3 months passed.
Venomous and Ko had been working nonstop. They would stay up all day and all night trying to work out what they needed to build. They contacted other villains, even heroes. They never got close enough, it was difficult.
Ko was taking a small nap, while Venomous continued researching. He used all the information Ko knew about alter egos. Separation could be possible, but also risky. Since they were the only two who have an alter ego, they don't know what would happen once the separation took place.
Venomous didn't worry about the side affects though, he was more focused on making the machine to do it. They were able to figure out some parts of it, and Boxman would help them build it. They needed an energy source, but Venomous had no idea what.
Ko woke up, and looked a Venomous. "Did you figure it out yet?" He asked. "I figured out we need a energy source, but I have no idea what to use. Do you?" Venomous asked. Ko thought for a few seconds.
"Glorbs." He blinked. "Tko? What are glorbs?" Ko asked. "A glowing orb thing, mom told me they're used to power robots, so maybe they could help with the machine." Tko said.
"Tko says that we can use glorbs for the machine!" Ko said. "Oh yeah..glorbs. I know a place where I can get some. I'll be back." Venomous got out of his seat, and a Ko watched as he left the room.
Venomous looked around to make sure Boxman wasn't there. When the coast was clear, he went downstairs to a basement. Inside the basement, were tons of glorbs. It made sense for why he would have so many, for his robots.
He reached out for one, then heard a door slam open. "WHO IS-" Boxman stared at Venomous. "PV? What are you doing down here!?" He questioned. "Well..uh..I need glorbs." Venomous said.
"Well you can't take these, I need them for my robots. You'll have to get them from somewhere else." Boxman said. Venomous sighed, then thought. Glorbs were hard to find, but one place hit his mind.
"The Glorb Sanctuary, nobody's guarding it..right?" He asked. "It's usually left alone so attention isn't drawn to it." Boxman said. "Perfect, I'll just snatch a few from there." Venomous turned back to the stairs. "Thanks for the help, Boxy." He ran up the stairs, and Boxman watched with a smile.
On his way to the Glorb Sanctuary, there were many people in the plaza. It would be hard to sneak to the sewers, especially since he would stick out the most. People didn't really notice him though, so he was relieved.
After a few minutes of sneaking around, he made it to the sewers. "Did Shadowy really sneak around the sewers like this..?" He stared at it in disgust. Now wasn't the time to think like this though, so he stepped in and began to navigate the sewers.
He made it to the doors, they were opened. He didn't question it, and ran right in. There were many glorbs, so he started to grab a few.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!"
He froze, and turned his head to the door slowly. Mr. Gar was standing at the doorway. Even with the sunglasses, Venomous could feel his glare piercing through them.
"Are you stealing these glorbs!?" He shouted. Venomous ignored him, and continued to grab them. "ANSWER ME!" Still ignored. Mr. Gar ran down the steps, and Venomous backed away.
"What are you doing here?" Gar asked. Venomous narrowed his eyes. "Gar, we don't have to fight. I'm just here to take a few glorbs." He said. "I'm not just gonna let you take the glorbs and slither away, get out and leave them behind." Gar demanded.
Venomous scowled, and continued grabbing the glorbs. Gar grabbed onto his arm, and made him drop the glorbs. "Get out."
Venomous pulled his arm away, sending out an energy blast at the same time. Gar was knocked out, and his eyes widened. "What the.." He looked at his hands. They glitched and went from his to Shadowy's several times. Once it stopped, he ran towards Gar.
"Relax, he's not dead." A voice said. Venomous looked around, and the voice continued. "It's Shadowy."
He stopped. "Shadowy..? What did you do?" Venomous asked. "He was getting in the way, so I just thought I should knock him out." Shadowy said with a chuckle. "Don't intervene with my plans. I'm assuming you know what we're planning?" Venomous said.
"Ah yes, you're gonna separate me from you?" Shadowy said. "Yeah. We're almost finished too." Venomous said. Shadowy started to chuckle more, and Venomous was confused.
"I won't intervene, I want to watch how this all plays out. I know the plan won't be successful, because no matter what you do you can never get rid of me." Shadowy stated.
After that, it became quiet. Venomous wasn't concerned, Shadowy was just trying to mess with his head. He grabbed a bunch of glorbs, and ran out.
Ko started at the plaza through the window. Just watching all the people enjoy their days made him smile. Then he saw Venomous running out of it, and blinked. "Why did he go to the plaza..?" Ko asked.
"Because he stole glorbs from the glorb tree." Tko said. "What? I'm sure that's not.." He saw Venomous carrying glorbs, and grumbled.
Venomous walked back into the room, and placed the glorbs on the table. He looked at Ko, who was glaring at him.
"Did you see.." "Yes." Venomous went silent. "Why did you steal the glorbs from the tree? You said you were gonna get them from Boxman." Ko said.
"Boxman said he needed all his glorbs for his robots. I had to steal from there, I also knocked Gar out." Venomous stated. "YOU WHAT!?"
Ko sighed. "It's fine it's fine..Mr. Gar is strong!" He said. Venomous looked at the table, all of his research was missing. "Where did all my stuff go..?" He asked. "Oh! Boxman was looking it all over when you left, he said he could start making the machine now!" Ko said.
