So, I'm kinda procrastinating on all my other stories...I already have a lot of chapters writen for this one so I think I might as well upload some of them, but not all at once.

WARNING: I forgot what exactly is in this one.

DISCLAIMER: WE DO NOT OWN HOMESTUCK, BUT IF WE ALL CONSPIRE AGAINST ANDREW HUSSIE. WE CAAAAN!

:o(Chapter 4)o:

Karkat winces in pain as Gamzee cautiously pulls his shirt off, Nepeta starring wide eyed beside them. Gamzee passes the shirt to Karkat and turns to Nepeta grabbing the metal back supporter.

"How do ya...hmmm?"

Nepeta leans past Gamzee and crouches beside Karkat on the bed.

"Equius said the he found Sollux all beat up and stuff so he's 'Re-pair-ring' him. He also told me not to tell Aradia cuz you know how she is about him!"

Karkat goes wide eyed and moves quickly grabbing Nepeta by the shoulder.

"Did he say what happened to him or how badly hurt he was?"

Karkat asks wincing in pain as the wound in his spine pounded unpleasently. Nepeta shakes her head nervously and lifts Karkats arms as Gamzee pulls the straps around the red bloods ribs.

"No Gamzee you're doing it wrong!"

Nepeta interups his process and unstraps the supporter. Karkat looks off into space, his grey eyes lightly flickering shut as sharp pains shot through his back. What happened to Sollux? Was he going to live? Was he even alive when Equius found him?

"you can't tell Aradia about Sollux!"

Nepeta whispers into Karkats ear as Aradia comes in, she reluctantly jumps off the table and skips out.

"Has anyone seen Sollux?"

Aradia asks, it seemed as if there were tears in her eyes.

"Nepeta-"

"tried looking for him but she couldn't find him, he'll show up sooner or later. Trust me."

Karkat interupts the clown lover, to fully shut him up he buries his clown masked face against his chest as he hugs him. Gamzee blushes an intense shade of purple as he remembers the bare chest he had seen only a few minutes ago and two weeks. He licks his lips and pulls away quickly standing and leaving the room. As soon as he leaves the room he throws his hand into his hair and pulls furiously jerking his head side to side.

"Stop thinking like that!"

Gamzee growls to himself, the voices in the back of his head speaking loudly, fighting for power. He instantly darts down the stairs and out the door in search of his hive, as soon as he got a few sopor pies in his mouth he'd calm back down and feel normal again; and he wouldn't be a threat to Karkat.

~O~

Sollux slowly opens his eyes and looks around, the goggles on his eyes had been inproved, the lenses on the front were red and blue to make it easier for him to see. He sits up slowly using all the strength in his left arm, his right arm held to his chest. He felt strange, beneath the white sheet his legs seemed different, he wasn't sure how though.

"Finally you're awake. I've replaced your thigh bone with a mechanical one and built you a mechanical foot and hand. Try them out."

Equius sits beside Sollux and waits for the youth to take action. Sollux looks at the ground before him and stares at the slate colored foot beside the greyish yellow one. A long intake of breath and soon he was off the table and darting towards the stairs. A shock surrounds his sensitive horns causing him to collapse to the ground crying out in pain, his hands cuffing his double pair of horns. He rocks back and forth on his knees at a quick pace, a thousand traumitising thoughts running through his mind. His eyelashes dabbed in fresh tears as he bit down on one of his tongues to ease out the pain, Equius behind him only laughs.

"I 'forgot' to mention that I fixed the goggles...you'll obey me and do as I wish or get your life struck out of you with all the pulsating vibrations. Understand?"

Sollux slowly opened his eyes and starred into the puddle of tears spreading across the stone floor. The cold metal against his ankle and wrist was new and odd but he had to get used to it. He slowly stands and glares at Equius, tears still streaming down his face. He concentrates on the hammer that had been discarded the moment Equius had decided it was useless, he squints trying to engage in his telekaneses powers but another shock around his horns sends him face flat to the ground. His hands slowly slither up to his face and a low yet lasting groan leaves his lips as more tears slip off the bottom pair of his eyelashes and crash onto the stone floor.

"Karkat..."

Sollux whimpers into his hand, he heaves a sigh and struggles onto his feet.

"Damn you!"

Equius screams throwing a screw driver at the yellow blood, it hits his right shoulder knocking him off his feet and a few inches closer to the stairs. Sollux groans starring up at the ceiling, the bruise throbbing in his shoulder. He inhales greatly then slowly sits up, his head pounding from the pain surounding him. He pulls himself to his feet and remains still, his shoulders rising and falling as he breaths heavily. Equius glares his finger hovering over the button that would cause Sollux to collapse again from the shocks caused from the goggles. Sollux takes a step toward Equius, his mind concentrating on the same hammer, the high blood glares again and presses the button. Sollux screams out in pain falling onto one knee, he grits his teeth then flings the hammer at Equius. It hits him hard against the back making him fall forward, Sollux stumbles back onto his feet, his entire body twitches as the effects of so many shocks running through his body takes affect. He turns quickly on his heels and darts towards the stairs, out the door and through the other rooms until finally reaching the front door of the hive. He suddenly collapses only feet away from the door due to another shock surrounding his body, he groans in pain but struggles back onto his feet limping to the door.

"Sollux!"

Equius screams from inside the room behind him, running footsteps sound as the high blood rushes to stop his captive. The door swings open and Sollux falls into an unknown figures arms. Gamzee, who was on the brink of soberness, looks up confused as Equius storms in pressing the button repeatedly.

