AN: Dun Dun DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!
TG: well?
TG: alive?
TG: yes or no
GC: 1'M 4L1V3
GC: BUT WHO 4R3 YOU?
TG: right
TG: you don't know me yet
TG: names dave
GC: NO 1T'S NOT
TG: yes it is
GC: 1T'S ONLY FOUR L3TT3RS
TG: i'm not a troll
GC: OH R34LLY?
TG: really
GC: WH4T 4R3 YOU TH3N?
TG: human
TG: you won't have heard of them
{gonersTimeline [GT] joined the conversation}
GT: HEY DAVE
TG: karkat
TG: your ok then?
GT: YEAH
GT: I'M AT HER HIVE RIGHT NOW
GT: GOING TO NEED TO CHANGE THE PLAN
GT: WAIT IS THIS DAVE OR OTHER DAVE?
TG: other dave
TG: the sprite one
GT: JUST CHECKING
GC: WH4T 4R3 YOU T4LK1NG 4BOUT?
GT: DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
TG: yeah
TG: its fine
GT: ANYWAY
GT: TEREZI
GT: CLOSE THE CONVERSATION
GT: NUMBER SIX IS APPROACHING
CG: OK
CG: 1'M R34LLY CONFUS3D THOUGH
GT: WE'LL EXPLAIN LATER!
GT: JUST GO!
GC: F1N3!
{gallowsCalibrator [GC] left the conversation}
TG: dude how did you join the conversation?
GT: I PICKED UP A FEW TRICKS
GT: I'M PROBABLY NEAR ROLAL'S LEVEL NOW
TG: who?
GT: TG!
GT: THE OTHER TG I MEAN
GT: NOT YOUR TG
TG: still no clue
GT: YOUR MOTHER!
TG: oh that rolal
TG: gotcha
GT: ANYWAY…
GT: DOES JOHN MIND ME TAKING HIS OLD TAG?
TG: nah man
TG: he's cool with it
TG: even said that it was awesome
GT: OH
GT: GOOD
GT: I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ONE…
GT: SINCE WE MAY NOT SCRATCH
GT: MEANING JOHN WILL BE FOREVER ALONE
TG: nah man
TG: we gotta scratch
TG: remember time stuff's weird
TG: sessions set to scratch from the start
GT: OH YEAH.
GT: I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.
{gonersTimeline [GT] closed the conversation}
Terezi made her way down the tree to relax, leaning against the trunk as she arrived on the ground.
Somewhere…
A figure stumbled through branches, batting them away weakly… Blood… going away…
With terezi
Terezi turned as she heard a noise, smelling a nice jade green colour. "K4N4Y4?" She asked confused.
"Terezi… Please Help Me…" A girl muttered, stumbling forwards, holding her stomach in pain, before collapsing on top of her, knocking her over. Terezi racked her thinkpan, trying to remember what she'd been told…
She groaned, unable to think, until Kanaya buried her teeth right in her neck, remembering what she'd been told… 'LET HER DRINK' he'd said… So she moved her head, letting Kanaya drink easier… Until she… THUD.
Be future Terezi
No. You can't be Future Terezi. That would ruin the suspence.
Be Kanaya
Maybe Kanaya, but she's busy.
Be past Kanaya
Past Kanaya works.
In the past, but not far.
Kanaya Maryam stood outside her hive, working on her garden… She was so focused on her shrubbery that she didn't notice the intruder make their way to her… Approaching from behind… And then she saw a black hand, covered in her beautiful jade blood, bursting from her stomach, holding in it what seemed to be a list… and then the hand vanished, along with her… Finding herself next to a tree, she started stumbling, her blood running out of her nose and into her mouth…
A little later
She stumbled again, barely able to think… She heard her name come from terezi, and turned to her, unable to think clear enough for more than a few seconds… "Terezi… Please Help Me…" She muttered, collapsing on top of her… She felt a strange urge run through her, guiding her forwards, towards Terezi's neck… It looked… Good… She needed to try it… She sank her teeth into the grey tender flesh, tasting the delicate blood on her tongue… It made her feel better… But she couldn't get more with the big head in the way… and then it moved, letting her drink more, letting her focus more and more, aware of what she was doing… She stopped as she heard Terezi faint, but as soon as she stopped her thoughts became slightly hazy… She found a small bandage and put it over the bite marks, before running, letting her strange instincts take her to a hive…
At the hive
She burst through the door, making her way through it, ignoring the lusus and finding a troll in his respiteblock, she knew him… But she didn't remember his name…
Be past Troll
You're now Karkat Vantas five minutes ago.
