she did not respond for 10 minutes. After her flashback, she and Equius went back inside of the hive and goes back to their business. Outside, of the hive, a star is shining like a crystal dangling in the sky. She looks at the shining star through the window; she smiles again. However, something is wrong with the star. It gets brighter than normal.
The star is getting so bright, it light up the room. Equius notice the light is shining up the room and turns to Nepeta. However, he cannot see her from the bright light. It like she disappears. Suddenly, the light starting to fade away; Equius continue staring at the spot where Nepeta was. As the light completely faded, he see Nepeta is still by the window; a sigh of relief. He thought something happen to his moirail
"D - Nepeta" Equius said.
"D - Are you ok"
Nepeta did not response, but shaking. Equius walk up to her to see if she is ok. Of course she not.
"D - Nepeta" he asked her but still no response. He looks through the window with Nepeta and then they both freeze in fear.
In a thick forest no too far from Vriska and Equius' hives, a hive attach to the biggest tree in the forest. Next to it, a giant egg lending to the stem of the tree, but it seem it not be hatching any time soon. The eggshell have been drawn by it owner with cherry red chalk. Next to the egg, Terezi is continuing drawing her egg. After she finishes one drawing she did, she starts licking the red chalk to "taste" the deliciousness.
After she finishes her drawings, she went inside to sleep for the day. Inside in her resiteblock have been drawn with chalk of the spectrum. She starts to go to sleep in her recuperacoon; but suddenly there is a Bing message on her computer. She sighs heavily while getting out of the recuperacoon and drag herself to the computer. It is a message from Karkat.
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CG: HEY TEREZI.
CG: I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
GC: K4RKL3S
GC: 1F 1T 1S TH3 S3CR3TS YOU W4NT3D, 1 W1LL NOT S4Y 4NYTH1NG
CG: FUCK THAT, I DON'T WANT THE SECRETS ANYMORE.
CG: THERE IS MORE IMPORTANT THINGS I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAN THOSE STUPID SECRETS.
GC: WHO4 R34LLY? TH4NK H34V3NS :]
CG: WHATEVER TEREZI BUT THE REASON WHY I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS THE POWER OUTAGE.
CG: IS IT STRANGE THAT THERE WAS AN OUTAGE ALL A SUDDEN?
GC: WH4T 4R3 YOU T4LK1NG 4BOUT? :?
GC: 1 D1D NOT G3T 4NY OUT4G3 OV3R H3R3
CG: WHAT?
CG: HOW THE FUCK YOU DID NOT GET A POWER OUTAGE IN A FUCKING FOREST?
CG: POSSIBLY IT DID NOT REACH YOU BECAUSE THE GAP BETWEEN YOU AND KANAYA.
CG: I WAS TALKING TO HER BEFORE THE POWER WENT OFF ON ME AND I TRY TO TALK TO HER PERSON BUT SHE WAS NOT THERE 20 MINUTES OR SO DURING THE OUTAGE.
CG: BUT IT IS STRANGE THAT SHE LEFT HER AREA WITHOUT A NOTE, THAT NOT LIKE HER. SHE ALWAYS GOES SOMEWHERE LEAVING A NOTE BY HER DOOR.
CG: MAYBE I TRY AGAIN LATER IF SHE CAME BACK FROM SOMEWHERE.
CG: TEREZI?
CG: TEREZI YOU BETTER NOT FUCKING SLEEP ON ME!
CG: YOU KNOW WHAT; FUCK THIS!
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by the desk, Terezi is sleeping in front of the computer not responding with Karkat's messages. She knew that Karkat does not like to be ignored.
Suddenly, a knock from Terezi's door, which did woke her up. She starts being grumpy from being disturbed. She drags herself to the door to see who is it so she can to give him/her justice for waking her up. She opens the door to see who the violator is, but it is just Karkat immediately marches himself in.
"K4RK4T, WH4T 4R3 YOU DO1NG H3R3 :?" Terezi asked Karkat.
