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Happy Tree Friends: Camp Sanguine

Chapter 12 – Visitations

Once again, Flippy found himself running through the woods, his eyes squinting heavily at the darkness around him; preventing the twigs snapping into his grass-greens. Behind him were those damned glowing red eyes – the furious growls and roars urging him to run faster in order to escape 'its' reach. "SHIT!" he yelled as the ground suddenly crumbled, screaming as he fell towards a waiting lava pit.

"Gotcha!" shouted a familiar voice as he felt himself suddenly being air-lifted. He looked up, smiling in relief as Splendid grinned down at him. The two then looked towards the cliff and smirked at the 'demonic' campers glaring and roaring furiously at them. "Whew…that was a close one," Flippy sighed.

"Yeah, too close…for you," came Splendid's reply. Flippy flinched as he realized it sounded more of a monstrous growl as he spoke; looked up and yelped as Splendid's sky-blues had glowing red pupils grinning evilly at him. "Join us, Flippy!" the 'demonic' blue hero yelled as he suddenly dropped the soldier towards a fiery pit, laughing as he screamed again.

The next thing the green-haired teen felt was the burning magma engulfing and sucking him into the searing hot molten rock…

"NO!" Flippy screamed as he jolted awake; panted furiously before glancing nervously around him. Splendid – who's sleeping on the top bunk opposite Flippy's and Russell's – groaned and rubbed his eyes as he woke up too. "Stupid dream…" the blue hero mumbled. Splendont pulled the covers over his head as he attempted to hide the fact he was shuddering uncontrollably.

Flippy finally caught his breath and got out of bed, padded barefooted to the bathroom. "Kinda early for a shower, don't you think?" Splendid asked as he watched him, only to be answered by a sudden, "WHAT THE FUCK!" At that, both Splendid and Splendont got off their bunks and checked on Flippy…only to yelp themselves.

The trio stared at themselves at the bathroom mirror. Their eyes were ringed in dark circles as though they haven't slept in weeks; hair was so disheveled one could have mistaken them as hobos. But what's more disturbing were the reddish-black marks they all shared.

…fresh burn marks…from falling into the magma in their dream. Even parts of their clothes had singed patches; the familiar burnt smell was barely detectable to Flippy's nose, but not to the red-and-blue twins'.

"That's impossible," Flippy muttered, "No two people can dream the same thing at once." Splendont carefully fingered one of the burn marks and let out a childish wince – the injury was for real. "This feels like a horrible reality version of 'Nightmare On Elm Street'," the red hero growled. Unable to find an explanation, Splendid suggested they head to the Camp Office clinic and nurse themselves rather than waiting for one of the staff to help them.

They weren't expecting someone in the said location, though. "What are you doing in here?" Splendont asked as they noticed Flaky and Moonlight, the former nursing what happened to be identical burn marks on the part-albino's skin; along with that were fresh blood stains all over her paw print-riddled pajamas…

Eclipse blinked her golden eyes open, quietly snickering to herself as she spied the still-sleeping girls around her. Then grabbing a knife she had hidden earlier under her mattress (without her counterpart's knowledge), she quickly slit open Giggles' throat and smiled gleefully as crimson-red blood flowed down her pink pajamas and stained the sheets.

Petunia happened to wake up a second later, but was unable to scream as the blade was driven directly into her head. "Heh…" Eclipse snorted as she twisted the blade and pulled it out, feasting on bits and pieces of her brain before turning her fierce golden eyes towards Lammy.

Said lavender-haired girl was trapped, clutching Mr. Pickles in her hands and whimpering as the insane part-albino walked closer to her. "How do you sleep at night~?" she teased, suddenly wrapping her screeching victim in her own blanket, "All 'snuggled up', I suppose~?" As the golden-eyed teen held her prey close and suffocated her to death, Flaky was slowly tiptoeing towards her with a lamp in her hands.

CRASH!

That was the sound of the lamp crashing onto the floor, but Eclipse wasn't hit – she had sensed the red-haired girl's nervous breathing; turned around, grabbed the lamp and smashed it before the now-truly-frightened girl. "Nice try…" the insane teen commented, "Could've done better, though." Flaky – now in full panic – immediately turned and ran towards the bathroom, locked the door and curled up in one corner, shivering uncontrollably while tears streaked down her pale face.

SHRIEK! Whimper…

'Huh?' the dandruff-infested teen thought as she inched towards the door. Unlocking and peeking through the gap, her fright turned into concern as she noticed Moonlight on the floor, trying to pluck broken lamp pieces off her feet. "How did this happen?" the part-albino whimpered. Blood seeped out the cuts and dripped onto the floor.

