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Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: Today has, surprisingly, gone really well for me. Maybe things are looking up! As for you guys, my fair audience, I have a question for you. I know Kittystair and Nebzzie are well accepted couples and absolutely adored by my fanbase. Thing is… what about Madden? I mean, they aren't a major couple in this story, but I still want them to be well liked because the story after this one will circle around them. So here's the question. Would you guys read a Madden story if I wrote one? Also, I got a lot of questions last chapter, so I'll answer them all in my individual notes.

KCL: STOP EATING CANDY! There, did it work? :)

Pickles: Wraiths are dark spirits that were once living that prey on souls of light. Peeta, in life, was full of darkness and rage and pain. So, when he died, his spirit became a wraith and fled to Monster High. Getting revenge on the one who inadvertently killed him is what drew him to Dark Kitty.

Rainbow Swirl: Interesting Neb theory. Seeing as Neb is immortal so long as I continue writing, it's plausible. As for Dark Kitty, if I told you… it'd give the plot of the next arc away. Trust me, there is a science behind Dark Kitty's plan, I just can't reveal it yet.

Prompt 76: Dad

(Kitty)

Kitty stared at the figure before her as Dark Kitty charged him. Dark Kitty screeched loudly as she tore through Slender. Slender instantly vanished, making Dark Kitty stumble and fall onto her face. Kitty felt a jab of pain in her mind and she grasped her head.

"Kitty!" Alistair called and ran to her.

"NO! This isn't right! UGH!" Dark Kitty screamed and vanished from sight. Alistair grabbed Kitty and pulled her close.

"Are you ok?" he asked her.

"No… Alistair? Who… who was that who saved me?"

Alistair cocked his head to the side. "What do you mean who saved you?" Alistair asked. "That was your dad."

Kitty frowned. "My… dad? Alistair… I don't have a dad."

Alistair looked at Kitty in confusion. "What do you mean you don't have a dad? You watched him die a few months ago."

Kitty shook her head. "No… I don't think so," she said. "I would remember it…"

Alistair continued to stare at Kitty in shock. "You mean… you don't…"

"I don't remember ever having a dad."

(Alistair)

"So, what? He just doesn't exist?" Alistair asked angrily. After finding a very fearful Sven, Alistair, Sven, and Kitty returned back into reality. Kitty seemed to feel better and was already back to her normal self. Alistair, on the other hand, pulled Neb aside to ask him what the deal was with her memory.

"From what you're saying, it sounds as though Dark Kitty accidently erased Slender from Kitty's mind," Neb said. "Dark Kitty didn't mean to, but she did it all the same."

"Why was Slender in there in the first place?" Alistair asked.

"I'll answer that," a voice inside Alistair's head said. Neb and Alistair turned to see Slender walking toward them. As he entered the room, Kitty cocked her head to the side, squinting.

"Do I… know you?" Kitty asked.

"No," he said. "I'm a friend of Neb's."

"In some alternate reality you're my uncle, but let's not get picky," Neb shrugged.

"Wait, so wouldn't that make you and Kitty…"

"Cousins? Yeah, it's as weird as it sounds."

"Anyway," Slender said, focusing on Alistair. "I was in Kitty's mind because I'm telepathic. I sent a version of myself into Kitty's subconscious to safe her."

"So when you died, she just forgot you?" Alistair asked him, confused.

"That was the idea. Kitty was plagued by wraiths because she witnessed death," Slender explained. "If she forgot about me, then she'd forget she ever witnessed death. The wraiths were gone by the time I was forgotten, but this way, Dark Kitty will never be able to use this same tactic again."

"I have a question, since my audience will want to know," Neb said. "How did you come back to life?"

"I'm a demon who loves his daughter. There's always a way back," Slender said.

"But… now she doesn't even remember you," Alistair pointed out.

"True, the memory of me might be gone from her mind… but my memory will always live on in her heart," Slender said. "Besides… I can still be with my daughter. She may not recognize me… but if Dark Kitty is ever conquered, the memory of me shall return. I might as well be with my daughter until that time comes."

Neb merely smirked. "That won't be as far away as you might think," he said mysteriously. "If you need me, I'm going to go check on Sven and Maddie."

As Neb left the room, Alistair looked at Slender. "I'll give you some time alone with her," he said. "Don't screw up this time, ok?"

"Shouldn't I be the one telling you how to treat my daughter?" Slender asked.

"I'm not the one who abandoned her for sixteen years," Alistair said. "Just… don't destroy her like you did last time, ok?"

"I won't. I promise."

(Sven)

"Do you want to talk?"

"N-n-n-n-no…"

Sven and Maddie were in the boy's dorm. Maddie was holding her boyfriend in her arm, looking at him carefully. Sven was shivering and blinking back tears of fear.

"Sven… you can't keep it all bottled up…"

"He… threatened you."

"What?"

Sven took a deep breath. "The Wraith. Threatened. You," he said. "I was scared… terrified… but then you came up… and I was s-s-s-s-strong. No one will hurt you… no one."

"Sven…" Maddie started to say.

"Sh," Sven said, surprising Maddie. "I'm b-b-b-b-bad at this… I d-d-d-don't offer a lot to you. But I p-p-p-p-p-promise… I promise that I will l-l-l-l-l-l-love you… even if something scary is in the way…"

Maddie stared at her boyfriend and smiled. "That's brave of you Sven," she said. "And that's why I love you more." Maddie kissed him, and Sven, without flinching, kissed her back.

BN: Character development! Don't worry, Sven is still Sven, because he wouldn't be Sven if he wasn't Sven. Geez, that was a mouthful. Anyway, so yeah, Kitty doesn't remember Slender. Slender will kind of fade into the background after the next chapter due to plot reasons I can't mention. I want you guys to realize that Dark Kitty was using the death of Slender to damage Kitty. Like any good father, Slender would rather save his daughter and be forgotten than let her suffer. There'll be a heartfelt chapter featuring them next chapter, but until Dark Kitty is gone, Kitty won't remember Slender in the full capacity. Sorry if this chapter was confusing to anyone, but I tried, mmkay?

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