Hiya! This is for TailsDoil13, who requested red Karkat/Nepeta. (You guys love to ship Nepeta with people, don't you?!"

It starts off before the comic starts, and you should be able to figure out the rest of the timeline. :)

"NEPETA!" you yell from inside your hive. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?"

Your name is KARKAT VANTAS, and your matesprit Nepeta has just completely redecorated your hive.

"I just gave it a makeover," she giggles. "Isn't it lovely?"

"YOU. INCLUDED. A SHIPPING WALL."

"It's really purretty!"

"YOU ALSO FILLED MY ROOM WITH CATS. WHERE DID YOU EVEN GET THESE CATS FROM?"

She shook her head sadly. "You do not want to know, Karkitty."

"STOP CALLING ME THAT."

"Karkitty Karkitty Karkitty Karkitty-"

"SHUUUUUT UUUUUUP!"

Silence.

"And anyway, YOU FILLED MY RECUPERACOON WITH GLITTER. AND PAINTED KITTENS ON THE WALL."

"It will remind you of me if I ever had to leave for something!"

You stare at her. "You're not going to leave me... right? You promise?"

"Karkitty!" she laughs. "You're being paranoid! Of course I'm never going to leave you, never!"

She gives you a crushing hug. How is she so strong even though she's so little? She only comes up to the bottom of your chin, and yet you know she could claw the shit out of you if she was angry.

You hug her back and smile a little bit. Afterwards, you start to clean up your hive, and Nepeta even helps you a little tiny bit. Life should always stay this good.

Your name is KARKAT VANTAS.

You are scared out of your life. You've been jumping through hoops trying to create this universe for sweeps, then you met these weird aliens, and now Eridan has just killed two of your friends and knocked the other unconscious. What do you do?

YOU FUCKING SCREAM oh look, Gamzee's just messaged you.

Your name is not going to stop being KARKAT VANTAS anytime soon, so you'd better stop with these crappy introductions or I will have a hissy fit.

But honestly you wouldn't care even if your name wasn't KARKAT VANTAS, because your best friend GAMZEE MAKARA has just GONE COMPLETELY MAD and you are SCARED FOR YOU OWN LIFE. As well as the life of NEPETA LEIJON, your MATESPRIT.

You also have a tendency to SPEAK IN RANDOM CAPS. Okay, now stop it. You aren't Gamzee. Don't think about him-your first priority needs to be getting Nepeta out of harm's way.

"NEPETA?" you call out, before you realise that technically you're trying to make sure Gamzee doesn't kill you.

"HONK."

You freeze. That came from around the corner. You peek around the wall, but there's nobody there.

"honk."

That one came from behind you! You whip around, but still, there is nothing to be seen but faint trails of Kanaya, Sollux, and Feferi's blood. You are beginning to get a little-

"HOOOOOONK." And then a high-pitched scream. NEPETA?!

You run, run as fast as you can, in whatever direction you know, until you find Gamzee standing over a crumpled Nepeta. Her face has been smashed in. Her blood covers Gamzee's hands.

"No..." you whisper. Gamzee turns to look at you, a crazy smile on his face. His teeth are pointy and stained with blue blood, shining in the light, and his own purple blood snakes lazily down his face. You lunge at him, trying to get him away from Nepeta, away from your matesprit. He hits you in the face and you sprawl across the floor to join Nepeta, who tries to hold your hand.

"I'll protect you," you whisper to her, and then Gamzee says, "NOT LIKELY. motherfucker."

He grabs you by the neck and gets ready to snap it when you grab your sickle and try and claw his eyes out. Purple blood begins streaming down his face, and yet he simply grins. "honk."

Nepeta launches herself towards him, and he steps back. You take advantage of the distraction and grab Nepeta. You then run as fast as you can away from him.

"YOU CAN RUN. But you can't hide."

You take her away, as fast as you can, and then you find the transporter.

"Maybe if I transport you away, you'll survive," you pant.

"Worth a try, but... Karkitty? Nobody can transport you then. There won't be time. I'm going to stay behind with you."

"No, Nepeta, you have to go-" you plead, but her eyes light up and you can tell she has an idea. She pushes you onto the platform and pushes a couple of buttons before you can react. Your eyes open wide and you yell, "NO! NEPETA STOP THAT NOW!"

The second-last thing you hear is Nepeta say, "I love you."

The last thing you hear is a honk.

And then silence.