"You were sleepwalking – sort of," Flaky replied. She then helped pull out all the broken lamp pieces, tossed the bloody shards into the nearest waste basket and temporarily wrapped the white-haired girl's feet with a pair of small towels before helping her limp to the clinic.

"You guys didn't hear anything?" Flaky asked as she continued to nurse Moonlight. "We're probably still asleep and having that nasty nightmare," Splendont replied as he rummaged around for some burn ointment while Splendid looked for bandages. Moonlight then assisted Flaky with the boys, ignoring the occasional stinging in her feet as she walked.

Flippy looked at his watch and frowned – it's around 1am in the morning, which means their injuries won't completely disappear until the next day. He then turned to Flaky, noticing she was blushing and giggling to herself. "I bet she thinks you look sexy with your shirt off," Flipqy noted, "I wonder what she's got under her clothes, though."

Flippy blushed as he pictured the scene: Flaky wearing nothing but her swimsuit, swimming alongside him in the lake. Since they're the only ones around, he decided to prove his love for her. He starts off with a gentle kiss before using his tongue to carefully tease her until she gives in. He would then pull her to the bank and slip off her bikini bottoms while his swimming trunks get brought down to his knees. Once she's ready, he would lift one of her legs and slowly push his throbbing erection into her –

'Whoa, whoa, whoa!' Flippy thought as he shook the daydream out of his head. "Can't resist, can you?" Flipqy snorted, "But you know that'll happen someday, whether you want it to or not…" Flippy ignored him and focused his thoughts elsewhere, successfully bringing the 'bump' down before Flaky even realized it was there. Thankfully for him, she asked him to roll up his pant legs instead of pulling them off in order to tend to his additional burns.

Meanwhile, Splendont had to help Moonlight tend to his brother because she was inexperienced in First Aid. "Ow, watch it!" Splendid hissed as the bandage was pulled a bit too tightly. He also couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy as his red twin's hands gently held his girlfriend's as he guided her.

As soon as she was finished tending every burn on his body, he returned the favour when they began nursing Splendont…in a quite rough kind of way. Splendid snickered each time his brother yelped, cursed and even groaned each time he either got poked roughly or the bandages were pulled tight enough to stop the blood flow.

"T-That's not f-funny," the red twin growled while trying to hide his tears. "It is to me~!" the blue twin teased, yelping as his girlfriend ribbed and scolded him for being too mean. "Boys will be boys – get used to it, Moonlight," said Flippy, "Besides, we do that a lot to each other too."

"That's because we were sparring – this is a different case," the soldier's sister pointed out as she finished nursing Splendont. The five teens then cleaned up whatever mess they made in the clinic before sneaking back into their cabins.

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As expected hours later, the rest of the campers noticed the state the newcomers were in. As soon as Flippy explained (with Moonlight's occasional help), some seemed concerned; others believed they were just making it up. "You think we can make this up!" Splendont insisted as he pulled up one of the bandages and showed the burned skin underneath, grossing out some weak-stomached campers and getting a spank to the head from his brother.

"It seems an asylum inhabitant visited you in your dreams…" Pop explained as he walked over, "Although getting burned isn't part of it." Sniffles (as usual, with his laptop in hand) then proved that one of the asylum inhabitants was obsessed with fire and fire-related items; suggested they may have somehow provoked him into hurting them. "But we didn't do anything," Moonlight insisted, "All we know is that all four of us had that dream –"

"And you killed three girls as soon as you woke up," Mole calmly interrupted. At that, the part-albino choked on her words and turned pale. "You and Flaky may have cleaned up the mess, but you forgot all about the odour – I picked it up just passing by your cabin door," the blind counselor added.

She couldn't take anymore and ran out, sobbing. "You just had to say that…" Splendid grumbled before taking off himself. Flippy wasn't amused either. Mole silently apologized and left the dining hall…or tried to, since he bumped into the wall next to the door. "Well, we all make mistakes – let's just forget that and play games later on!" said Lumpy as he pulled on a goofy grin. The rest of the campers shrugged indifferently and resumed with breakfast, instantly forgetting what had been discussed.

Flippy decided to check on his sister before grabbing breakfast, maybe even bring some ice cream to cheer her up. "I'm sure she'll be fine," said Flaky, "Besides, Splendid's with her." The army-clothed teen was hesitant…then nodded. "I guess you're right – can't always treat her like a baby," he chuckled.

