Lulu: alright, so originally i was going to post 3 chaps at once for you, but due to life, i only have this one for you so far...i felt like i was making you wait too long, so here's the next chap. Enjoy~

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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HOMESTUCK, FOR THAT IS OWNED BY ANDREW HUSSIE. I ALSO DO NOT OWN REESE'S PEANUT-BUTTER CUPS.

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POVs used in this chapter: John Egbert (Other kids), Terezi Snowman (The Felt), and Karkat Slick (The Midnight Crew)

Your name is John Egbert, and you are more excited than you've ever been before in your life. Even all of your birthdays combined couldn't compare to how awesome today was (which really wasn't hard, since your last birthday was when you learned of your severe peanut allergy. You feel sad that you'll never be able to have any Reese's Peanut-Butter Cups). Now, why are you so excited? Well, you are currently riding to your first class field-trip ever. Not only that, but you're going to the Awesomest place in existence; the zoo!

You've never been to the zoo before. The descriptions of this magical place usually involved tigers, lions, sadly not brown bears (though you've heard that polar bears may be there), and giraffes! You've always seen these kinds of animals on TV, but now you got to see them for real. You wonder if there's a petting zoo within the real life zoo. That'd be awesome.

Sadly, you seemed to be the only one excited for the trip. Vriska was sitting in the back of the bus, flicking at something that looked suspiciously like a lighter (though that'd be impossible, since the teachers would've taken it away if it was a lighter. At most, it was probably a colorfully themed candy dispenser or something), Terezi was looking hungrily at a red crayon, and Aradia looked like she was about to fall asleep.

Dave and Karkat were sitting on opposite ends of the bus, due to their most recent fight which resulted in a couple claw marks on Dave's arm and a small bruise close to Karkat's eye. Both were bandaged earlier by the school nurse, Ms. Paint, and if you didn't know any better, you'd think they were mummies. You didn't really know why they were fighting in the first place, but you had decided not to press it; those two had been rivals since the day they'd met, and the fact that you could bring them together for some events was said to be a "motherfucking miracle" by that happy-go-lucky guy, Gamzee…then again, everything is a miracle to Gamzee. Heck, even watching paint dry made the clown-loving kid smile and watch in complete awe. Currently, Gamzee was observing the back of Tavros's head from a few rows up while the aforementioned shy boy was sitting next to Lux as both played their Gameboys side by side.

Sol was sitting next to Dave, though he was currently trying to keep Aradia awake with stories of his achievements (most of which interested you a lot; you couldn't believe that he'd actually stolen a pack of gum from his dad's office). Dirk and Caliborn, meanwhile, were sitting quietly towards the front, with Dirk fiddling with some mechanical stuff you couldn't understand that he'd made appear from nowhere.

Suddenly, the bus stopped, and you heard the bus door slide open. You were finally here! the zoo, the most magical place on Earth other than Disney! The bus was quickly emptied as your teachers quickly tried to round up wandering students with little success. You were included in this group, because all you wanted to do was run around the zoo and look at all the animals, and maybe even get something at the gift shop on the way out. Sadly, the teachers didn't want any of the students getting lost or kidnapped (or both) and you were not allowed to go anywhere alone (not even the bathroom).

Still, you were at the zoo! Look at the tigers…actually, they looked kind of bored…well, look at the giraffes! Maybe they're happy…no, they don't look happy at all…well, maybe the – oh, those penguins all look so sad! You looked to the cages with some distaste. You didn't think you'd ever seen anything so miserable. These animals didn't deserve to be in cages, they deserved to be free…you looked around and saw a large cage door with a big lock and a bunch of chains on it. Hmm…

QUICK, BE THE BLIND ONE

This no order doesn't compute as no one on this trip is blind; plus, even if there was someone blind, it'd be rude to call them out on it.

SORRY, SORRY, BE THE DRAGON-LOVER

Your name is Terezi Snowman, and you sense that John is about to do something massively both dangerous and hilarious…and you totally want in. Your sister Vriska seems interested to, as you both make your ways to John. Great minds think alike, after all.

AGAIN, THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. BE THE RESPONSIBLE ONE

Your name is Karkat Slick, and unfortunately you are the responsible one. You sense that your friends are about to do something stupid and you will be responsible…by doing absolutely nothing to stop it. Hey, you're not getting in trouble just because your friends are morons and they want to free the animals. You worked hard to get on this damn trip with all the times you've been to the principal's office and gog-dammit you were going to be a perfect angel.

…ok, so you may not be a perfect angel, but that dude deserved what he got when he tried to mess with your ice cream. It's always been a Midnight Crew rule to always have a blade somewhere on you. Granted, there could've been a better spot to put the blade in than your tennis shoes, but the teachers were checking for weapons before the trip and you needed to hide it. If they found another weapon on you, they'd never let you go on a field trip. Plus, they'd probably call social services and you really didn't need that crud right now. Your stupid dad was nursing enough anger after his most recent date with Snowman. Honestly, you didn't know why he always went back to her if she only got him angry. It's one of those weird adult things you're apparently not allowed to understand as a seven year old.

The sound of rumbling roars broke your train of thought, and you decided to get on higher ground. And by higher ground, you mean that you climbed a tree high enough so that the newly freed tigers couldn't get to and eat you. Perched from a high branch, you watched as many animals ran around the zoo and began either to attack or be attacked by civilians and zoo-keepers and animal control agents.

"Well…at least I can't be blamed for any of this" you mumbled, watching the chaos from above as nothing more than a passive observer. John was so going to get it if he lived.

Lulu: End~ See you next chapter~