Disclaimer: I own nothing except Neb, Sven, and Dark Kitty.

Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: Mixed reactions last chapter. Trust me: I know how to make this work with science. I don't believe in science, but I know how this can work with it making complete sense in the end. This arc is six chapters long and, like the other two, is split off into POVs. You'll see some from Lizzie, Alistair, and Maddie, with side POVs from Kitty. With Neb dead and Sven exhausted… makes sense really.

Also, we're now on day three. So, Dark Kitty shot Neb sometime during the night. This is now the next morning after the shooting. So even if Neb was alive (he wasn't), he would have bled to death before he could have gotten help. So, if you haven't really gotten the hint yet, I'm confirming right now that Neb is dead. He did not revert to author form, he was shot dead right then and there.

EAH GEEK: Yes, Kitty just killed Neb. Well, Dark Kitty did, but either way, Neb is dead.

Prompt 78: Put Your Hands Up

(Lizzie)

Lizzie yawned as she began her day by walking down the foreign school's hallways. No one was around (strangely enough) and she figured that she should at least check on her boyfriend. Knowing Neb, he was probably seeing if he could fly by jumping off the roof. Lizzie didn't worry though. No matter what he did, Neb always seemed to survive.

Lizzie hummed to herself as she thought of him. Neb was… definitely not who she expected she would end up with. He was obnoxious, sarcastic, hated basically everything, and made it seem like he was the god of their universe, as if he knew everything that was going to happen and dictated it as such. Lizzie found him so infuriating most of the time… but she still could not bring herself to hate him. At least, not entirely.

She thought back to when they first met and couldn't help but smile. They despised each other, even more than they did now. It was funny… because through all they had been through, Neb, for some reason, always found some way to let her know that everything was ok. Sure, he was sarcastic about it… but that sarcasm let her know that he was still her Neb.

Lizzie shook her head. Her Neb? Geez, since when did she start calling him that? She shook her head, praying that Neb wouldn't tease her about it, even though she knew it was all in her head and there was no way he would know.

As she continued making her way through the school, she felt something. It was a tug in her heart, something that hurt so bad she wanted to fall to the ground in pain. She gasped at this and grasped her heart. That was odd. The Hearts family had perfect hearts. Heart conditions were nonexistent…

As if by instinct, Lizzie turned her direction and practically ran. She didn't know why, but she felt drawn to something. As she went farther, the pain started to grow more and more unbearable. She turned a corner… and froze.

For in front of her was none other than Neb's dead body. And Lizzie screamed.

(Maddie)

Maddie groggily woke up, lying next to Sven. She smiled at his sleeping form and got up from the bed. She figured she should leave before someone found out they slept in the same dorm. They didn't do anything (which was a mutual agreement from both of them) but it still would look bad to some people.

As Maddie went for the door, she turned back and smiled at her boyfriend. He really was growing up just for her. Hopefully, one of these days, Sven would grow up for himself. But… it was nice to have someone care about her so much that he'd face his many, many fears for her.

Maddie grabbed the door and was about to open it when something strange happened. She cocked her head to the side as she listened closely. "Neb? Are you… narrating?" she asked.

Technically I'm Ben in this form, but yes, it's me.

"Why did you go author form? You haven't done that since before the kidnapping arc," Maddie said in confusion. "Is something wrong?"

Yes and no. No, in the sense that, plots are in motion that will end to a happy ending for everyone.

"Then why is something wrong?" Maddie asked.

Yeah, about that… I'm dead.

(Alistair)

Alistair awoke sitting next to Kitty. They had found each other in the middle of the night wandering around the school and figured they could just sleep on the bench Lizzie and Neb were on a few arcs ago. Alistair yawned and smiled at his girlfriend.

"She perfect in every way," he said to himself. "Nothing, and I mean nothing, can tear us apart."

"Are you Alistair Wonderland?" came a voice. Alistair turned around to find a girl with black hair and green skin approaching him. She appeared to have metal plating around her joints, keeping her together. She had a worried look on her face.

"Yeah, I'm Alistair. Pleasure to meet you," he said with a smile.

The girl rubbed her arm. "Frankie," she said nervously. "And I wish it was a pleasure, but… I have… two things of bad news…"

Alistair frowned. And things were just starting to get back to normal, he thought to himself. "Alright, what are they?" he asked.

Frankie bit her lip. "I'm sorry to inform you… but Neb Author was murdered sometime last night in the middle of one of our halls."

Alistair stared at Frankie. Neb… dead? No, no, he couldn't be… he survived Peeta's gunshot… he survived the cave collapsing… he couldn't just… "The second thing?" he asked.

Frankie looked grief stricken. "Have Kitty Cheshire wake up and put her hands up," she said weakly. "Because I was told to have her be under arrest for not only the murder of Neb Author, but also for the indirect murder of Slender Man."

BN: Just so you know, Slender is not dead again. Frankie is referencing the first time of Slender's death. You might remember Mr. Rotter's reaction to the name Cheshire two arcs ago. This will come up in this arc. Another thing is the fact of Maddie's ability to communicate with me. Neb is dead, and there's no denying he's as dead as a doornail. But Maddie can still hear me. So, while this arc is addressing Kitty being a Cheshire and Dark Kitty, it's also going to be Maddie helping Lizzie through her grief with the help of Neb's voice.

Also, we're now on day three. This took place the morning after Neb's death. I just thought I'd let you all know that.

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