Notes- I'm not sure about the time frame of this. Just know everyone is still alive and on the meteor, and Tav has his robotic legs. This one is really long, so It'll be in parts. This is way longer than it originally was going to be.

Warning- The Usual Swearing

Uploaded- December 28th 2012

Rated- T

Anything else: Fuck Vriska. That is all.

Summary: Gamzee is hurt looking for tavros. When tav hears about it, he's not going to put up with any shit until his friend gets better.


Concussed Part 1

Gamzee walked through the seemingly never-ending halls atop the meteor he never wanted to be on, which was going far to slow for his liking; for any of the trolls liking really. With no one around to see him, the normally enormous grin he always wore had reduced itself to nothing more than a small upward curl on the one side of his lips. His normally lidded eyes were wide and coherent, and he wondered absentmindedly what the others would think had they known the soper was loosing it's potency.

Tracing his fingers lightly over the cool metal walls, he vaguely noticed he was entering the main room of the building, one that was littered with piles of shit and other miscellaneous items, and has multiple computers with their respective owners scattered throughout the room. Curling his lips so his small smile turned into a lazy grin, he leaned against the wall, and took to observing, something that did not go unnoticed. Noticing the lanky troll in the reflection of his computer screen, Karkat Vantas, a troll who had a severs swearing problem, turned to face his moirail.

Gamzee did not look at his moirail, and only continued scanning the room's occupants. Kanaya Maryam was lazily sitting at her computer, her screen filled with pink and green text, and a smile on her face. Gamzee noticed that her weapon of choice, a chainsaw, was leaning unused against her desk, and took pride in the fact she hadn't needed to use it yet.

Sollux Captor, a specialist in psiionics, and Eridan Ampora, the loneliest sea-dweller of the group, were talking to Feferi Piexex, the only other sea dweller. Both the boys faces were adorned with smiles, and Gamzee grinned at the lack of fighting. He had gotten rather tired of the screaming and the constant strifes which only made his think pan hurt.

A movement caught his eye, and he looked just quick enough to see Equius Zahhak, the mechanic of the group, leave with Nepeta Lejion, his not so secret mate sprite. Assuming the two were off to have some 'bitchin cuddling,' Gamzee looked around again, and almost drew back, startled.

When had Karkat gotten so close? Frowning at his moirail concernedly, Karkat looked him up and down, before affectionately nudging his arm.

"Everything alright?"

Smiling at the rare lack of curse words in the small sentence, Gamzee shrugged tiredly.

"Motherfuckin tired is all. You seen tavbro motherfucker?" The thought of his closest moirail brought a smile to Gamzee's face, and all of the sudden he couldn't wait to see the cute little fucker.

Looking again at his friends too clear eyes, and slouched posture, Karkat nodded to himself, "Haven't seen him myself. Ask Nepeta, I think she was talking with him earlier."

Giving his friend a quick hug, Gamzee smiled, "Thanks motherfucker."

"No problem shit stain."

Leaving the room again, Gamzee was all to aware of Karkat's eyes never leaving his back, and it made him feel guilty for worrying his friend.

Walking briskly, he glanced into room after room in the direction he had seen the two mate sprites go off in. Not watching where his feet were going, he walked right into the side of a certain wheeled device which immediately toppled over, bringing Gamzee with it. He hadn't realized he had been walking fast enough to attempt such a feat, until he was upside own.

And then there was nothing but black.

Hearing the commotion, Nepeta poked her head out of door a little ahead of where Gamzee had been walking, and gasped loudly.

"Gamzee!"

At her shriek, and the thought that the purple blooded troll may be in danger, Equius gently pushed past her, and she followed behind quickly. Trying to rouse the troll, and failing, she looked fearfully at Equius.

"What the fuck happened?" Nepeta looked up sharply and met the confused and scared eyes of a panting Karkat.

"I don't know!" she cried, then glanced at the wheelchair who's wheels were still spinning slowly, "I think he tripped!"

She looked back at Karkat just in time to see him sprint back to the main room. Listening quietly, she sat on her knees and pulled Gamzee's head onto her lap, cradling it. In the distance, she heard Karkat yell, though dangerously quieter than he normally did.

"Gamzee's fucking unconscious! Get your shitty asses over here and help us!"

Within seconds, nearly every troll in the meteor was crowded around Gamzee and Nepeta, some frightened of what would happen to them if they disobeyed Karkat, and others genuinely worried about Gamzee.

But the question of if this would affect the high bloods violent nature was on everyone's mind, regardless.

Feeling the body on her lap shift, Nepeta cried out, ceasing the quiet questions that had been thrown around above her, "He's waking up!"

Feeling a movement under him, Gamzee's brows furrowed, before he slowly opened his eyes. He stared with lidded eyes at the faces that surrounded him for a few minutes, before it hit him that he knew the trolls they belonged to.

Feeling the hard floor under him, he was curious as to just why the fuck he was on the floor in the first place, but the more he tried to concentrate, the fuzzier the memory became, until a voice spoke up.

"Gamzee?"

Opening his eyes, and not remembering when they had closed, Gamzee looked at the speaker. Knowing he had taken to long in answering, Gamzee opened his mouth, only to find his tongue felt heavy as lead.

"Kar…kat?"

Karkat frowned, and looked at Nepeta, "Are you sure all he did was trip? Fucker knocked himself out. How hard would you have to hit something to even do that shit?"

"Not very hard," Kanaya answered behind him. "The mind is a fragile thing. It takes years to grow it, and yet it can be harmed due to the simplest of things."