Things can happen
{gallowsCalibrator [GC] began trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG]}
GC: K4RK4T
CG: WHAT?
GC: 1 N33D YOU TO DO SOM3TH1NG FOR M3
CG: WHAT?
GC: K4N4Y4'S COM1NG FOR YOU
GC: 1 N33D YOU TO L3T H3R B1T3 YOU
CG: WHAT?!
CG: WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?!
GC: SH3'LL D13 1F YOU DON'T.
CG: NO SHE WON'T.
CG: BITING ME WON'T FIX ANYTHING
GC: SH3 N33DS BLOOD
GC: K4RK4T
GC: SH3'S 4 R41NBOW DR1NK3R
CG: WHY AM I GIVING HER MY BLOOD THEN?!
GC: B3C4US3 YOU TOLD M3 TO T3LL YOU TO L3T H3R.
GC: 4ND 1T DO3SN'T HURT
CG: NO I DIDN'T!
CG: WE'VE NEVER TALKED ABOUT THIS!
GC: JUST L3T H3R.
GC: PL34S3.
GC: 1 DON'T W4NT TO LOS3 MY FR13ND….
CG: FINE…
{gallowsCalibrator [GC] ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG]}
Karkat rolled his eyes, like Kanaya would ever need blood… What a ridiculous idea! What was that noise?
He heard banging through the hive, before a female troll burst in, teal and jade blood on her lips, staring right at him. "KANAYA?" He asked in fear.
Kanaya, for that's who she was, stepped forwards. "Please… Need…" She begged him, Karkat reluctantly moving his head out of the way, letting her bite his neck…
It… Actually felt good… Painful, but in a good way, like when you get something that was stuck in you out after ages… He felt her stand taller and taller, grabbing the cape he kept for when he was cold, and wrapping it around her waist… And then it stopped, the feeling stopped, leaving a dull throbbing in his neck where she had bitten him. "WHAT THE CRAP?"
"Thank You Karkat…" She thanked, falling into his chair and looking at him gratefully, glowing a little.
"WHY DID YOU BITE ME?" He asked her confused.
"I Needed It. I Was Attacked By Something And Ended Up At A Forest. I Found Terezi There And Found Her Blood Let Me Think Straight." She explained. "I Suppose Your Blood Has Stabilised Me." She added, cleaning her mouth to get rid of the blood. "It Tastes… Odd… Blood Doesn't Taste Like It Once Did, Now It Tastes Like A Good Drink." She noted, licking her fingers.
"WELL THEN… I… SHOULD I SEE IF ERIDAN CAN GIVE YOU A LIFT HOME?" He asked, deciding to ignore it for his sanity.
"That Would Be Appreciated." She agreed.
Karkat gave a nod, getting ready to troll Eridan…
"You Taste Really Good By The Way."
"CAN WE NOT TALK ABOUT HOW I TASTE? YOU'RE NOT TEREZI."
"But You Do. Sort Of Like Red Liquorice." She said with a shrug.
"REALLY? I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE CANDY RED."
"There's A Difference Between Colour And Taste You Know." Kanaya corrected with a smile.
"WHATEVER…" He grumbled.
Eridan.
Eridan gave a smirk as he aimed his rifle through his window, locating the large prey that was nearby… This would feed Fef's lusus in one meal! He closed one eye, checking the scope and then… Fired! The lusus was dead… The tentacle of Gl'bgolyb grabbed it from the water and pulled it down…
"vwhat a shot!" Cronus exclaimed, the ancestors having stuck around, mostly since they didn't like stasis and they acted as ghosts.
"y34h l1ttl3 dud3! th4t must h4v3 gon3 str41ght through!" Latula agreed.