"Wow.." Venomous smiled. It would all be over soon. Ko smiled as well, he couldn't wait to get home. He couldn't wait to see Fink, Rad, Enid, and Gar again. He couldn't wait to see Carol.
A few days passed since Boxman started to build the machine. They would check in a few times, and he was pretty fast when making it. They assumed he wanted to get this over with as well, cause he hated Ko.
Ko was sitting in the mindscape, talking with Tko.
"The machine is almost done!" Ko cheered. "Finally, I cant wait to go home." Tko said with a smile. "What do you think will happen when they're separated?" Ko asked.
"Don't know, don't care." Tko stated. "Well..you should care! We need to fight him, we can't just let Shadowy run around all the time scaring us!" Ko said. "Yeah, that'll be fun." Tko grinned. They both became quiet, they had nothing else to talk about.
"Hey..Ko?" Tko said. Ko looked at him. "Do you think..the machine could separate us..?" Tko asked. "Why do you wanna know that..?" Ko questioned.
Tko looked away. "I just..I want us to be separate and you know..be able to live our lives without taking turns. It gets annoying, doesn't it?" He said. "Well yeah..only getting two days a week is pretty annoying." Ko stated.
"Exactly. I wanna separate because then you won't have to be stuck in our mind all day, and we can finally be like..a family." Tko felt embarrassed saying all of this, he felt..soft.
"That sounds nice. I bet Professor would let us use it, we did help him work on it." Ko said. Tko nodded. They heard Venomous calling Ko's name from outside, and listened.
"The machine is finished, come on."
Ko hopped off his bed excitedly, then turned back to Tko. "See you soon." Ko smiled, and teleported out. Tko smiled as well. "See you soon."
Boxman led the two to a lab. Once they entered, they saw two tubes. One for Venomous, the other for Shadowy. Connected to one of the tubes was a box, and a lever was on the side.
"Wow.." Venomous examined it. "You did great!" Ko beamed. Boxman gave a halfhearted smile, then focused on Venomous. "Whenever you're ready, step inside." He said. Venomous nodded, then walked into one of the tubes.
The entrance shut, and Venomous shut his eyes. Boxman saw that he was ready, and placed glorbs inside the box. The glorbs were broken down and turned into energy, then the machine turned on. He pulled the lever, and the energy of the glorbs traveled into the tube.
The room began to vibrate as Venomous was affected by the energy. He screamed in pain, the energy was shocking him. In the other tube, something was forming. Ko watched as it took the form of a person, and it started to bang on the glass.
He backed away, and the person stopped moving. They shut off the machine, and the person shrunk into a blob.
"It..shrunk." Ko said. He walked over to the tube, and stared at the blob. Turns out they didn't have to fight him, he just..turned into a blob. He opened the tube, then placed it inside a jar.
"I guess it's because experiments can't have a form." Boxman said as he helped Venomous out of the machine. "It's better this way, he can't harm anybody anymore." Ko frowned.
This was all Shadowy was, a blob. He didn't even get a form, it was sad. Well, for a Ko, everyone else would probably be excited that he was gone. Ko started at the machine, was it even safe to use? Would they even be able to separate Ko and Tko, or would it just turn out like this?
There was a thud, and Ko turned around. Venomous had collapsed, and Boxman was panicking. Side affects, the energy transferring into him like that, and then getting something pulled out of you at such a fast rate. It must've taken a toll on him.
Ko decided that he would stay over night. He wanted to make sure that Venomous was okay.
"I don't understand why we have to stay. We could just leave.." Tko complained. "We don't have to stay, I just..don't wanna leave until he's okay." Ko said. Tko rolled his eyes, and pulled the covers over his head.
"Go to sleep, it's late." He said. Ko nodded, then laid down. They shut the lights off, and Tko was already asleep. Ko stayed awake, thinking about the machine. Would it even be safe to use on them?
The machine seemed to just..get rid of Shadowy. Ko didn't want to get rid of Tko, maybe it would just be safer to stay together. He didn't want to risk anything happening to Tko, especially getting rid of him unintentionally.
A few days passed.
Venomous still didn't wake up, but Ko just assumed he would wake up soon.
Ko was laying on the floor, staring at the ceiling. Suddenly, Boxman slammed the door open and he jumped. Boxman had a terrified expression, which scared Ko a bit.
"Boxman..what's wrong..?" Ko asked. "Do you still have that blob!?" Boxman asked. Ko looked at the table. The blob was still in the jar, and he grabbed it. "Follow me." Boxman lead Ko to an infirmary, where Venomous resided.
When they got inside, Ko stared in shock. He looked so..dead.
"What happened to him!?" Ko questioned. "Ko..we need to put Shadowy back into him." Boxman stated. Ko stared at him with wide eyes. "What do you mean!? We can't do that!" He shouted.
"Ko, Shadowy Figure was never experiments. He was a manifestation of Venomous's negative emotions. We basically just ripped apart of his life out of him, and for the past few days his life..it's been dissipating."
Tears formed in Ko's eyes. There was no way to get rid of Shadowy, and all their hard work..it was all for nothing.
