Hana: Short chapter is short, I know. I could've had this added on to the previous chapter, but doing that with what I had originally typed just didn't seem to flow too well. So, here we are.
Richie: You sure you're not making excuses? You haven't even finished chapter 51 yet.
Hana: That reminds me. I've been accepted into University! -confetti cannons fire-
Richie: What's great about that?
Hana: I won't waste space up here. Guys, I don't own DGM, just Richie who is my OC! Don't steal her!
Richie: -rolls her eyes- Enjoy the new chapter.
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+ - Night 36 – Ghosts, Vampires, and Apocalypses! Oh my! - +
Now, in my entire two years of being at the Black Order, I'd put up with pleanty of things in such a short amount of time. I've dealt with Komui's antics, Johnny's oddly mischievous streaks, Lenalee's occasional mood swings, and even Auntie's wrath that one time I didn't listen to what she told me to do. None of this — and I don't think I could ever stress this enough when I say it — compares to the literal hell I had just walked into once I got home from the Asian Branch.
"Lavi." I hissed, sitting between him and Kanda in one of the storage rooms. Outside our temporary sanctuary were zombies who were our friends and family. Every single one of them were threatening to make us join their newly created undead legion. Granted, they weren't physically in that state, but how else would anyone describe them? It looked as though no one slept for months on end.
Panicked, the older-but-now-very-young-looking male looked to me in what could only be a little fear at my tone, "Ah! Y-Yes?"
"What happened after I left? And why on earth are our friends acting like the walking dead out there?" I had the feeling that if I were my normal height and age, I would have come off more intimidating than I was in my chibi state. It was annoying, but I still had the desired effect.
"I-I wonder…" He chuckled. As things currently stood, I was with Johnny, Lavi, Kanda, Allen, and a weird robot that I didn't doubt was one of Irmão's creations. What it did…I had no idea.
"Spill the beans, rabbit." I threatened the red headed male. There was a chance I could've asked my little brother however, the problem was that Allen was a little out of it, and I was only grabbed because they were rushing my way at the time.
"Couldn't you…um…check with your eye, maybe?"
"Do you want me to find out anything you were lying about?" That wouldn't be a bad idea, actually.
"Right…um, how do I go about this?" If Lavi was having issues with explaining things, then maybe using my eye would've definitely been better…on the other hand, seeing him squirm was amusing. It served him right. "You see…"
We heard Allen groan, before shooting up in surprise at something. Lavi and Kanda were quick to cover his mouth, efficiently covering his mouth and preventing his scream from being heard. "SSH!" Johnny, Lavi and Kanda hushed. Shortcake had interesting timing in this aspect…I decided to spare Lavi.
For now.
"You sure were out cold, Allen." Lavi muttered. "It was hard to carry you like this."
"Hah? Where are the others?"
"We all got separated." Johnny explained, "It's just the six of us now."
"Six?"
"Hello." I greeted.
"Richie?"
"Sixth member of our party is over there." I pointed towards the robot that was crying in the corner.
"Oh yeah…that's six." Allen sighed, before looking in confusion towards me. "Why are you here? I thought you had things to do at the Asian Branch."
"I finished, so I came back…and then I was pulled into this…or carried, considering it was Johnny that grabbed me." I explained. Which was the truth. It was totally dark when I came back…and at first I thought I was being kidnapped…before Johnny had profusely apologized as he ran. I didn't think he realized it was me at first…
"I can see that happening." Allen agreed, before becoming troubled. Something was eating at him.
"Allen are you ok—?" A loud knocking began to sound on the door we were barricading. It was accompanied by a voice we were all familiar with.
"Allen…Lavi…it's me…" The voice said, "It's me. Open the door…"
"Isn't that voice…Krory-kin's?" Lavi asked.
"Yes, it's me…open up." Krory's voice affirmed, "Open the door…"
"I don't have a good feeling about this." I whispered to my friends. They all nodded, obviously feeling what I was feeling at the moment. "What do we do?"
"He might be infected." Said the Komui-looking robot. What name did Irmão give this one? "It would be dangerous to open the door."
