AN: I have no idea what I'm doing.
John yawned as he woke up, Roxy pressed against his chest.
"Good morning John." Rose greeted as she put away her knitting supplies.
"were you knitting all night?" He asked worried.
"Don't be silly, I just fell asleep while I was knitting, although I have had some new ideas for things to knit…" She said casually.
Roxy pressed against John's chest harder.
"uh… rose? mind giving me a hand here?" John begged.
"Sorry John, last time I did that you got cuts on your shoulders, and you asked me not to do it again." Rose pointed out.
"but i can't get up!"
"And? Just carry her while you walk." Rose suggested.
"seriously rose? are you trying to get me in trouble with dave?!" John whisper shouted, as not to wake up Roxy.
"Dave might not even be here, besides, I don't see a problem." Rose said.
"roxy is dave's pre-scratch mom! he'll be so angry at me!" He explained panicking.
"And? He can't get upset." Rose pointed out. "He's the one that was so obsessed with irony he didn't realise he was being abused."
"yeah i guess, but that's not really his fault 'cause he didn't realise anything was wrong." John pointed out.
"That is true, but I do believe that he probably freaked out yesterday. I heard a meeping that sounded just like Dave." Rose explained.
"oh great… he's gonna be even more angry now!"
"who's gonn' be mre 'ngry now?" Roxy asked as she woke up, snuggling into John.
"morning rox! dave is by the way." John said giving her a smile.
"John believes that Dave will become angered by your relationship and will attack him." Rose elaborated.
"oh, tha's dumb! why does davey get to pick out relationships?! johnny's mah bf! not davey's!"
"It's more that you're Dave's ectobiological mother, so he likely would be enraged by him 'interfering' with family issues." Rose explained.
"i don't know… dave seemed to ship me with you rose." John pointed out.
"The plot thickens."
"actually i just don't want the guy doing my mom, at least not until i've gotten used to it." A ridiculously badass, awesome and overall cool voice said from the stairway for the boys, which John had ignored to sleep with Roxy in his lap. "but once i'm used to it i'll be totally cool with it." The voice assured as a boy walked down, with blonde hair and sunglasses that covered his eyes.
"Dave? What are you doing in the house for heroes?" Rose asked.
"Hat said some kinda dumb bull 'bout being too suicidal for any other houses which is just useless since i ain't dirk, seriously the guys got like a fetish or something for it." He explained, walking over.
"it's not a fetish, it's more… idfk… he has an urge, like me to drink." Roxy said from her place on John's chest.
"he has an urge to lose his head? jeez, good thing he's got jake or whatever the crap his name is, i don't care." Dave said with a shrug.
"Said the boy with the boyfriend about the boy with a boyfriend." Rose remarked.
John grinned as Roxy got off of him.
Hours later
John walked through the halls with Roxy and Rose, Dave having left to go find someone for some reason.
"So, what do you two think about this one?" Rose asked, holding up a picture.
"nah, too sappy." john decided. "it'd be like picking one from pre-retcon, just sad…" He added.
"Well then, how about this?"
"totes! it's sooooooo cute!" Roxy squealed.
"yeah! it's perfect!" John agreed.
"Glad we agree on that." Rose said with a smile, observing the group photo that the group had taken after entering the new universe.
"YOu…" A voice said, both angry and nervous.
"oh no… i aint dealin wi this at this time!" Roxy complained, pushing John and Rose along quickly.
"WAIT!" The voice said panicking. "JuST GIVE ME A CHANCE! PLEASE!" The voice begged. "I'M DIFFERENT NOW I SWEAR!"
Roxy turned them around cautiously.
"Isn't that English?" Rose asked curiously.
"he also has a learning disorder, calliope mentioned that." John added.
"SHuT uP ABOuT MY LEARNING DISORDER!" The person shouted upset.
"yeah thas im." Roxy agreed.
"yo." Dave said as he approached. "hey cal." He said as he walked past the person, joining the group.
"HELLO DAVE HuMAN!" The person shouted somewhat calmly.
"Is there something we're missing here? Isn't this the cherub that sealed us inside of a juju, leaving Roxy and her team to fight alone?" Rose asked confused.
"no he is, he's just chill now. we're like, buds now."
"WE ARE NOT, BuDS! I AM JuST MuCH CALMER NOW!" The person corrected.
"same thing."
"NO IT'S NOT!"
"is this how i acted with karkat?" John asked Rose quietly.
"No, you were more annoyed by him, it's more as if our sessions were swapped, and we were trying to guide the trolls." She decided.
"cool."
"besides, we're cool now, he's practically a pacifist."
"OR THE CLOSEST THING TO A PACIFIST WHEN YOu ARE FORCED TO RESORT TO BREAKING THE LIMBS OF THOSE YOu'RE ATTACKED BY ON A DAILY BASIS."
"well, he has a no kill policy, only attack if needed."
