(Nether-Girl and Darkarai appear)
Darkarai: Hello, mortal readers. We have decided to take over the Author's Notes, as vengeance for lack of appearance in this story!
Nether-Girl: So we're going to give you a view of what we've been up to-
Snake: (runs in) HOLD IT! I want to stick with a view of the heroes! I want to find out how that smart-mouthed idiot could have survived the kill-spell!
Nether-Girl: I doubt anyone cares…
Darkarai: Actually, I've been wondering that too. I have a loathing for his entire family, so I'd like to know how he could have survived as well.
Downy: (walks in) There can only be one explanation…
Snake: (face-palm) He's NOT related to Harry Potter, Downy. We've already discussed this!
Downy: What would the OTHER explanation be? That having Lamone's heart helped him survive and the vampire probably died and let his cousin survive, or the vampire genes helped him revive?
Everyone: *GROAN!*
Nether-Girl: Thanks for the spoilers, dumbass!
Snake: Ah, lets just cut to the Reviewer Thanks!
Reviewer Thanks
StormBringer128: Cute little dance you got there; And they're fused back because Puggsy saved them… Guess he's not a big jerk after all ^-^
Luckycool9 and Junior: I was wondering when I'd get you to faint; One reason why they'd be considered twins; And Kaiser's bracelet is an adaptation of Kite's bracelet, since they're father-and-son; The rest is totally agreeable; We shall find out; We'll get to the others soon enough ;)
Storm, Fangpuss, and Hunter: Fangpuss, watch who you're blackmailing, especially since YOU sang a chick-song in the last story!; And Hunter, you don't know how right you are ;)
NarniaCrazyGirl: Walter is a puppet belonging to the stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham, you oughtta look him up; Congrats, here's a cookie; And prepare to have your mind blown ;)
Scoobycool9 and Junior: Made ya faint! Lol; The song was funny? It wasn't supposed to be…; Glad you liked Fangs' quote; Who DIDN'T faint? Lol; And you'll get an appearance soon, my friend ;)
Disclaimer: Since we're in a hurry to see how Pugs survived, lets skip it!
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Puggsy's POV (this should explain everything)
"You, my friend, are an idiot." Lamone told me as soon as my mind went blank, and suddenly he drifted away from me. I guess that happens when your mind shuts down after being struck into unconciousness. I drifted in a darkness for a short time, deep within my subconscious. I then saw a bunch of images floating around me, and I paused to look around. None of them looked like anything I've seen, and as I looked closer I realized what they were.
I was seeing Lamone's memorizations.
There was one of the day Toni was born, a scene where he was burying Johnny and Wulf's bodies, an image of him ripping apart Marlow back in 'Family Traits', the day we first met, his practices as a key-blade warrior, him as a professor at Hogwarts (that's something I never kne- holy crud, is that Snape in his class?), and a memory of him lounging in a backyard with Emily and Brielle…
Several memories stood in front of me, but only a few caught my attention. The first one was of him standing on a balcony of a hotel, watching Brielle and I through a window, on the day we first met (okay, that's a little creepifying). "She's in your hands now, cousin," he said to himself. "Take care of her…"
Déjà vu… I thought, knowing he had said the same thing to me in the last story.
The second memory was of him sitting in a hospital, where Toni was lying in a bed, in a coma. "This wasn't supposed to happen…" he said, his hands covering his face. "You were supposed to stay safe… You-" he paused, looking out the window, seeing a cloaked figure sneaking around. Acting fast, he leaped out and attacked him, then hypnotized him into forgetting what he saw. He then knocked them out and turned back to the hospital. "I'm sorry, Toni… but until I am sure Marlow is off my trail, my presence will only bring danger to you."
The third memory was of him standing with my mom in our house near a crib, where a tiny infant lied asleep- then I realized it was me (aw, look how adorable I was!). "Are you sure he's not a vampire?" Lamone asked my mother.
"I'm positive," my mom replied, and I breathed a sigh of relief. "I counted the years from the point you were born, and we're still 4 years off. We're expecting another one in a couple months," she lied her hand on her stomach, so she must have been pregnant with Chance at the time.
Lamone nodded. "Good… You won't have to go through that tragedy again, then, and Dad probably won't leave."
What is he talking about? I wondered, a little confused.
My mom gave him a sharp look. "I told you, I put that behind me. I'm sorry for how I acted many years ago… Back then, vampires weren't as welcoming."
