Nathan and Cesar talk some more. Someone isn't happy with Cesar decision and...pickles.

Anyway, here chapter 9!

-Cesars POV-

"youv'e got to be shitting me" Nathan gave me a look that reeked confusion.

"What did you expect? I did say i wanted to talk to you and hang out..?" I slowly turned my head to him and gave him a glare.

" you never mentioned an arcadee" My eyes glowed slightly red. Now, hold up, why am i distressed about this? Because.

I don't know how to play most games. When your a timeline hopping person, you don't have time to laze around. Nathan was oblivious to inner torment.

"Its just an arcade! Besides we can do something else later! Trust me, its the best way to get to know each-other." He was looking at me expecting me to go in.

Call it my pride, but i accepted. As we went inside, i started to get a mild head-ache.

So many lights, so much noise, machinery, the list goes on! How did Nathan deal with this...? Nathan kept leading me further into the arcade. We stopped at a machine about...driving cars...?

"Nathan, what is this?" I pointed to the machine. He chuckled and sat in one of the seats of the machine.

"just sit in the other machine, and be ready to race." He was chuckling as i gave him a stink eye, and got in. Nathan payed for me and him. The screen came on, and a selection of cars appeared. Nathan was looking at me, looking pretty smug.

"Choose any car, ill still win." I kept staring, and Nathans smile fell a bit.

"Ugh...you do know how to play this...right.?"

"Nope. No clue at all" Nathan went wide-eyed at that.

"How have you not played (insert generic racing game here)!? Its pretty good!"

"Dunno. Maybe because i was jumping between timelines, fighting crap, and traveling around?" Nathan became silent. We forgot about the game, and Nathan asked a pretty personal question.

"How was your child life?" I turned to him. The Background noise faded, almost as if time had stopped.

"...It wasn't bad. But, i wish my dad would've told me about the experiments he did." That peaked Nathans interest.

"Experiments? What kind of experiments?" I sighed and told him all the experiments he committed. The one with the experiment where my dad experimented on me was what caused Nathan

to realize.

"So you got your powers by experiments too?" I turned away from him.

"Yup"

"You know me and my gang went through the same thing...well, not really. We just did a lot more training than you and for longer...guess you being strong is because your experience huh?"

"yup"

Truth be told, i still wasn't so keen on letting the whole world know that i had committed a few, well, a few hundred timelines i've demolished. Some by accident, some because i had to, and some because i got...bored."

This talk was getting to me, but i stood up from the seat. Nathan didn't move however. I looked back at him, and looked around.

Time had actually stopped. I ran outside to confirm, and time had indeed stopped. The world around me slowly faded into 1s and 0s. The code. I activated my magic and stood ready. A figure walked from the left of me. I knew the face all to well.

I gave him a hard glare." The hell you want error" Nice, plain simple. Error looked at me before smiling. If it wasn't for the errors around him, i would say he was smiling like good ol' sans.

"Oh not much. Im just here to give you a little wake-up call." Error slowly advanced on me.

"What do you mean"

"Oh, there's a reason why i've let you-" He jabbed my chest "-hang around. You see, you've made my job easier these past few decades of you jumping around and removing timelines form existence."

"Oh, yeah, what about it?" Error chuckled.

"Lets get to the point. You haven't removed this universe yet, even though you've died once already. Your a little pawn, one of my puppets. Even though i'm not 'pulling your strings', heh, you know what happens when i give you a visit right?"

My hair covered my eyes. "Yeah, we end up in a conflict, and i n the middle of the fight, you "accidentally" break the universes code, either you or me do it" Error gave a hearty laugh.

"See? S'not hard to figure out. Anyway, what im trying to say is.." Error gave me a gaze that made my skin crawl. Hes tough as they come, even for me. "...Ill destroy this timeline. You got a year before i visit. This time-stream better be in atters when i show up"

With a lazy wave, he turned and disappeared into the code. The world came back and unfroze. I was back inside with Nathan.

"Cesar? You ok?"

"...yea sure. Im just going to go now." I was not ok. One year. My eyes drooped. Either i try to defend this timeline, or end it. Well, i cant involve others in my problems. It would be better if i moved out of the standard timelines and moved to a different time-stream.

Fell timelines were a good idea, i could blend easily in those. I sighed.