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Splendid caught up with his girlfriend, finding her crying bitterly as she curled up at the base of an oak tree. "Just forget that, okay?" he whispered as he pulled her chin up, "He didn't mean to broadcast it in front of everybody." He frowned as she pulled away and buried her face between her knees; sat beside and hugged her close with one arm.

"Don't be so upset!" Eclipse scolded from within, "I can't help myself when it comes to fire – you know that! You just have to live with it."

"How can I fucking 'live with it' when you keep killing everybody!" Moonlight yelled, startling Splendid, "Why can't you just leave everyone alone!"

"But it's no fun living in your head with nothing to do."

"Just go away!"

"You know I can't."

"Why the fuck not!"

"I'm you, remember~? Just like how Flippy has Flipqy."

Splendid looked concerned as his girlfriend choked on her words and turned pale again, this time with an unexplained look in her widened ocean-blue eyes. "S-She's right…" she whispered, "I'm Eclipse; Eclipse is me – I can't do anything about that." Her boyfriend sighed and pulled her close, cradling her in his arms. "Just so you know, I don't care who's on the surface," he confessed, "You're still my special girl…"

"Please tell me he didn't just say that – I'm nothing like you, blue-eyed pussy!"

"Even if you – I mean 'she' – ends up killing or injuring me and you have no memory of that, I won't leave you," he added, "Because I know she deserves to be loved and cared as much as I do for you, Moonlight."

"Moonlight, tell him to shut up."

Said teen ignored her alter-ego's rants and managed to smile as she looked at him. "That's what I've been waiting to see," he chuckled. Before long the gaps between their lips narrowed, closing into a passionate kiss as they cuddled together under the tree. Splendid then somehow lost control of himself as his hands moved down to her butt, gently caressing it through her shorts.

Moonlight didn't slap him away and instead shifted her position so she's sitting with her legs spread on either side on him. Their tongues then danced slowly in their mouths as he groped her hips while she placed her hands on his torso; both emitted low moans. Blue eyes fluttered open as they finally pulled apart, both panting and leaving a saliva bridge connected to each other's mouths. "I can't tell if it was you or your nasty twin during that kiss…" he commented breathlessly. "Let's make it both," she whispered back, giggling as they rubbed their noses together (Eskimo kiss).

"Flippy's gonna freak out if he caught you doing that," Splendont warned as he spied on them from a nearby tree. "I'll lend you Dad's baseball card collection if you shut up," Splendid bribed. His red-haired brother thought for a while…then agreed, an excited grin instantly plastered on his face.

…too bad he didn't notice the crossed fingers behind him…

Before anyone noticed, night had fallen again and it was just past 'Lights Out'. Flippy was settling into his bunk when he noticed familiar white lights at the window. He almost jumped when he realized those resembled eyes, just like in his dream. "I think it wants to be followed," Flipqy deduced, "Or it could be a trick."

Flippy followed his inner instinct and got out of bed, quietly slipping into his boots before sneaking out the cabin door. As his alter-ego had mentioned, the glowing white 'eyes' moved further with each step he took and he soon found himself cutting through a path; parted vines and crushed twigs without taking his eyes off the lights.

He then stepped into a grassy clearing where the 'eyes' seemed to float in the center. It was then surrounded by more bright lights, making it look like a swarm of fireflies drifting lazily through the foliage. He unwillingly let out a hearty chuckle as the lights surrounded and began lifting him off the ground, uncaring as ghostly hands sent a chill through his body.

"Whoa~!" he half-yelped as he felt himself get carried through the woods; let out a hoot as he imagined it was some sort of amusement park ride. "I wouldn't get too excited if I were you…" Flipqy reminded, snapping him out of his mood…and at a sort-of-convenient timing too.

"Jump, damn it! JUMP!" his alter-ago practically screamed in his head. Flippy was about to comply when he realized he's too far up – and right above the shallow part of the lake, too. "No, wait! No, NO!" he screamed as he was suddenly dropped.

SPLASH!

"GAH!" he yelped, sitting up in bed. Wait, in bed?

'It was only a dream,' he thought, his laboured breathing slowing down as he lay back on his pillow…and then realized he was soaking wet. It wasn't long before he groaned and felt the newly-formed bruises all over his body. "Hey kid, you alright? You were tossing and turning in bed again," said Flipqy, his somewhat-concerned voice echoing through the teen soldier's head.

He didn't answer as he looked up towards the window. In the dim light, he noticed the door was slightly ajar and there were wet footprints leading straight to his bunk. "Where did those come from?" he asked no-one in particular. "I think the real question is: was it really a dream?" his alter-ego prodded.

As soon as Flippy dried himself and changed the soaked sheets on his bed, he drifted into a troubled sleep.