Chapter 5

Back in the underworld, the king and Ryant were getting ready to send Shaggy out to stop the war."I have no idea how to end any wars" Shaggy said."Look, kid, it's easy. All you are gonna do is, go into the spiders side, grab the treasure and bring it back. It's that simple" the king told him."The spider king lives in a castle. It's very tall. At the end of the city. You won't miss it. The treasure is probably hidden in there" Ryant added. Sure, Ryant was glad that they were finally putting this war to an end, but, he was worried about Shaggy. Ryant had a tough time during the war before Shaggy was born. He didn't want the same tough time to repeat it's self. He still had PTSD of what happened last time. He would never forgive himself if something happened to his new 'son' too. Ryant started pacing back and forth in the room. Rick noticed this. Rick sighed and said to Shaggy,"Can you excuse us for a moment, kid" before he walked to Ryant.

The two walked out of the room to have a private talk."Are you okay? You're pacing again" Rick started with a questionable look at Ryant.

"Oh, I don't know, Rick. I'm having PTSD of what happened before I took Norville". Rick put a hand on his shoulder."Hey, It's okay, 'son'. Your kid is going to be okay. I'm going to announce on the radio that the war is just about over thanks to this human kid". Ryant's eyes widened."What?! Are you crazy? What if the spiders on the other side hear about this and try to get rid of him? I'm not gonna let that happen to my boy. That's it… I'm letting my friends come over to protect him. He's too young for this" Ryant decided. Rick rolled his eyes.

"Too young for this, really Ryant. The kid is 18. He's already an adult. He's allowed to fight in a war. Don't baby him". Ryant sighed."I don't care. No matter how old he is. He's always going to be my child. Now, don't do anything while I'm gone". Ryant left the castle to get his friends. The king rolled his eyes and went back to Shaggy.

"Alright, kid. Your dad's too worried about you. He thinks your too young to end this war. But, I know that you're not too young. You're allowed to make your own decisions, right, kiddo" The king said as he patted Shaggy on the back."Like, he is not my dad" Shaggy said. Rick's eyes widened in fake surprise.

"Really? Now I thought he was" he said in a sarcastic voice."Come on, Now! I know he's not your real dad. But, you are his kid to him. He took care of you when you were little. Besides, he had a traumatizing experience before he took you in when you were a baby. This is Ryant's way of having comfort and happiness. Come on, let's announce to the underworld that the war is almost over". He took Shaggy's wrist and started pulling him away."Kid, you're going to be very famous".

Meanwhile, Ryant made it to one of his friends houses. He rang the door bell. A lady ant opened the door. She was surprised to see Ryant. "Oh, Ryant, what a pleasant surprise. Come on in" she told him. Ryant came in the house."It's nice to see you too, Heather. I'm here to see Jared. It's really important".

"Ah, yes. Of course. Jared! Ryant's here!" she called out to her husband. Jared Harvester came down the stairs."Ryant! My good old friend. It's nice to see you. How have things been?". Ryant sighed."Well, you are in for quite a story, pal. Do you remember Norville Rogers?". Jared nodded."Yes. Yes I do. What a sweet little boy"."Lets sit down" Ryant said. Ryant and Jared made there way to the family room. Ryant told Jared about him taking Shaggy again and about the whole him ending the war thing."Wait, you mean, Norville is back. He's 18 years old now and he's ending this war" Jared cried. Ryant nodded."Yes, I need your help and Antonio's to help protect Norville. I don't want anything bad happening to him. He's just a kid. So, will you help me?".

Authors Note: Well, that was chapter 5. I am not making fun of anyone who has PTSD. Just to let you guys know. I hope you all have a Happy Holiday. I will post the next chapter right before New Years Eve. This story is not over yet. I will still update it in January. Next chapter, and again, Happy Holidays!