"I could tell from the way you looked at me…" Lamone scoffed… and I didn't like where this conversation was going…
"I still loved you. I was shocked, yes, but that didn't mean I saw you as a monster,"
"Then why didn't you let me save you when you fell ill?"
Mom sighed. "I didn't want you to taste blood. Edwin said that's how vampires go into a frenzy, and I was worried about what it would do to you. So, I decided I'd rather die then let you become something you're not."
Lamone rubbed his chin. "Tell me… How did you survive? As I recall, you didn't carry our family's trait,"
"No, but your aunt, Kelly, did. She had sucked the disease out of me, which resulted in me becoming a vampire. By that time, you had gone off to become king. I tried to look for you, but found your father instead… I was a bit mad at him and scratched him, making him a vampire too, saying that I wouldn't allow him to change back human until we made things right." she sighed again. "One day, unfortunately, Kelly tasted blood and craved it, going mad and almost killing someone… going as far as changing into her full-fledged vampire form."
I recalled seeing Lamone in that form in one of his memories… it was a freaky experience, but I was still too stunned to focus on it.
"Your father and I had to change into our full-fledged forms to stop her, and we had no choice but to expose her to sunlight and destroy her vampire-half… which destroyed ours as well, leaving us human once more." Mom finished, then arched an eyebrow. "Now tell me… how did you find us?"
Lamone was silent for a moment. "I saw your faces in the paper, of how Dad became chief of police. …I thought it was just a coincidence, but I had to find out." he answered, then looked at her. "Now, here I am. I'm surprised you still recognized me,"
Mom smiled, stroking his face. "I never forget any of my son's faces…" she looked down in the crib. "Especially since this one looks like you, too. I suppose you have a new twin-brother, now."
Lamone looked down at me, sorrow in his eyes. "I just hope… this one lives." he said quietly.
That was all it took to jolt me back into conciousness, and I immediately searched for Lamone in my mind… seeing a hint of Malone, who immediately disappeared. That startled me a bit, but I wanted answers first. Why didn't you TELL me we were BROTHERS? I yelled.
"What?" he asked, surprised at my sudden appearance.
You knew all along that we were brothers, that Mom used to be a vampire, and you never told me?
He sighed. "I figured Mom would have told you, but she told you I was a distant cousin instead, thinking you would freak out. …I guess she was right, from the way your nostrils are flaring."
I don't believe this… I don't *bleeping* BELIEVE THIS!
"Watch the language, it's not the most SHOCKING thing you've found out. …Though, I'd hate to picture WG's reaction if she found out another character had a long-lost sibling-"
I can't believe this… I… I gotta sit down…
"I think that will be hard to do, since we're chained to a wall at the moment… and to add on to the annoyance, Marlow's entering the room. Why don't we handle him first and then get to our sibling rivalry later?"
I sighed bitterly, but decided to listen to him… for now.
Marlow went on about how our friends were doomified and kept bragging about Finneas' ritual… and believe me, after villains boast about their plans the first twenty times, it gets irritating. As soon as an opportunity sprung, we escapified and raced down the hall.
…Just in time to see a Riptor trying to rip Fangface from Fangs!
"GET AWAY FROM MY FRIEND, YOU IGNORPOTOMAS!" I shouted, having whipped out my wand, watching as a yellow-light shot from it and my patronus cut through the Riptor, and suddenly Fangface and Fangs were fused back together.
What the…? What did I do? I thought, surprised.
"I do believe you've accidentally created a new spell." Lamone replied.
Before I could think into it more, I looked at my friends, who stared at me with wide-eyes. "Puggsy! You're… Y-You're…" Hunter gasped.
"YOU'RE ALIVE!" Came a shout, and suddenly Fangs transformed into Fangface automatically and tackled me, kissing me all over my face. "Ooh, ooh, Pugs!" *smooch* "I'm so glad you're okay!" *smooch smooch* "I thought I lost my best pal forever! Ooh, ooh!" *smooch* "(grr) My little buddy's alive! HE'S ALIVE!" *smooch smooch smooch*
"Make him stop before I rip his lips off!" Lamone snapped.
I… can't… breathe! I thought in reply as Fangface squeezed me tightly. "Fangface… oxygenary!" I gasped.
"Puggsy! How are you still alive?" Storm exclaimed.
"Question is… *gack* how long do I have left before your brother *grunt* squeezes the air out of my lungs?"
