I do NOT own OTH (Dreamworks) or the female porcupine triplets (starwars4life) I only own Ike, Emm, Dr. Liam, Devon, and a certain familiar character you will see in this chapter.

Chapter 2: Grieving Ike/A Friend's Return

Ike: I could've saved him…I should've pulled him up…Now look what's happened…

Ike looked up at the sky.

Ike: I'm sorry Dr. Liam…All those times you've saved me…And I abandon you…

Emma: Ike…? Are you-

Ike: Oh…Hey Emma. Yeah, I'm fine...

Emma: To be honest I miss him too…He was a true friend.

Ike: I need to get to bed, Emma…I'll see you in the morning.

Emma: See ya in the morning…

Ike lied down, and closed his eyes…

IKE'S DREAM

Ike looked around. He was in clouds. He was in front of…Heaven's Gates? Did he…Did He DIE?

He was able to quickly find out it was a dream via the fact that he couldn't really move. That always happened in his dreams.

Suddenly the gates opened. And out came…of course, Dr. Liam.

Ike: Dr. Liam! I-I'm SO sorry! I really should of helped you and now-

Dr. Liam: Man, that's the thing about you, Ike! You always worried about ME. Worry about YOU, and the situation at hand! YOU are in grave danger, Ike!

Ike: What do you mean?

Dr. Liam: I'll show you.

Ike and Dr. Liam started floating in the air, as Dr. Liam took Ike to Ohio, specifically his house…Burnt to a crisp.

Ike: Wh-What happened?

Dr. Liam: Devon…Devon happened. He and his men came by, and burnt your house down.

Ike: Why…how are you showing me this?

Dr. Liam: Well, Ike. I'm an angel now. Not just an angel, I'm your guardian angel. I need to aid you, because that was the past. Now, I'm going to show you the present…

Ike: You're going into Christmas Carol waters now…I don't like it…

Dr. Liam: Just look…

Ike looked forward, and saw Devon holding one of Emma's letter to him.

Devon: Looks like we're going to…Indiana!

Ike: That's where the teens live…THEY HAVE THEIR LOCATION!

Dr. Liam: Ike…I'm going to now show you…the future.

Ike: AND now you're just ripping off Christmas Carol!

Dr. Liam: ENOUGH CHRISTMAS CAROL! I'm showing you this, and I'm going to tell you how you can avoid this…really bad future.

Ike: What can truly be worse than my home burning down?

Dr. Liam: Watch.

Ike looked forward…And saw Devon, who has cornered Emma.

Ike: No…

Devon: I killed your family…Every single one of them…Now you!

Devon pulled out the sword he killed Dr. Liam with, and stabbed Emma.

Emma: AH!

Emma slumps down, holding her wound, and dies.

Ike: NO! NO! NO!

Ike tries to go to the dead Emma, but cannot break the barrier holding him in the heaven like setting of his dream.

Dr. Liam: You know, there are ways of stopping this future from-

Ike: This is fake…Emma wouldn't let herself get cornered like that! You're lying to me.

Dr. Liam: Why would I lie to you Ike. Lying is a form of a sin. I wouldn't be here if I lied to you.

Ike: I just…She doesn't deserve to die…Ok. Tell me how I can avoid this.

Dr. Liam: You need to alert them. Get them ready. Devon is a crafty one, so be alert when his inevitable arrival happens.

Ike: …I won't let you down this time, Doctor…

Dr. Liam: I know you won't. Now it's time for you to leave.

Dr. Liam disappears, and Ike wakes up.

Ike: GUYS! Devon's coming! Dr. Liam told me!

Everyone slowly awakes.

RJ: What is he talking about, kids?

Lou: I'm missing something important, I just can't recall what it is.

Emily: What do you mean "Devon is coming"?

Bucky: Ooh! I gotta better question! HOW did Dr. Liam tell you?

Ike: It's complicated! I saw Dr. Liam last night. I saw him in my dream! Actually, I call it a vision. He showed me what happened to my home. It's burnt down! Then, he showed Devon reading one of Emma's letters. And then…Then…I saw Emma die by Devon's blade.

Dead silence.

Lou: COFFEE! That's what I was missing! Thanks for reminding me, Ike!

Ike: Yo-You guys don't believe me? I SAW HIM!

All of the teens look at each other. The girls then go up to Ike.

Rachel: Ike…We understand what you are going through.

Ike: What?

Emily: There are five steps of grievance…

Ike: Oh, no! We are NOT doing-

Emma: Denial is the first ste-

Ike: I AM NOT IN DENIAL! I SAW him! He was WARNING ME! (To Emma) Emma! I LITERALLY saw you DIE!

Everyone backs away from Ike. Has he gone crazy?

Quillo: Whatever you say, dude.

Ike: I'm setting up a defense system, so we don't have to all DIE!

Emm: Honey…Why don't you just get something to eat? You need something in you.

Ike: Emm, I'm not crazy! I SAW him!

Emm: I know, but you still need to eat.

