Chapter 5

Karkat held the sickles in a defensive stance while Gamzee closed his crabtop.

honk.

"hey bro. YOU FEELING FINE?"

Karkat's hands shook with fear. He couldn't stop trembling in front of Gamzee.

"Gamzee...what the fuck happened?"

Gamzee didn't reply. Karkat approached Gamzee cautiously. Gamzee smiled. He took his clubs and disarmed Karkat before he could realize it. Gamzee attacked Karkat with his juggling clubs. Karkat screamed in terror and dodged every attack. He ran out the door and into the first floor of the hive. He hid behind the couch, feeling like nothing was going to be alright.

honk. HONK. honk. HONK.

Karkat trembles. That sound struck fear everywhere.

Karkat sighed as the honks got louder. He took a steadying breath as he pushed off the floor.

"HoNk HoNk!" Gamzee honked and Karkat faced down his matesprit.

"Shhhh!" He glared.

Gamzee stared at Karkat, with eyes that ask for murder. He raised his clubs and struck Karkat on his arm. Karkat pleaded for mercy, for him to stop. Those words couldn't register and he continued.

The door bursts open with red and blue lighting. Gamzee looks behind and sees Sollux, his eyes sparking energy. Sollux tackled Gamzee to the ground, pinning the sober Subjuggulator down.

"KK, GET THE SLIME! NOW!"

Karkat got the slime from the nearbyrecuperacoon can stuffed a handful down Gamzee's throat. Sollux didn't released his grip until Gamzee asked "Hey Solbro. What's going on here?"

Sollux let go of Gamzee and looked at Karkat questionably.

"What?"

Sollux sighed.

"You're too soft, KK. You need to learn when to do shit for yourself when I can't help you. "

Karkat clenched his fist. Gamzee looked at the two bickering trolls with interest. It was like a show that John showed him.

"I know how to, you ass-faced shitbrain! I can take care of my self, fuckass!"

Sollux laughed.

"Oh KK, I was just trying to make sure you knew what you were doing. I gotta go. Novaze needs me back at my hive. "

Karkat looked confused.

"You mean that fuckass bitch who tried to kill me TWICE is living in YOUR hive!"

Sollux nodded.

"She doesn't have a hive nor a lusus of her own, so I have to take care of her. "

"THAT FUCKING BITCH TRIED TO FUCKING KILL ME TWICE IN A ROW!"

Sollux sighed.

"She's like Equius. Obsessed with bloodranks and what not. She doesn't to seem to be like that around me though."

"I FUCKING WONDER WHY!"

Gamzee was eating slime in the middle of this.

After an hour, Sollux left. Karkat was a bit cautious around Gamzee fir a few hours, then went back to normal afterwards. Gamzee nuzzled Karkat adorably, and Karkat let him. He opened his crabtop and opened Trollian.

delicateTruth [TD] began trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG] at 09:36 am

CG: WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU.

DT: Hi Karkat! :) It'z me, Zhinji!

CG: OH HI. HOW THE FUCK DID YOU FIND MY TROLLIAN?

DT: Novaze to1d me. c:

CG : I'M GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF THAT BITCH'S NAME.

DT: Novaze'z not a bad perzon. Zhe'z a fo11ower of the Grand Highblood though. Zhe'z juzt doing her job.

CG: WELL SHE'S A BITCH, FOLLOWER OR NOT.

DT: Don't worry, Karkat. Zhe meant no harm. Zhe'z juzt 1ike that becauze zhe never grew up proper1y.

CG: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

DT: You zhou1d ta1k to her zometime. :) Byeeee~

delicateTruth ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist.

insanityArcana began trolling carcinoGeneticist

IA: H! y0u w0rthle$$ gutterbl00d.

CG: WHAT DO YOU WANT?

IA: $hinji f0rced me t0 p0l0g1ze t0 y0u.

CG: WHY CANT SHE JUST KEEP TO HER OWN BUSINESS.

IA: $t0p with the ll c ps, gutterbl00d.

CG: ITS MY QUIRK!

IA: W0w, y0u're l0t b0lder then when ! tied you up.

CG: WELL EXCUSE ME FOR BEING STARTLED AND SCARED.

IA: nyw y$, $0rry f0r ttempted murder, gutterbl00d. ! 0nly d!d !t f0r the $ubjugg t0r's ncest0r.

CG: STOP CALLING ME GUTTERBLOOD.

IA: Then g!ve me n me to c ll y0u by. ! must l$0 f0llow 0rders fr0m the $ubjuggulat0r's m te$pr!te.

CG: KARKAT.

IA: K rk t? ! underst nd then, m $ter K rk t.

CG: OKAY THEN

IA: H0w !$ the $ubjuggul t0r? H $e nyth!ng terr!ble h ppened?

CG: JUST SOME STUFF YOU DONT REALLY WANNA HEAR ABOUT.

IA: ! $ee then. Ju$t t0 let y0u kn0w, ! d0n't u$e c0mputer for Tr0ll! n. I u$e &ometh!ng called an RenPho.

CG: I DONT CARE IF YOU USE A PHONE OR A HUSKTOP.

IA: My deepe$t p0l0gie$, m $ter K rk t.

CG: LEAVE ME ALONE FOR NOW.

IA: W k r!m $t .

insanityArcana ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist.

CG: O.o

Karkat smiled and cuddled with Gamzee.

"Who were you trolling with, bro?"

Karkat shrugged.

"The new Aries troll."

Gamzee snuggled his head on Karkat's shoulder.

"She's so weird."

"Guess so, Gam."