A/N: Bluh, I REALLY need to update my stuff more. Between procrastination, laziness and school, I just have no time at all to do my work. But finally I had enough time to scrounge up another chapter and hand it to you lovely readers on a silver plate. So yeah, you're welcome ^^

Gamzee and Feferi had managed to make it over to where the others were. They stopped at the door, panting heavily from running all the way there. After a few seconds of recovery, Feferi lifted a delicate hand up and knocked on the door. It was answered by Eridan who looked a bit worried as well. Guess Karkat's incident had reached out to even the snobbiest of trolls.

"hey gam, fef. wwhat are you guys doin here? ...wwhoa you both look pretty tired, somethin up?"

Gamzee shoved his way in, ignoring the sea dweller's question and speed walked down the hall into the main room. Most of his friends were already there, their faces carried sadness as he moved closer to the spot where Karkat laid. His eyes widened a bit as he surveyed the damage his best friend had went through. The bandages that wrapped around his chest, arms and head, the slow, pained breath he'd let out every few seconds or so, and the bright red blood that soaked through the material. He grit his teeth, holding back the anger at seeing his friend this way.

A hand found its way to the clown's shoulder. He glanced back to see that it was Sollux.

"gz. you okay?"

He shifted to stare at him, "I wIsH i HaD tImE tO wOrRy To FoR mY bEsT fRiEnD, bUt I nEeD hElp."

"what is it gamz33?"

"SOM3TH1NG WRONG?..."

Panic suddenly entered the juggalo's system once more as he thought of his bro and the danger he was in. He spun to face the others who looked quite curious at Gamzee's behavior.

"TaVrOs Is In TrOuBlE! HiS mOtHeRfUcKiNg AnCeStOr Or SoMe ShIt ApPeArEd OuTtA nOwHeRe DeAd SeT oN kIlIiNg HiM."

"We need your )(elp you guys! Tavros could be in S-ERIOUS TROUBL-E if we don't get t)(ere in time!" Feferi chimed in.

Terezi stood up immediately at this news, her face suddenly filled with anger and concern.

"W41T. D1D YOU S4Y H1S 4NC3STOR 4PP34R3D OUT OF NOWH3R3?"

Gamzee stared at Terezi curiously then nodded at her. Her red eyes narrowed as she stepped closer to him. Everyone wondered what was on her mind that caused her to act in such a manner. She glanced over at Karkat and looked back to Gamzee before speaking up.

"G4MZ33, TH3 R34SON K4RKL3S 1S 1N TH4T COND1T1ON 1S B3C4US3 H1S 4NC3STOR D1D TH4T TO H1M."

"WhAt?..."

"W3 DON'T KNOW WHY...H3 JUST SWOOP3D 1N 4ND D1D TH4T..."

The clown glared at the floor angrily, hands balling up into fists as he took in this information. How dare Karkat's ancestor, the harbinger of peace and equality, attempt to steal his best friend's life?! As much as he'd love to hunt down the motherfucker and destroy him, he had much more pressing matters to focus on.

"We'Ll FiGuRe ThIs OuT aS sOoN aS wE gEt TaVbRo BaCk HeRe," his eyes directed themselves at Equius, "Yo EqUiUs. I nEeD yOu To CoMe WiTh Me In CaSe TaV's MoThErFuCkInG aNcEsToR cOmEs BaCk."

Equius immediately stood and bowed his head in agreement.

"I will do my best to obey every order you give me along the way highb100d."

"i'm coming along gamz33, I want to help tavurros." Nepeta said.

Terezi and Vriska stepped forward as well wanting to go help the Taurus and with a nod from Gamzee, they were off. Kanaya watched them leave with sad eyes and went back to patting a groaning Karkat's head and shushing him before glancing back at them.

"I Do Hope They Will Be Okay"

~.~.~.~

By the time, they all had come back to the building, night had completely befallen them and they had warily walked, keeping an eye out for anything abnormal. Of course Gamzee had rushed inside, dashing through the halls and shouting out his friend's name. The others trailed close behind. He reached the door of the room he had left Tavros in and froze. What if Tavros didn't make it? What if the whole time he had been with the others, he was suffering and crying softly for help? What if-?

A hand on his shoulder interrupted his thoughts and he looked to see Nepeta with a reassuring look on her young face. He nodded and pushed the door open, unprepared for what he might face. His breath had caught itself in his throat when he saw the condition of his bull horned brother. A hole in his stomach that gushed brown blood all over the tiled floor, his eyes were shut in the gentlest of ways that made it seem as though he were sleeping had it not been for the puddle of blood surrounding him.