"TEREZI, WE GOT TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE." He answered.
"WHY"
"JUST LISTEN TO ME, THERE SOMEHING IN THE SKY."
Karkat grab Terezi's hand and they run out of the hive; Terezi is still is not sure what is going on. They continue running out of the area, like the other trolls does the same. As they run through the forest to their friends' district, they witness something they never seen before.
A crystalize castle on large amount of crystal crater that never touch the ground. With it, a large spare crystal is rotating on the top of the tallest peak of the castle. Karkat never seen a castle like that before unless it is from a stupid crystal ages. Terezi however, cannot see shit. Therefore, she puzzled.
"WH4T TH3 H3LL 1S 1T :?" she asked Karkat but could not response from the strange and amazing view.
Other trolls from different districts came to see this strange event; they all amaze from the crystal made castle. Terezi is still does not know with the other trolls' conversations and Karkat's speechless responses.
Karkat continues staring at the castle, until a voice echoing in his head saying: IT OUT OF THERE! SAVE YOUR FUCKASS FRIENDS. The voice repeating itself to Karkat while he look around of who was speaking. However, the only person who is speaking to him is Terezi; who is still dumbfounded.
"K4RKL3S" she said holding his arm.
"SOM3TH1NG 1S NOT R1GHT H3R3"
He suddenly showing his red-colored blush as Terezi holds his arm tighter.
"K4RKL3S" she continued.
"1 H4V3 4 B4D F33L1NG 4BOUT TH1S"
Karkat continue blushing, but respond to her immediately.
"ALRIGHT." He responded.
They walk out of the crowd to go home, but they were stop from the roaring crowd. They turn and see a crystal door begins to open as a beautiful adult troll walks down a case of forming stairs. The crowd is mostly male trolls and seeing this beautiful troll, they all blush at the same time as a spectrum. As the adult troll reaches to the ground, she smiles seeing her people are waiting for her. Finally, she speaks.
"Hello everyone." She said to the crowd.
"I m so gl d everyone re so h ppy to see me."
Karkat and Terezi are not sure if they ever seen her before, especially an adult with a lack of horns. She smile again and continues.
"You be wondering who I m. people c lled me The Hornless to symbolize my life without my horns. nd I'm from nother timeline."
The crowd is surprise of a beautiful adult came from another timeline, especially Terezi.
"4NOTH3R T1M3L1N3" Terezi whispered to Karkat.
"1S 1T POSS1BL3 TO T1M3 TR4V3L"
"IF IT IS POSSIBLE IN HER TIMELINE." He responded while The Hornless continues.
"You m y do not know this, but we w r with nother lien r ce from nother universe. I c me here to stop from ever h ppen here; it h d lre dy h ppened in my timeline which they completely extinct my loving people."
She picks up a spare crystal and throws it to the ground. The crystal starts flashing to the sky and a clip appear as if it came from a projector. The clip is showing horrible scenes of districts were taking over from these aliens; some of the trolls were dying from sickness/ killed from a strange technology of weapons. The short clip of the war they never hear of was very disturbing for the trolls to see, especially seeing those alien with strange skin colors and lack of horns.
"These liens re dise ses to us and our home." The Hornless continued.
"Here, they never he r bout our pl net lterni until the pre-w r begin. Do you w nt th t?
"No!" The crowd shouted except Karkat and Terezi which they are confused from The Hornless' speech. She continues once more.
"Therefore, we must fight b ck so they never re ch to our universe."
The crowd begin to cheer for her and her speech to change the battle plan for their planet. However, Karkat continues to hear the voice saying to get out of here.
As the Hornless, finish her speech, her people claps for her bravery to come to the rescue about the war they never hear of and her beauty. Everyone cannot stop staring at her beauty most of all; even the female trolls cannot resist. All they do is, stare. The Hornless blows a kiss to her audience and turns bak to the castle. As the door closes behind her, she frowns.