"Cesar, seriously, you dont look fine" I looked back at him and gave him a wink

"trust me, im fine, i just got a lot on my mind." I walked away from Nathan, whos complaints could be heard in the distance.

-Nathan POV-

I sighed. Honestly, we barely hung out for half and hour! What kind of a person wants to makeup, an d only hang out for 30 minutes? With a huff, i turned around, but fell back as i slammed into someone.

"Oh, sorry" I looked up and saw a short skeleton with a bluejacket and with blank eye sockets. "...oh...hello?" The skeletons smile, if it could, seemed to grow.

"Heh, now you ask for a greetings. The last one was an 'explosive' entrance, dont you think?" I stood up and rubbed the back of my head.

"yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh, maybe." The skeletons posture didnt change.

"Listen, i dont know why, but cesar's willin' ta give ya guys a chance. Heh, if it were me." His left eye ignited with cyan flames. "You'd be dead where you stand" His posture relaxed and the light returned to his sockets.

He was grinning lazily now, not compared to a few seconds earlier.

"Anyway, im going to give you guys a chance too. Dont fuck it up kid." He disappeared, no scratch that, teleported away. I sighed. I was wondering if we really could be better people. I turned and began walking back to the apartment. After a few minutes i saw someone familiar.

"..tay..lor..?"

-Taylors POV-

I giggled quietly. No one saw me leave, which was a pretty good thing. I wanted to go see that strong guy. He looked scary, but cool at the same time! To make sure i wasn't seen, i made sure to grab a perfect disguise. A top hat, with a long cloak. No one would know it was me hehehehe~.

I moved back to the park and saw Nathan and the other guy leave, so i rounded the park and followed. When i got to the other side, i couldn't find them anywhere in sight. Pouting, i just decided to go straight. People where giving me wierd looks as i passed them, i wondered why-omf!

I looked next to and saw a small froggit, you know, the ones that came out from Ebbott? Anyway, this lil guy was shaking.

"Are you ok~?" The froggit only creaked, but in sadness. It made me frown.

"Awww, its ok ill take care of you!" The froggit croaked in happiness, before it turned from the direction it came from, and went wide-eyed, squirming from my grasp.

"Hey! Wait, what are you do-"

"HA! Look! Another frog monster!" I turned my head and saw 3 tall people looking at me holding baseball bats. I saw they were lightly dusted.

"Wait! Look, its a small child! Hey, kid! Cm'ere. Well get rid of the monster for you, dont worry. I grabbed the froggit in a hug.

"NO! Hes mine! Im taking care of him!" The 3 kids looked at each other before one of them advanced.

"look, just hand him over ok? We'll tak-" He stopped and a green shield stopped his tracks. He growled and banged on the green shield.

"Just hand him over kid, were doing this world a favor!"

"Hey" I turned and the other 3 kids did as well. Nathan was right next to me, glaring at the 3 kids.

"Is there a problem here?" The kids shrunk under Nathans gaze and just left. He turned and look at me warmly.

"Why are you here taylor?" I explained dhow i wanted to get to know the awesomely cool and strong guy we had fought. Nathan seemed surprised but then smiled.

"you could've met him if you would've asked, you know." He took notice of the froggit clinging to my leg.

"Who's the monster?"

"Mr. Pickles!" Nathan stared at me for a second.

"what..?" He looked down at the monster. "Thats a froggit." I told him about what had happened before he arrived. He seemed to understand.

"Soooo, your adopting him, and naming him Mr. Pickles..."

"Yup!" I grabbed my fallen top hat and put it on Mr. Pickles. A Perfect fit.

"Come on Mr. Pickles, lets go home!" I took him ina hug and sprinted back, Nathan chuckling before he ran after me.

-Sans POV-

Honestly, these kids. I sighed. One minute they kill you, the next they want to be chummy, and save a monster. Hmph. Guess i could give them a chance. My smile flattered as i recalled what transpired.

Time had stopped. I felt it stop. Kinda a perk with remembering damn resets too ya know? Anyway, time stops, comes back and cesar leaves. Something happened, something went down...but what?

I Think its time i payed a visit to my old lab.

YES YES YES, I KNOW IM HELLA LATE! SCHOOL SUCKS, AS DOES LIFE! Anyway, im trying ya know? Anyway, see you in chapter ten. Things are getting hot n spicy.