"TaV!" Gamzee ran towards him, dropping to his knees and carefully lifting Tavros' head onto his lap. He let out a breath he wasn't even sure he held when he saw that Tavros was still breathing. The others ran over as well, surrounding the duo. Vriska had shoved past Equius and Nepeta to get closer to the Taurus. As she scanned over his injuries, a shred of sadness pierced her heart. She bit her lip and looked away from the two.

"OH MY GOD...4LL 1 CAN SM3LL 1S CHOCOL4T3...3V3RYWH3R3.."

"poor tavros..he doesn't deserve this.." Nepeta said sadly, tearing up.

The juggalo stroked Tavros' face gently, letting a few tears escape his eyes as he looked him over again.

'If OnLy I hAdN't MoThErFuCkIn LeFt...'

"Well let's not just sit here like a couple of 8uffoons! We need to get 8ack to Kanaya so she can help him!"

Everyone looked at Vriska slightly shocked. She had always picked on Tavros and expressed a sort of hatred for him. Yet here she was, worrying over the large horned troll. They nodded and Gamzee had carefully picked up his friend bridal style, cautious of his injuries and quickly moved to leave. He heard Tavros groan when he jostled him accidentally and decided that he need to get there fast. So with a tossover glance at his friends, he flash stepped the rest of the way. Vriska had picked up the fallen lance and trailed behind the others.

'You 8etter not die Toreadum8ass...'

~.~.~.~

When the group had all reached the clinical unit, Kanaya was already feverishly working on closing Tavros' wound and keeping him alive. Her hands delicately lifted the shirt off and her eyes narrowed at the hole.

"WeLl SiS?..."

"It's A Terrible Injury But I Can Make Do. He'll Make It I Promise You."

She smiled kindly at the tall troll and patted his head, causing him to let out a small honk in appreciation. Her attention was now back to stitching the wound closed. The boy would emit a small sound of pain every once in awhile when she'd tug on the string and Gamzee would squeeze his hand gently. Vriska hovered over them both. Sollux, Terezi and Nepeta were near Karkat. Nepeta had a dejected look on her face while Terezi pursed her lips in frustration. Sollux was watching him with a face that although blank carried a disquieted look as he inspected his friend. There was tension all around the room until Eridan decided to speak up.

"okay. noww i knoww i ain't got a right to speak up wwhen there's so much fuckin tension..but wwhat the hell is goin on? wwhy did kar aand tav's ancestors come outta nowwhere and try to kill them?"

Everyone scrutinized Eridan as the question that they had all been thinking the same thing. There was only silence however, full of averted gazes and tightened fists. It dragged on for a while until a groan had filled the air and all of the troll's heads turned to see Karkat struggling to sit up. Terezi tried to keep him from rising but he pushed against her.

"K4RKL3S, YOU R34LLY SHOULD LI3 DOWN."

"NO FUCK THAT SHIT."

Karkat opened his eyes tiredly and surveyed the room. His eyes landed on Kanaya and the others, noticing the unconscious bull horned troll and the juggalo doting over him.

"CAN I ASK WHAT THE HELL EVEN HAPPENED WHILE I WAS OUT?"

"Tavros Was Attacked By His Ancestor." Kanaya called out.

The nub horned troll's eyes widened in surprise at the news before glancing at his bandages. He blinked in confusion but soon the anger set in as he remembered what happened. The Sufferer, that bastard, had nearly killed him and that dark feeling settled in his mind. He grit his teeth and punched a nearby wall, letting out a fierce cry.

"karkitty, purrlease relax!"

Nepeta grabbed his arm and tugged it down to prevent Karkat from causing any more injury to himself. He glared at the wall he just punched as the memories fueled his mind.

"HOW IN THE FUCK COULD THAT GUY JUST..?!"

"K4RKL3S!"

"kk chill!"

"HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOME PEACE BRINGER AND HE TRIES TO KILL ME? WHEN I FIND THAT CLOAK TOTING, NOOKWIPE I'M GOING TO-"

"ShOoSh BrO."

Gamzee had wormed his way over during Karkat's outburst and papped at his best friend. It worked as the Cancer's animosity had settled into a more tolerable attitude before he leaned back.

"THANKS DUMBASS.." he mumbled.

"No PrObLeM bEsT fRiEnD."

"So Karkat, mind telling us exactly what went on with you?" Vriska questioned.

He looked around, noticing how everyone's eyes were on him and sighed. He really didn't want to recall because underneath all that anger at his ancestor, he felt a sting of betrayal. But he sucked it up and sat up straight before recalling the tale of what happened between him and the Sufferer.

A/N: Author doesn't update for like 2 months but then drops this on you. Teehee, but oh my gosh seriously. I will not keep doing this, I don't like it one bit. Hope you at least liked this :)