Holy crap, when I late update this...? ._.

...1-13-13?! D:

Er, sorry everyone... ^^;

Derp.

ME IS A PIKACHU: Indeed! :D

I wouldn't just end the story before he gets better. :)

Dimentio: Or would you?

Hey, get out of this AN!

Dimentio: :p *Leaves*

RoseMarie Fanfics: I'm glad, too. As much as I love writing stories with my fandom in pain like that (Heh, heh...) I could never leave them like that for long. :)

Ha, ha, yeah. It was kind of long, huh? I enjoy every minute of typing it, though. :D
Whoa! Being descriptive is not something I think of myself being good at, so you have no idea how happy it makes me to know you think that. c':

In that case...the Koopalings shall be back! When? Who knows? Xp
lol, was anyone around to hear you reading out loud? XD

Sorry, I just find that amusing. :)

poyo247T.E.G: No, I'm just trolling you all. *Troll face*

Just kidding, here's the last chapter. :)

The Chortling Mermaid: Yuppers, everything will fine now... :)
lol, me, too. XD

Wafflegirl0304: Yeah... =/

Thanks, glad you think so. :3
Ha, ha, ha! Thanks!

Yes, yes I did. XD

*Punches a Toad* Ha, ha, ha! You fell down!

Just kidding, Toads are cute. I could never punch one down. X3

Fawful sighed softly and contently as he sat by the window in his bedroom watching the snow fall delicately towards the ground.

He shivered slightly, but otherwise didn't move much.

He was completely at peace watching the snow. It was unlike anything he had ever seen before.

The best part was, he could afford to relax; he gotten word several hours earlier that Dimentio was fine. Dawn and Star had come through for him and found the berry they had been told to look for, saving his game.

Fawful smiled.

It seemed everything was turning out for the better…

But yet…there was something still bothering him.

The Sockhop they had found just a few days ago looked like nothing more than a baby.

That meant there were more Sockhop out there, or it was all alone.

Either way didn't seem good.

Being a baby, if it really was one, it shouldn't be alone. But if there were others watching over it… there was a chance someone else could run in to one and get sick.

And that person might not be as lucky as Dimentio had been.

Sighing again, Fawful stood up and turned on his computer. He should have been asleep a while ago, but he felt he had to do some research first.

Besides, tomorrow was Saturday, so he didn't have to get up early to go to school.

The computer was on and an Internet page ready.

Where to begin…?

He started by finding out if Sockhop lived in group. As it turned out, they did.

According to one site, if a Sockhop was alone and you couldn't see any others around, odds were it was lost.

Just as I figured, Fawful thought, maybe tomorrow I can get Dawn, Star, and or Mimi to help me find its family…or maybe we should do it tonight. Just to be safe.

Turning the computer back off, he quickly and quietly called Dawn's number.

After a few rings she finally answered.

"Hello…?" she said in a sleepy voice.

Feeling bad for waking her, Fawful said, "Hey, Dawn. How would you feel about a little late night adventure?"

"Depends on what kind of adventure; I don't want to get trouble again for being out late…"

"I did some research; Sockhop live in groups. That's means the one we found the other day is lost from its group. And it looked like it was a baby…"

Dawn was so quiet on her end of the phone, Fawful began wondered if she had fallen asleep.

"…I'll call Star."

Twenty minutes later, Dawn, Fawful, and Star were standing by the Dark City bus stop.

"Isn't Mimi coming?" Dawn asked, checking the time on her phone.

"She said she was," Star replied with a shrug. "Maybe she's having a hard time sneaking out?"

"Probably…"

"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late!"

"Keep it down, Mimi!" Star warned. "We don't want anyone to hear us and call the cops or something!"

"What took you so long?" Fawful asked.

Mimi sighed and pointed behind her. "Him."

Floating behind her, was Dimentio. "Hey."

"…should you be resting?" Dawn asked.

Star marched up to him and slapped him in the back of the head Gibbs-style.

"What was that for?!"

Star folded her arms and glared at him. "That's what you get for being for stupid and scaring us all like you did!"

"…"

"See? I told you all I would beat some sense into him."

Dawn did a facepalm and laughed.

Fawful looked around then cleared his throat. "Perhaps we should get back to the matter at hand… I say we split up and search for the Sockhop in groups. Then we meet back here in an hour. If we don't find it, we'll try again tomorrow, okay?"

"Uh, guys…" Dimentio started to say.

"Sounds good," Dawn said with a yawn. "Since there's an odd number of us, us girls will look together while you boys look together."

"Guys?"

"Where do we look, though?" Star asked. "It could be anywhere!"

"Hey, guys!"

Startled, everyone turned to Dimentio, who was holding the baby Sockhop.

Smiling, he said in a calmer voice, "I found it."

"…" Dawn seemed to be at a loss for words.

"…how?" Fawful asked, more to himself than to Dimentio.

"It was right there in the bush we found it in."

"Oh."

"So… now what?" Mimi asked. "I know we have to find its family, but how do we do that?"

"We don't until morning." Fawful answered. "We have to wait until morning. In the mean time, one of us has to take it home so we don't lose it."

The five friends looked at one another.

"Not me," Dawn said. "There are four babies to think of. Plus my parents would kill me…"

"Well, we're not taking it, either," Dimentio said. "That would cause a lot of trouble, I'm sure."

"So that leaves me or Fawful," Star mused. "And I really don't want to look after the little bugger. I guess you get to take it, Fawful"

"…I can't"

Star looked surprised. "What?! Why? Dawn has a point about thinking of the babies health, I can easily understand why Mimi and Dimentio can't take it home, but what the Underwhere kind of excuse do you have?!"

Mimi glanced at Fawful and said softly, "You're worried about what might happen to Midbus, aren't you?"

"Yeah… I don't want to think about what could over night…"

Star rubbed the back of her neck. "Oh. I didn't know you have a pet…"

Dawn's tired eyes lit up. "You have a pet?! C-can I see him sometime?"

Fawful shook his head and give a little laugh. "He's not my pet; he's more like my buddy. And yes, Dawn, you can come over anytime."

"Cool."

"Fine. Seeing as you all have perfectly good excuses, I'll take the Sockhop for the night."

"Thanks, Star. Just don't let it into the kitchen; that could go very wrong."

"Ha, no kidding! What should I do with it, though?"

"Lay newspaper on the floor of your bedroom and keep the door shut." Dimentio said.

"Very funny. That could work, though. Oh well; I'll figure something out. See you guys tomorrow!"

"Yeah, see you tomorrow," Dawn said as she and Star started walking home. The buses didn't run this late at night.

"We should go, too, before our families notice we're gone," Mimi said.

So the remaining three went home, hoping tomorrow would bring luck for them so they could find the little

Sockhop's family.

And that's (Finally) the end of APW3!

I'm too lazy to add the next day, so I'll save it for the story. :)

Things to be Explained: Derp. ._.

I hope you all enjoy A Perfect World: Shokuchu Flu.

~Dawn