Prince of Heart- Siiiiiiiiiighs internally.
Knack knack knack knack.
Eridan groaned as he laid face down on some sort of concrete surface, the smooth and grey ground taking up the majority of his vision. He heard some unknown being making a series of loud knacking noises, almost so often that Eridan could've sworn that there were multiple beings making the same noise. It reminded him of the angelic singing of his own planets inhabitants, how'd they always, no matter what, continue on singing to each other, almost as if it were a way they communicate with each other. That was before he blasted one of them away with his Ahab's Crosshairs, and their singing turned to violent and horrible screeching that would hurt Eridan's ears, and proceeding to attack him. Ah, good times.
He got himself up via his elbows and knelt up to reveal the source of the knacking, giving the Prince quite a shock; multiple little red crocodiles, barely coming up to his chin, all around him spouting out that knacking nonsense. Their teeth chattered as they kept flapping their elongated mouths up and down, and Eridan jumped back in surprise, falling on his backside and letting out a loud yelp. He huffed and puffed for a few moments, before settling himself down and grasping a better view of his surroundings. He seemed to be in some sort of multiple storied hive, seemingly like the one he had gotten made in order to proceed through the gates of the game and reach Skaia, though the drab building wasn't nearly as elaborate as his own. He looked at the one game component next to him, the device that created the weird purple object that allowed him to escape from the meteors grasp of destruction, and then looked out onto the sea of lava surrounding the building, dotted with gears and large clocks that acted as the land of the panet. He stood up slowly, rubbing his backside as he did, and finished with a final large stretch, splaying out his arms above him, before turning to the one doorway next to the device and walking through it.
As he entered the room, he was greeted by the overwhelming smell of apples in the air, and an object on the floor that nearly tripped the Prince over. He stumbled forward, catching himself before he fell flat on his face in the extremely messy room, and scoffed at the whole mess in the room. Not only was the floor covered in knick knacks, but various desks and surfaces were also scattered around with human trash, with the human's latrine situated in the middle. The human in question was Dave, standing in the middle of the room with his hands on his hips and examining the room in its entirety, which included some sort of music booth, a computer, another game device, and a strange and crudely drawn picture of a human male scrawled across the wall.
Dave heard the Princes footsteps and turned to face him, pursing his lips. "oh sup fish dude," he said, giving a short wave, "didnt realise i was getting visitors otherwise i wouldve scrambled some flakes up. not that i got any. i mean jesus come into my homeand demand food what do i look like a fuckin aquarium. get with seaworld if you wanna be fed. assuming you like being forced to do tricks against your will for nothing in return."
Eridan stepped over the mess below him to get closer to Dave. "i dunno wwhat the fuck youre goin on about for a fuckin nother conversation but ivve got more important matters. those bein wwhat the FUCK! wwhat the actual fuck just happened?"
"i dunno," Dave shrugged, "all i saw was furry jade teleport the fuck in all 'nothin personelle kid' style and next thing i know im on the ground waking up in my old room. so weird being back here," he said, turning away from Eridan, "cant believe how long ago it feels since i lived in this place. spent way too long wallowing in our own filth on that gnarly meteor thats for sure. this doesnt even seem like my room anymore. its like trespassing or something like im horning in on somebody elses life. a life lived most sweetly though i will admit."
"do you knoww wwhere evveryone else is though?"
"well the mayors here with me, thank god, but i dunno for everyone else. youd have to ask furry jade for that."
"yeah and thats another thing! the last time i saww that miserable fighter she-" Before Eridan could finish, he was interrupted by a flash of light behind Dave, a figure appearing in its place.
"oh!" the figure said, revealing himself to be none other than John. "hi guys!"
"john?" Dave asked sceptically.
"yep!" John replied excitedly. "it's good to see you two again!"
"wwhere the fuck havve you been you been since that dream?" Eridan demanded, straightening his cape.
"what do you mean? i already told you guys back on that stonehedge planet!"
"uh wwhat stonehedge planet?"
"okay lets just hold on a fucking moment," Dave told the two, holding up both his hands. "i feel like im way the caught back on this. how the fuck have you guys met?"
John went to say something else, but was hastily interrupted when his body began to waver into transparency. "uh oh, i really gotta go guys! let's catch up later guys, okay?"
"john wait," Dave said, before a flash of white blasted him away, and the two were left on their lonesome, save for the faint smell of fur in the room for some reason.
"hi guys," the two heard behind them, prompting the two to turn towards some feminine voice, revealing itself to be the young woman from when Eridan was last conscious standing on top of the game structure.
"oh god damn it," Dave exclaimed, sliding his face down his face.
"he was just here wasnt he?" the girl asked, putting a hand on her hip.
"no," the Knight simply responded.
"how do you even know who im talking about?"
"well i mean fish dudes here if hell make a good replacement for egbert who totally wasnt here in any shape or form."
"no of course i dont want him you idiot! well, i do kinda need to lock him up by himself, but hes not who im talking about!"
"oh sounds like youre fuckin disappointed you didnt get me wwhen you had the chance," Eridan told her, crossing his arms.
"shush you! ive got business between the adults in this group! so ill shack you up with gramps until this all blows over."
As the girl raised her fingers, Eridan threw his arms down in frustration. "i wwish for the god damn LIFE OF ME id stop bein tele-" And in another instant, he was thrown into complete darkness as he was teleported to another area of the Witch of Spaces choosing.