"Sollux...are you okay?"

Gamzee asks as he watches the lowblood twitch uncontrolably from the after affects, Sollux shakes his head and looks up at the troll.

"K-ka-kark-k-kat-t..."

Sollux stutters from the shocks, Gamzee looks up confused at Equius.

"He's in no condition to leave the hive..."

Gamzee glares then picks the yellow blood up into his arms and steps back.

"I'm taking him to see Karbro..."

Gamzee says then turns and walks off with the lowblood fading in and out of conciousness feeling unsafe in the arms of the insane troll.

~O~

"Sollux?"

"Karkat bro you need to calm the mutherfuck doooooowwwn!"

"Don't tell me to calm the fuck down! Look at him, he's fucking dying!"

"ugh..."

"Sollux? Sollux are you okay?"

"The mutherfuckers gonna be fine Karbro!"

"Shut the fuck up-"

"E-Equius...w-where is he?"

"Back at his hive why?"

"-Sigh-"

Sollux wraps his arms around Karkat who was leaning down over him, Aradia beside him and Gamzee on the opposite side. He blinks slowly trying to remember how he got away, what happened and if he'd died.

"Are you feeling okay Sollux?"

Aradia asks patting a warm moist towel to his head, Eridan, Feferi, Nepeta and Terezi flood into the room followed by Vriska who pushed the insecure cripple into the room from behind his wheel chair. Everything suddenly goes black.

~O~

"Sollux?"

A hand gently touches his cheek and he feels comfort from beneath the warm and inviting palm. A tear falls onto the goggles lense and he slips his hand up and pulls the troll into a hug.

"It's okay...I'm okay.."

Sollux whispers patting the trolls back.

"Sollux...are you feeling better?"

karkats voice is heard from beside him and he lets Feferi go. His eyes slowly turn to Karkats own and his heart skips a few beats. His reason of living was sitting beside him whimpering into his sleeve, his cheeks flushed red and his eyebrows furrowed in angry humiliation as he failed to cease the tears. Sollux weakly pulls the red blood into his arms and pats his back softly while whispering to him that it'd be okay. Slowly, few by few every one snuck out leaving the lovers alone to talk.

"I thought you were going to die..."

Karkat whimpers into the Capricorn sign on the dirty black fabric. Once noticing Gamzees clothing Sollux pulls Karkat back to eye him carefully.

"Why am I wearing Gamzees clothing?"

Karkat hesitates knowing Sollux wouldn't like the fact that Gamzee had undressed him and drapped him in his own clothing without touching him, he barely accepted it.

"Gamzee brought you to me...he had some spare clothing so...I changed you..."

Sollux blushes then looks down at his lap. Karkat looked at the bruises and stitches on my body I haven't even been able to think about? Sollux sighs tiredly, feeling as if he could finally die because his lover was there.

"Are you okay?"

Karkat asks worriedly, Sollux looks up at the younger troll and smiles.

"I'm perfectly fine...now that you're here."

Sollux whispers as the tears sting his eyes, images of the crucial moment he had been forced to fight through pop into his mind and the tears begin to fall. He chuckles weakly and pulls Karkat into a hug, resting his head on the youngers.

"I love you Karkat...remember that. No matter what happens...what I say...I will always love you, in some way or another."

Karkat shakes weakly beneath Solluxs arms as he quietly cries, tears streaming down his pink cheaks.

"I love you too Sollux...I love you too."

~O~

Tavros stares ahead listening to Eridans complaints about Sollux always getting so much attention about everything he did. The chocolate blooded troll shifts his gaze on the fading sun behind the horizon, Gamzee in every thought he could muster. The way Gamzee had laughed when he tripped over his own foot and face planted the ground, the way he had whispered words of confidence to Tavros when reality hit him again telling him that one day he'd be flying and how they'd go to Faygo land and speak to the Faygo Unicorns.

"Tav? Tavros are you listening to me?"

Eridan growls jolting the wheel chair to a sudden hault, Tavros looks up at him and nods quickly.

"Yes yes...I am."

Eridan glares, rolls his eyes then goes on pushing the wheel chair.

"It's not fair is it?"

"uh,,,no..."

"How come I'm the only one ignored?"

"I uh,,,I'm sure they don't,,,uh...mean to!"

"Please, if they didn't mean to atleast some one would talk to me and actually care!"

"I care-"

"No you don't! You're just spacing off thinking about Gamzee Makara and how brilliant he is."

"uh,,,no..no I'm not..."

A light peanut butter shade covers his cheaks.

"It's obvious. You two are always together, you're so dependent of him yet he's always watching Karkat and Sollux chuckle and laugh at their stupid inside jokes."

Eridan huffs an angry breath and pushes the wheel chair faster as they reach an up hill.

"H-How would you...know?"

"I do a lot of observing over couples and broken hearts. Face it Tavros, Gamzee doesn't love you...you need to find some one more understandable-"

"Gamzee does understand me. You don't know anything about us."

"You wanna bet?"

Tavros glares as Eridan rounds the wheel chair and eyes the cripple.

"How bout we flarp? You be yourself and I be Gamzee. This way I'll prove to you that I absolutely know you two."

"F-fine..."

Eridan grins then makes his way to the handles of the wheel chair and continues pushing him.

"My hive?"

Tavros nods angrily, he wasn't going to let any one talk bad about Gamzee, he was going to prove Eridan wrong, big time.