"I'm n9t 9ne f9r vi9lence… 6ut I must agree that it was a quite impressive sh9t." Kankri agreed, reading one of Eridan's book on Alternian history.
Future bit that I find kinda cool
Karkat looked to Crabsprite with a smile, finally able to talk to his dad…
The other trolls watched as Karkat, or what seemed to be Karkat, though he was scarred and wounded, shot through each gate, stopping at the land of pulse and haze…
Karkat watched in shot as what seemed to be himself landed next to him and Crabsprite, jumping into the sprite before they had time to react… Causing a bright flash of light…
"WHAT'S UP." His sprite said, now having his own head where Crabdad's had once been… "I'M KARCRABSPRITE."
Back to the story. This is just something I wanted to write down so I didn't forget
Terezi sat at her computer, hoping Karkat had listened to her…
"SHE'LL BE FINE." Karkatsprite said from behind her, having removed the bandage from her neck and now tending to it. "FUCK! THIS IS REALLY DEEP!" He exclaimed, pulling a twig out. "HOW DID THIS GET HERE?"
"1 F3LL ON TH3 FLOOR R3M3MB3R? 1T PROB4BLY GOT 1N WH3N SH3 PUT TH3 B4ND4G3 ON M3." She pointed out.
"I GUESS… I JUST… WOW. YOU'VE NEVER HAD TO SORT OUT AN INJURY BEFORE?"
"1 W4S 4 CLOUD3R WH3N 1 FL4RP3D, 4ND MY LUSUS COULDN'T T34CH M3… SO 1 N3V3R L34RN3D HOW." She explained, it was true for both lives, as Harry he'd always had to wait for injuries to be healed by someone else, and as Terezi there was nobody to teach her.
"I COULD TEACH YOU." Karkatsprite suggested.
"R34LLY?"
"YES. REALLY."
"M4YB3 NOT R1GHT NOW." She told him.
"YEAH, PROBABLY NOT THE BEST IDEA TO DO IT RIGHT NOW…" He agreed, putting a proper bandage around it due to how deep the fangs had bitten. "HOW DID YOU NOT REALISE SHE BIT INTO YOUR BONES? SERIOUSLY… WE'RE LUCKY SHE BARELY HIT IT…" Karkatsprite questioned in confusion.
"1 DON'T KNOW… 1 MUST H4V3 P4SS3D OUT B3FOR3 TH3N." She shrugged, wincing as she did.
"YOU'RE LUCKY SHE BIT BETWEEN NECK AND SHOULDER, SHE BARELY MISSED THE MAIN VEINS…" He warned her, tying a knot into the bandage with expert movements.
"H3Y… K4RK4T?" She asked, curious about something.
"YEAH?"
"HOW D1D YOU G3T H3R3?"
"WELL, I HAD A LITTLE HELP… I WAS THE LAST TROLL, THERE WAS ALSO DAVESPRITE, WHO FOUND A WAY TO SEND HIS MEMORIES BACK TO HIS PAST SPRITESELF ONCE HE PROTOTYPED, HE DIED IN THE PROCESS, THE ORIGINAL DAVE HAD DIED WAY BEFORE, SO I HAD THE TIMETABLES."
"T1M3 T4BL3S?"
"LIKE TURNTABLES BUT THEY FLOAT WITH GEARS ON THE BOTTOM AND LET YOU TIMETRAVEL." He explained. "I DON'T THINK THEY'LL WORK VERY WELL ANYMORE, I WASN'T USING THE ORIGINALS, BUT THE COMPUTER VERSION, WHICH SHRUNK INTO MY PHONE THANKS TO SOME TINKERING… DAVESPRITE HAD SET UP THE PROGRAM TO SEND ME BACK SO I DIDN'T MESS IT UP, WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PRACTICE…" He explained to her with a sigh.
"WOW. W3LL, YOU C4N PR4CT1C3 NOW R1GHT?" She asked.