Ike: …You sound like my mother.

Ike went to where the Hedgies usually ate, and sat with the teens and Emm. Ike just poked his food.

Bucky: (In mocking voice) Aww, did we upset Ikey?

Ike: Shut up. I'm just trying to help you guys. I care about you all, but to see you die, after everything we've been through. It would be tough. Dr. Liam told me-

Spike: Enough of the Dr. Liam told me thing! He is dead! You said so yourself.

Emily: Spike…(Whispering) He's in denial…

Ike: (Pounding the ground with each word) I AM NOT IN DE-NI-AL!

Everyone looked at Ike with wide eyes.

Ike: I'm not in denial, kids…I have visions. He showed me everything!

That was when the leaves on the Hedge began to rustle.

Ike: Oh no! He's here! I TRIED DR. LIAM! I TRIED!

Everyone went to see who it was and out came…A teenaged Otter.

Ike: Skip?

Skip: IKE!

Skip & Ike get a quick hug in.

Ike: Wh-Why are you here?

Skip: I followed you. Where's Dr. Liam? I'm supposed to help with his studies…

Ike: …Skip…Dr. Liam…Is dead…

Skip instantly frowns and looks at Ike with disbelief.

Skip: Wh-What?

Ike: He got stabbed by Devon…A porcupine I stole some fruits from…Apparently they meant a lot to him, so…

Skip: He was fine…He was healthy, I mean he WAS A doctor…Why?

RJ: (Kneels down to reach Skip's level) Kid…Sometimes things go haywire. We know that from experience. Losing someone-

Skip: GET AWAY FROM ME!

RJ pulls his paw away from Skip's shoulder quickly.

Skip: (To Ike) YOU'RE LYING!

Ike: I'm so sorry, Skip. I know he meant a lot to you…

Skip: DR. LIAM?! I DON'T LIKE HIDE N SEEK! I SUCK AT IT!

No answer, obviously.

Skip: DR. LIAM! I MISS YOU! I WANNA SEE YOU!

No answer, once again, obviously.

Skip starts to lose his normal voice, and starts to get teary eyed.

Skip: DR. LIAM! PLEASE!

No answer.

Ike: Skip…I'm telling you, he's dead…

Ike reaches for Skip's shoulder. But Skip uses his paw to slap Ike's paw away.

Ike: Ow!

Skip: I want to be left alone.

Lou: You sure kid? We can comfort ya if you want.

Skip: Please…I really need to be left alone…

Everyone walks away.

Ike: (To Emily) You think I'M in denial? THAT's Denial at it's RAWEST form.

Skip looks up at the sky.

Skip: Why'd it have to be you? You, of all people.

The evening came along quick. Back with Bucky and Emily, they, of all of the teen couples, needed a date the most. They haven't been on a date since before the Amazon, due to the two months Emily's leg was recovering.

Emily: How about we go to that hill? It's really a beautiful view there.

Bucky: I agree! (To Penny) Hey mom? We're heading out on a date.

Penny: Just…be back before 9. It's supposed to rain, and you remember the last time you were caught in a storm…

Bucky: We've got it, mom.

So Bucky & Emily go to the hill. They sit down and watch the sunset.

Emily: I'm glad we didn't go crazy with dates. Some people I see on TV always go to wacky locations. But we have this hill. And that's all we need.

Bucky and Emily looked at each other, and smiled. They then lied back.

Bucky: Ya know, we needed this.

Bucky closed his eyes, and fell asleep. Emily soon followed suite.

Back with the hedgies, Ike was having dinner with his girlfriend, eating one of the exotic fruits from Devon.

Emm: It tastes wacky…but I'm dating you, so I guess wacky is Ok.

Ike chuckles.

With Spike, Quillo, Rachel and Emma, they were watching the couple eat, as they ate some food themselves.

Spike: I'm glad Ike has someone like I have you.

Emma: He seems happy…

Rachel: Hey…Where's Bucky and Emily. Penny told them to be home by 9. It's 9:30.

Quillo: It could storm any minute!

Just then, thunder could be heard.

Quillo: Speak of the devil.

Verne: You guys know the drill. Everyone inside until the storm ends.

Everyone complies, but Penny, Lou and Annette start to worry about Bucky and Emily.

With Bucky and Emily, Emily feels raindrops and realizes that her and Bucky overslept.

Emily: Bucky! We gotta go! This storms already getting bad!

Bucky: Huh? Oh! Yeah, we should hurry!

It started to POUR down rain. Bucky and Emily couldn't see anything.

Bucky: Hold my paw! That way, we can stay together.

The couple join paws, they push through the storm as hard as they can, but it's just too much. Bucky falls to the ground, about to blackout. Emily follows suite. All Bucky sees is the rain pouring before his vision gets blurry and he passes out.

CLIFFHANGER! Well, Chapter 2 is done! Chapter 3 is currently being worked on. I'm trying to put more effort into each chapter, especially with Part III.

See you next time!