I crossed my arms and watched as Allen, and the chibi-fied duo of Kanda and Lavi began pushing the robot towards the door.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" The robot cried out.
"Go open it!" The trio said at once.
"NO! That's terrible! We're all scared, if this were a horror movie, we'd be killed as soon as we opened the door!"
"This isn't a damn horror movie." Kanda growled.
"No worries, no worries~!" Allen cooed.
"It hurts us to ask you to do this, EX."
Komui had pretty crappy names for things…but EX? Seriously, what did this one do?
"No! I won't do it!" EX cried.
"Listen to me, EX…" Allen pleaded.
"NO!"
What on earth was I watching right now? I wondered. "Johnny, any ideas what's going on anymore?"
"Now that we're separated from Komui and the others, Johnny's the only one who can make the Komuvitan D vaccine." Came my needed answer from Allen to EX.
Komuvitan D…Komuvitan D…why did that ring a bell?
"Ah…oh yeah…" Johnny dumbly realized.
"I remember now!" I exclaimed. "I thought you said you disposed of that vile shit?"
Johnny cringed, and answered, "W-we thought so too…"
The weird conversation was still going on between Allen and robot…wait, he was practically flirting with that thing, wasn't he? "The only ones left here are you, me and a trio of worthless brats."
"What?" I growled out, wanting to punch my little brother for the first time. Like, really punch him. In the groin considering my current height.
"Please! You're the only one I can rely on…!"
"L-Love? Is this love…!? My heart aches…!"
"Will you do it…?
"Yes…"
"What…the hell am I looking at? I'm not missing something, am I?" I asked in exasperation.
"What is this farce?" Lavi asked.
"Robots don't figure into his love for humanity." Kanda stated.
"Well…he's suffered at the hands of Komlin series before…" Johnny pointed out.
"Yeah? So have I." Kanda and I muttered. We both glared at each other…though I ended up breaking eye contact first.
"Allen. Did Cross finally rub off on you?"
"Huh? What do you mean, Richie?" The rest of us stared at him in disbelief. Did he really not realize he was technically flirting with a robot? Or was it a ruse?
I still don't know to this day, to be honest. I found myself sighing, any and all urge to cause bodily harm was gone by then.
"I'M OPENING THE DOOR! COME AT US IF YOU—" The robot's head was promptly kicked off its body as a foot came flying through the barrier. "dare…"
I meant straight through the barrier. The door never had the chance to open.
"Holy hell…" I breathed. "This actually is like one of those horror films."
"You should have opened up sooner…now I'm annoyed, Kiddos."
This…was bad. It was apparent that Krory wasn't infected like the rest of the Order. He was the cause. A real life vampire. "Say…you guys can hold him off, right?"
"We…should be able to?" Allen questioningly answered.
"Keep him busy. I'm going to head to the Asian Branch again."
"You sure?" Johnny fearfully asked.
"It's our only chance."
Allen nodded. "I'll give you an opening then—huh?" Chains? I dodged by ducking, just as Allen got wrapped up in the mystery chains that were emitting from Krory. I doubted he realized I was there, so in activating Raposa…which was a lot smaller at the moment…I ran.
It wasn't without difficulty, however, as I rushed past in zombified Order personnel, a lot tried to get a grab at me, but my smaller form was too hard for them to catch. "Please don't become one of them by the time I get back…" I breathed. By then the gate was now in my sight, and I mentally cheered as I rushed through, soon finding the entry to the Asian Branch once more.
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It was perhaps a little pointless to hope the group I left behind would've remained normal. After all, I had been trying to convince Bak again and again to help me out. He didn't quite take me seriously, so by the time I had finally made it to the end of my patience…
I…'kindly' asked him one last time with the intent of throwing a few fireballs at him from my nine tails of Raposa.
He had his work cut out for him when we got to the further destroyed Black Order Tower. I didn't need to ask anyone on Komui's side as to what happened. My eye was more than willing to show me everything I missed. But…a ghost that represented all those victims?
I couldn't say I was expecting that. I hoped their souls rested in peace after everything.
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