"CORRECT." The person agreed. "DO YOU KNOW WHERE… SHE, IS? I WANT TO TALK TO HER…" The person asked nervously.
"yeah dude, she's right down the hall, she'll be here any minute, might wanna hide behind me though, shorty." Dave told him, for it was a him.
"ALRIGHT…" He agreed, getting behind him. "AND DON'T CALL ME SHORT!"
Roxy turned around bored, waiting for John and Rose to make sense of everything. "… callie?" She asked confused, seeing a familiar face.
"roxy? what are yoU doing here?" The person she had seen asked in a female tone.
Roxy gave a happy smile, turning to John.
"go ahead, i don't mind." He assured her, allowing her to jump the girl, who was female, happily.
"CALLIE!" She shouted with joy.
The male figure peeked out from behind Dave cautiously while Roxy glomped the female one.
"hey, greenie." Dave called out, getting the females attention. "sorry to interrupt but someone wants to talk to you!" He explained, stepping aside.
"SISTER…" The male one said nervously.
"y-yoU…" The female one whispered scared.
"I… I'M…" He trailed off, looking to dave confused.
"sorry, the word is sorry." He told him quietly.
"I'M SORRY… FOR… WHAT I DID." He said quietly.
"y-yoU… yoU're sorry?" She asked confused.
"YES, I AM… REALLY, I SWEAR…" He told her sincerely.
"you realise callie's got no reason to believe you right?" Roxy pointed out.
"I KNOW, BuT I STILL NEED TO MAKE IT uP TO HER." He explained.
"i... i don't know if i can forgive yoU jUst yet, bUt i believe yoU." 'Callie' told him. "i don't know why…" She muttered. "bUt yoU deserve a chance i sUppose…"
"THANK YOu…" He whispered quietly.
"Ok what exactly happened here? I'm tired of figuring things out over long periods of time." Rose said annoyed.
"basically, jake or whatever his name is adopted calliope over there as an english, so yeah john, hope you like having cherubs as family now." Dave joked.
"don't even joke about that."
"but in all seriousness, cal over here had it bad in his new life, he was in an orphanage and treated like dirt, y'know that whole whinging abuse thing that happened a few years ago? it's that bad." He explained.
"And… You do know that it was John getting abused in whinging yes?" Rose pointed out.
"I FEEL…" 'Cal' trailed off again.
"i'm working on the dictionary for you pal, just need to finish off a few words and then you'll be able to check on your own." Dave promised him. "but you're looking for bad."
"BAD FOR YOu." He finished, giving a grateful look to Dave.
"uh… thanks?" John muttered confused.
"so, he's a good guy now?" Roxy asked curiously.
"I HOPE TO BE ONE DAY, BuT I AM uNSuRE WHEN THAT SHALL BE." He corrected.
"…" Roxy stared at him, before giving a smile. "kay! i trust yu!" She decided.
"… WHY? I COuLD BE TRYING TO TRICK YOu BY LuLLING YOu INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECuRITY!" He shouted confused.
"that's why! 'cause you know you did bad and want to make up for it! that makes you a good person!" She explained.
"This is one of those things that you just have to accept." Rose explained.
"well then… it seems i will have to get Used to this once again…" 'Callie' decided. "caliborn…"
"AS WILL I, CALLIOPE." The now named Caliborn agreed, extending his hand to his former sister, with her grabbing firmly, the two shaking.
"so… has anyone seen jade?" John asked worried.
"WHICH ONE IS JADE AGAIN?"
"the one with the puppy ears!" Roxy said happily.
"AH, I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW WHERE THE JANE HuMAN IS THOuGH!" He said.
"really? where?"
"WELL…"
"I'm right behind you." A female voice said before hitting John in the head with a pie.
John felt his pranksters gambit take a hit, he would have to regain it with some cunning pranks…
"Well, I wasn't expecting the final villain to be so adorable!" Jane commented, pulling on Caliborn's cheek.
"PLEASE STOP. I'M VERY SENSTIVE ABOuT MY HEIGHT PROBLEMS!" He told her as he tried to escape.
"But it's adorable! It should be a crime!" Jane told him smiling.
"i hope jade's ok…" John muttered worried.
"i'm more worried about karkat, nothing against jade but, i kinda need my matesprit." Dave commented. "see? i remember things." He said with a grin.
"i guess… i just wanna see my sister, we haven't talked in ages…" He shrugged.
"SO DOES ANYONE ACTuALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO TALK uSING THOSE LOGS OR NOT?" Caliborn asked seriously. "BECAuSE I REMADE THE PROGRAM." He explained, sending everyone links to their phones that somehow worked.
"cool! i like you better as a nice person!" John decided.
AN: I have basic ideas for each chapter, this one was the cal's making up and Caliborn becoming a good person. Calliope is gonna need some convincing though before she trusts him.