FORGOTTEN
ERIDAN: CHECK UP ON KARKAT
BY unnoticedTurmoil
You swim up the currents to Kan's island hive. You are going to check up on Kar. Something just told you to do it. Like a little voice in your head.
Hurry up Eridan, 0r y0u'll be t00 late.
You just want to know why the voice sounds so much like Ara.
It d0esn't matter.
Actually, it doesn't matter. You've arrived at Kan's hive already.
"Kar, Kan, I'vve arrivved!" you let them know. You don't hear any response. You walk up to the entrance board and knock.
"Kan?" there's still no response. You spy some movement from near the back of the house. You have an uneasy feeling about what was going on, but have no idea what to do about it. You draw your crosshairs and point it at the bushes near the wall. You don't know what it is, but if it's dangerous, you'll be ready. A dark head pops up from the bush. You tense. But it just squeaks at you and runs away. You furrow your brow. It was big to be a small lusii and too big to be a small lusii, and it looked kind of like a troll... you give chase. You've been in enough role plays with Vris that you don't let them get away before you at least interrogate them. You catch up and grab the troll, for that is what it was, by the arm, wrenching it behind him and hearing a satisfying pop of it going out of socket.
"wwho are you?" you snarl at him, although he had started to screech and it was quite hard to hear yourself. You twist his arm and hear whimpers and snarls of pain mix into his screech of panic. You hear a gasp and an attacking holler as someone tries to cut you in half with a weapon of some sort. You barely dodge, getting your cape cut, by throwing yourself off of your captive; you spin around, ucaptcha the crosshairs and fire without thinking. Luckily it was set on beam, the thinner of the two settings, and less devastating. You put on your fierce "don't mess with me punk" face then scream in horror like a ninny who's been sold to slavery on the same day he found his lusus dead and his hive destroyed. You'd just shot Kan who has fallen on Kar who has his arm popped out of socket. Shit. Well, Kanaya's not getting back up anytime soon, and if you're lucky, she probably won't remember through the amount of blood loss that you shot her and messed up Kar. Shit. It might not be so bad, she might even die. Shit. Shit. Shit! Holy fucking shit, what have you done?! Shit shit shit shitshitshitshitshit. You've just shot your best friend. Your only other friend besides Fef. And you've shot her. In the stomach. Shit. Shit. Shit shit shit shitshitshitshitshit. And then you've gone and pulled Kar's arm nearly off and, oh your glub, nobody lives through that much bloody and shit what is that holy crap Kar is bleeding too what the fuck is going on now shit. You gently roll Kan off Kar. There's nothing you can do for her now. But you can help Kar. You grab Kar and take another glance at kind Shit. You whisper sorry and goodbye to her and then start toward the beach, carrying Kar on your back like an oinkbeast.