Feeling a headache coming on, Karkat growled quietly, "Well… what the fuck do we do?"

Kanaya sighed, "I'm not sure. I'll converse with Rose on the matter." She walked off.

Looking down at his friend, Karkat wondered how they were going to move him. He doubted Gamzee would appreciate Equius' sweaty hands on him, not that Equius didn't mean well but… he looked at Gamzee again. It didn't look like Gamzee was in the right mind to think about it.

He asked him anyway.

"Can you walk nookwhiff?" He held out his hand, fully expecting the troll to say no, shake his head, to do anything but what he did.

Gamzee nodded, and started to get up. Becoming flustered immediately, Karkat started gibbering, "Wha- you idiot! I didn't mean for you to actually fucking stand! Lay the fuck back down, you just fucking passed out!"

Ignoring Karkat, Gamzee carefully pushed himself up, and rolled onto his stomach slowly for better leverage, the others backing away to give him room. He made it onto his knees before Karkat shut up and watched, the red blooded troll feeling even more concern as he saw how hard it was for him to stand.

Taking a deep breath, Gamzee pushed himself onto his feet. His knees almost buckled, but Equius' hands were suddenly supporting him.

"Are… you alright, high blood?"

Feeling his head spin, Gamzee chose to shrug off Equius' hand., and after taking a breathe, he answered, his eyes lidded and looking at the floor.

"M' fuckin fine."

Sollux eyed him skeptically, "You thure GZ?"

His vision swimming dangerously, Gamzee shrugged, and took a shaky step back, only to be pulled forward before his foot could touch the ground.

Equius eyed him, concerned. "I…wouldn't recommend doing that…unless you want to fall again."

At this thought, Gamzee squinted, and Karkat opened his mouth to reprimand him.

"…I fell?"

His voice died away in his throat, then came back even stronger.

"That's it!" He walked forward briskly and pushed the taller troll easily into a sitting position against the wall. "Stay the fuck down. Kayaya! The fuck's wrong with him?"

Calling from the other room, Kanaya answered after a moment, "The most likely answer is a Concussion."

Karkat faltered, then put his face on his hands, "Fucking great. Just fucking splendid." He turned back and gave an almost pleading look to Feferi.

Feferi nodded at his look, and turned to Equius, "Equius sweetie, could you please carry Gamzee to the main room?"

"Oh, of course." Equius went to pick up Gamzee but was stopped when the confused troll raised his hand, and looked blearily at the remaining faces above him.

Hadn't he been looking for something?

Meeting Karkat's gaze, something seemed to click, and Karkat glanced at the trolls around them.

"The fuck's Tavros? He'll probably be interested in whatever the fuck just happened here." Giving a pointed look at Sollux, the psiionic troll sighed.

"I'll go find him."

Nodding in thanks, Karkat watched his moirail leave before again focusing his attention on Gamzee. When he opened his mouth however, it was directed at everyone.

"Get back to whatever you were doing. Equius, stay here and help me with this dipshit before he hurts himself again."

Equius nodded and the others slowly dispersed, seeing the downed troll wasn't going to say anything else for the time being.

Remembering about Kanaya, Karkat said, "Equius, before we move him, go ask Kanaya what the fuck that Rose human said to do about concussions." Equius nodded once again, and walked away.

Karkat sighed heavily and stared down at his moirail, who just smiled tiredly up at him.

"Kar really… what the fuck happened?"

Jumping slightly in surprise that Gamzee had managed to form a coherent sentence, Karkat stared dumbly at him, before deciding not to answer. The purple blooded troll had been upset as it was about Tavros' accident, and mentioning the bull's wheelchair would just bring up bad memories. It didn't seem like Gamzee had noticed anyways.

Gamzee didn't question it.

The strange silence was suddenly interrupted by the fast repetitive slam of metal against metal, and then Tavros was beside them, completely out of breath, with Sollux entering a bit behind him, winded.

"I…I got him…KK…" The troll panted, before letting himself fall into place beside the purple blood, who just nudged him playfully.

Gamzee looked wearily up at Tavros, "Hey…motherfucker. Been…lookin for you." Tavros took one look at his toppled wheelchair, and his friends pained face, before the situation immediately clicked in.

"…Shit Gamzee."

Blinking at his friends rare use of swear words, Gamzee didn't have time to formulate a response before he was carefully picked up. The sudden movement making him dizzy, Gamzee shut his eyes quickly, and dug his fingers into his friend's shirt.

Turning to walk to the main room, Tavros turned to Karkat, "Where do you want me to put him?"

Impressed at Tavros' lack of stuttering, Karkat answered, "Find something soft to lay him on. Don't know if we have a couch or anything."

Nodding, Tavros looked ahead and saw Equius running toward them, only to stop short at the sight of Tavros easily carrying Gamzee. "Well?" Karkat snapped, "What'd Kan say?"

"We can't really do anything to help him, unfortunately… she will fill you in when you arrive. For now…she said to just not let him fall asleep…"

Tavros glanced down at Gamzee, who was obviously exhausted, but conscious enough to have understood what had just been said.

Staring at Gamzee's face, his eyes just barely open because falling asleep was so easy, but disappointing Tavros was something he couldn't imagine, Tavros steeled himself.

Gamzee was going to get better if it was the last thing he did.


What Gamzee's experiencing are all real symptoms of concussions, and some can last weeks after the initial concussion. Just saying. PLEASE VOTE ON MY POLL ;N;