"NO. I DON'T WANT TO BREAK THE ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT OF MY FRIEND… EVERYTHING I'M WEARING CAME FROM MY FRIENDS. MY SHOES CAME FROM THIS DORK CALLED JOHN, HE WAS A GOOD KID, MY SHIRT CAME FROM ROSE, SHE GOT ALONG REALLY WELL WITH KANAYA, MY PANTS AND SOME OTHER STUFF CAME FROM JADE, SHE GOT ALONG WITH MOST OF THE TROLLS, BUT SHE HAD BAD DAYS SINCE WE WERE ALL NAGGING HER…"
"WH4T 4BOUT TH4T CLO4K?" She asked, noting that he hadn't mentioned the cloak, which had two holes for his horns to poke through.
"OH, THIS THING? I GOT IT FROM NEPETA AND THE SUFFERER, HE FOUND ONE OF HIS OLD CLOAKS IN THE DREAM BUBBLES, THEN NEPETA MANAGED TO MAKE A REAL COPY OF IT, COMPLETE WITH HORN HOLES…" He told her with a smile.
"UM… WHY… WHY C4N'T YOU TRUST YOUR 3Y3S?" She asked hesitantly.
"WELL… I'M BLIND IN MY LEFT EYE, SO YOU AND VRISKA, IN THE TIMELINE WHERE YOU TRIED TO FIX YOUR MISTAKES, WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKE ME A NEW MECHANICAL ONE, UNFORTUNATELY IT GLITCHED WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED AND CONSTANTLY CHANGES WHAT I'M SEEING, SO I LEARNED TO USE MY NOSE INSTEAD." He explained, his eyes constantly cloaked in shadow, making it hard to see if it was so.
"WOW… WH4T W3NT WRONG? L1KE, TH3 M41N PROBL3M?" She asked curiously.
"I HAVE NO IDEA… IT COULD BE THAT I GAVE A UNIVERSE CANCER, IT COULD BE THAT I LET JACK SHOW ME HIS STABS. IT COULD BE THAT I LET MY FRIENDS KILLL EACH OTHER, OH! OR MAYBE IT WAS THAT I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING RIGHT!" He exclaimed angrily, kicking the wall and denting it. "LOOK TEREZI, I FUCKED UP. I FUCKED UP BAD, MAYBE THE OTEHRS DID AS WELL, BUT I KNOW I FUCKED UP…" He told her with a sigh. "I JUST… I JUST…" He gave a groan, before lying on his gut, face buried into the floor.
"WOW… K4RK4T… COM3 H3R3 4 S3C?" She asked.
He got up with a sigh and went over to her. "WHAT?" He asked, before she pulled him into a hug, which he reluctantly returned. "THANKS… I… I NEEDED THIS." He thanked, resting his chin on the top of Terezi's head.
"WHY 4R3 YOU SO T4LL?" She asked.
"I'M ABOUT 9 SWEEPS OLD. AT LEAST PHYSICALLY, WE HAD TO USE SOME TECH TO AGE US UP, MAKE US STRONGER… IT DIDN'T WORK, IT JUST PUT A 6 SWEEP OLD INTO THE BODY OF A 9 SWEEP OLD… I STILL GET DIZZY SOMETIMES…" He explained, giving her a smile.
"WOW. 1 W4SN'T 3XP3CT1NG TH4T…" She admitted, pushing Karkatsprite into her spare recupercoon. "JUST G3T SOM3 R3ST. YOU'R3 R34LLY STR3SS3D OUT." She told him with a sigh.
"ALRIGHT… I GUESS I NEED IT…" He admitted, getting in.
"SN3LL YOU L4T3R TH3N." She told him, closing the door and sitting at her computer, deciding to troll Gamzee, or at least talk to him. She needed someone to talk to, and who better to get advice from than a high juggalo? Probably most trolls…
She clacked away at her keyboard, making the keyboard make obnoxious sounds, the main reason she loved using it, it was so loud! she didn't even need to lick the keys since each one made a different noise! "CL4CKCL4CK1TYCL4CK!" She shouted happily, spinning her chair around excitedly, hands in the air. She grabbed her desk, pulling herself towards it and getting rid of her clacks. Then she got to work… Well then… Nobody would MIND if she tried to SEE how heR friends were right? Why were those words capitalized? Weird…