AN(I think I kind of let the guys ramble on in this chapter. I also think the thought/internal conflict sequences are bit strange, but, aw well! By the way, I don't own K&Z, or the songs "Ground Control To Major Tom" or "My Way')

Zosky's POV-

I just couldn't believe my eyes. Kaput had really had enough, and now he was gone. I never thought something like this would happen. I truly believed he was happy with his work, but I guess I was… wrong. And it took a lot for me to admit that.

All of a sudden, I didn't care how it looked; I had to go talk to him. I bolted to my own ship and flew right up next to him.

"Kaput, what in the name of supernovas are you doing?"

"What? You said this was goodbye. It's over, Zosky. I wish it wasn't, but, obviously, it is."

"I thought you were just acting up! I didn't mean it!"

And as I looked at him, his face turned grave.

"Well, I meant it."

And with that, he zoomed off, leaving me absolutely speechless. Was this really happening? This was a dream, a very bad dream, and any minute now I would wake up.

Oh, dream on, Zosky. You know very well this is all too real.

Okay, but how do I fix it? How do I make this right again?

I don't know, Zosky. I don't know.

Kaput's POV-

I felt so empowered by what I'd just said. I'd finally mustered up the courage to say what I'd wanted to say all along. It actually was nice to tell the truth. And now that I was free, I decided to get to work, and dominate, Kaput-style.

Zosky's POV-

Still sitting in the ship in shock, I took some time to let all this sink in.

Oh my god. He's really gone.

Come on! You always knew on some level that this was going to happen. It was only a matter of time. You can only push someone so far before they snap.

But I thought he was happy…

Obviously not, Zosky. If was happy, he wouldn't have left. You should have listened to him, but you went on, blissfully unaware of how angry he truly was. Shame on you, Zosky, shame on you.

Don't you chastise me! I'm his friend, and if he was unhappy, he should have told me.

Oh, he tried to, many times, but you just ignored him! All you cared about was finding a throne to sit on! You never truly cared about him! All you ever really cared about was yourself, you idiot!

Wow, that's harsh, but you may just be right.

No, we're right, numbskull. Now he finally admits he could be wrong…

Kaput's POV-

As I was gliding along, I dared to turn that blasted radio on again. This time, though, I switched to some alternative rock station. Some artist I'd never heard of before played a fast-paced, up-tempo song.

"There's a right way

Then there's my way

There's a highway

If you don't like it, you can take it.

So just talk away, I don't hear a word you say

There's a highway

If you don't like it, you can take it. "

Hey, this guy was good! Powerful lyrics, and a great band to back them up. I liked the guitar in particular. In my opinion, a song without a kickin' guitar solo wasn't a song at all. Whether it was a low bass or the high screams of an electric, I liked all kinds of guitars for some reason.

With this new soundtrack in the background, I was happy. I felt ready to take on a new planet single handedly. I set my sights on a planet a little ways away.

It looked like a simple, tiny, quiet little planet. I looked forward to destroying it.

I stepped out of the ship, and took a moment to look at my surroundings. It, surprisingly, quite nice, if a bit cold. There were gigantic mountains, pine trees, and a seemingly infinite amount of land.

Just out of curiosity, I yelled, "Hey everyone out so's I can massacre ya, massacre ya, massacre ya." But I was greeted only with a flat and empty echo. Hmm. That was odd.

But there has to be at least one person here. Just keep looking until you find someone.

So off I went exploring. I passed through what seemed like miles of snowy plains. But on the horizon, I started to spot something. Was it? No, it couldn't be, I was seeing things. This was like seeing a mirage in the desert, but a lot colder. My mirage was a suburb. Huh, go figure. After seeing all that empty land, all of a sudden, you come up on civilization.

But, nevertheless, I was, of course, happy to see that this planet wasn't completely deserted.

Okay, if I was going to take over this planet, I actually would need a plan. I, mean, it's not like I had Zosky with me, so I couldn't just burst in there, guns blazing. I was flying solo, so, I had to do this carefully. I had to be conspicuous, try not to bring attention to myself while plotting the demise of this puny planet. But first, I had to find somewhere warm.

Zosky's POV-

I just couldn't stop myself; I had to follow Kaput, see what he was doing. Also, partly, to make sure he didn't do anything stupid. Of course, I was still angry at him, but I still thought of him as my friend, so I felt I had to keep an eye on him.

I saw that he had landed on a very cold and desolate planet. Why he had bothered to land there at all was beyond me.

I saw him plow through piles of snow until he finally made it to a very storybook, cookie-cutter looking suburb. Then I saw him take a minute to look at the place. Then he had that same look on his face like he was thinking. It was still sooo scary to see that. But what was even scarier was the look of grim determination that found it's way across face after.

And it was then that I knew. Kaput had moved on. He didn't need me anymore. He was all set to do this by himself. And he was ready to, too. He'd been waiting for this moment his whole life. The moment where he was completely in charge of what he did. The moment that he became his own boss. And now that moment was here.

I also realized that I had had that moment during the entirety of our partnership. It was his turn, but I was sad that it had to happen this way. I was sad that I had just lost my best friend.