Hunter walked over, tapping Fangface on the shoulder. "Fangsy? Can you let Pugs go now?" she asked, pointing over her shoulder. "Someone ELSE missed him too,"
Fangface looked over, and finally released me. "Ooh, ooh, right!" he said, helping me on my feet. "(grr) Sorry, didn't mean to hog him."
I looked over, seeing Brielle standing there, her eyes wide. "Puggsy…" she gasped, rushing toward me.
"Brielle," I sighed with relief, opening my arms to hold her in an embrace. She ran forth…
And started beating the crap out of me! "YOU JERK! WE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!" She caught me in a choke-hold, pounding her fist on my head. "We spent the last several chapters grieving over you! You had us worried SICK! You reminded me of the night I lost my family! You made Fangs cuss like the wind! We were prepared to avenge your death, AND YOU'VE BEEN ALIVE THIS WHOLE TIME?"
"Brielle! *ow!* Someone! *oof!* Get! *ouch!* Her off!" I cried as she slammed me to the ground, kicked me in the stomach, and started punching me.
"You know… most wives welcome their husbands back with a kiss or a hug," Lamone commented.
Hunter and Storm finally pulled her off. "Brielle, calm down! We don't want him to die all over again!" Storm snapped.
"Aw, that's too bad…" came a voice, and we looked over…
Seeing Nether-Girl and Darkarai standing there, several Blackhearts behind them. "Hate to spoil the reunion, but we're going to kill you now." Nether-Girl said, and several shadowy tentacles shot out of her back! "You're going to just love my new power… I have the ability to rip someone's soul right out!"
A tentacle shot towards Martin, but he dodged it. "You're not getting any souls today," he snapped.
Darkarai chuckled. "We'll see about that," she said, then turned to her Blackhearts. "Attack, my pets!"
The Blackhearts lunged. I immediately summoned my key-blade and fought them off, but there were too many, and one of them attacked Brielle! "BRIELLE!" I shouted… along with Lamone.
*ZAP!*
A blast of energy sent the Blackheart flying back, disappearing in a puff of smoke. We looked over at who made the shot, and I couldn't believe my eyes.
Standing there was Scoobycool9, Luckycool9, Alexia, Chance, Twiggy, some blonde kid, Cassie, Ryan, Wolfsbane… and with them were Sora, Kairi, and Riku, all with their key-blades. "Need some backup?" Sora asked.
"That would be nice," Storm said.
Nether-Girl shot out more tentacles, but Riku sliced through them. We fought through the Blackhearts, making them explode in puffs of smoke. Finally, only Darkarai and Nether-Girl remained. "This isn't over," Darkarai sneered, then threw down a pebble and disappeared in a puff of smoke with Nether-Girl.
"Chickens!" Twiggy taunted.
"Guys! When did you get here?" Brielle exclaimed, hugging her brother… and I suddenly wanted to smack her upside the head.
"We were on our way, and suddenly a portal opened and Luckycool9, Sora, Riku, and Kairi came along," Scoobycool9 said.
"We would have been here sooner, but I had to travel around a bit to summon a few other recruits," Luckycool9 replied.
"Who?" Hunter asked.
"Lets see… everyone who had an appearance in FF2, Tracker, and WG's stories. Characters from Phineas and Ferb, Darkest Powers, Cirque Du Freak, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chibi Vampire, Scooby-Doo, Ben 10, Invader Zim, Calvin and Hobbes, American Dragon, Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Inkheart…"
"And Roxas and Axel are going to help out, too." Chance added.
"Ooh, ooh, we're going to have a LOT of cameos," Fangface said, impressed. "WG's gonna need a bigger autograph book!"
"Speaking of which, where IS she?" Wolfsbane asked.
"She got captured and was brought here," Martin replied.
"How'd she get captivated?" I asked.
"Ooh, ooh, Jennifer turned traitor and knocked her out! (snarl)" Fangface replied, bitterly. "Right before she blasted you with the kill-spell!"
I froze.
"Oh, dear Lord…" Lamone gasped.
"Puggsy? What's wrong?" Chance asked.
I gulped, too stunned to admit the second biggest shock I had. "G-Guys…" I stammered, trembling a bit. "Back at the campsite… before we were ambushed… WG and I made a P-Polyjuice Potion…"
Everyone stared at me. "Puggsy… don't tell me…" Storm gasped.
I bit my lip and nodded. "We switched places… WG was the one who got hit with the kill-spell."
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A/N: Review.
