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Bro: Take the boys home to think about it

Dolarosa watches the three boys, clutching a small red grub close to her chest as she pleads with her eyes. "I know it's asking a lot from you. Especially when the people of my world have been nothing but inhospitable to you. But please, I know you have the power inside you. I know you can do it. Please, bring my son home."

Dave tilts his head down to look at bro. "You always said Striders don't turn down requests for help." Bro pushes himself up into standing and looks down at Dave.

Disciple squeals and pounces Dave sending them both toppling to the floor. A loud purr fills the room. "Please bring my mate home! Bring him home to us! It won't be hard you just have to use the catalyst to bring out your powers and th-"

"No."

The purring stops and all eyes turn to stare in shock at Bro. Disciple licks her lips. "What?"

Bro clenches his fists, a twitch showing in his jaw. "No way in hell."

Dolarosa stands up sending all but the red grubling toppling to the floor. They scurry in all directions throughout the room. John scoops up a small violet colored one with a fin on the end of it's tail. He pats it's little head between it's horns and coos at it to stop it's crying. "Please!" Dolarosa pleads. "He's going to come in to his power anyways! You can't prevent that! It's safer if you use a catalyst! And you HAVE a catalyst! We just want you to help us. We helped your parents escape so many years ago. We lost our friends, the people we love, in hopes of bringing them back. It's the LEAST you can do! Just help us get back the people we CAN save an we'll never bother you again."

Bro turns a violent glare to Dolarosa leaning down and wrapping his fingers into Dave's collar. He yanks up sending Disciple tumbling to the floor with a hiss. "It's not happening." He growls scooping up John with his free hand and throwing him over his shoulder. With one final glare he turns and walks towards the door. "Jake is not a catalyst. He is a human being. Not some tool to be used by every troll who thinks themselves to be a god."

Dave rips his shirt out of his brother's grip once they leave the room. Shooting a violent glare up at him. Bro raises a brow in return. With John still slumped over his shoulder in defeat, the tiny grub blowing bubbles in his arms, Bro walks down the hall.

Dave turns and glances back in the room at the two women. Disciple lay in the same place on the floor, curled in upon herself shaking with silent tears. Dolarosa still stood by her chair, tiny grubs chirping and pulling at the bottom of her dress in cries for attention. She just stood staring at Dave, pleading with her eyes. With a sigh Dave turns away an follows Bro down the hall.

They pass a few doors down the hall before turning into an opened door of a brightly lit room. Bro walks up to the god sitting in the room reading a thick old book. His hair is spiked up in all directions with two red stripes going down the crown, His horns jut out so far from his head before curving up that Dave wondered how he fit through doors. A pair of butterfly like wings shone behind him in a bright sparkling copper color and he wore only a pair of pants. His feet an chest bare showing the tattoo of a spider just above his heart. "We're ready to go home Summoner."

Summoner stands setting his book aside with a bright smile. "Leaving so soon! But ya'll just got here! I'd love to catch up with my old best bud now that he's awake! And you and me haven't strifed in AGES Strider!"

John moves the grub into one hand and uses the other to push up on Bro's back to peek around his body and stare upside-down at summoner. "HE HAS WINGS!" John squeals in excitement squirming and kicking. With an exaggerated sigh Bro sets the boy down. John shoves the grub off into Bro's hands and runs up to Summoner.

Summoner beems brightly down at John and flutters his wings. John squeals like a fangirl and circles him looking at all the intricate details of his wings. "This is amazing! You two have been able to see things like this all the time? Why didn't you share this with me sooner Dave? This is SO COOL!"

Dave just glares up at Bro. "Why can't we help them?"

Bro glares back. "We are not talking about this Dave."

Summoner twitches and turns his head to the middle of the room, pushing John back out of the way he holds his hands up. His wings start to flutter swiftly, nearly disappearing with the movement. The air in front of his outstretched hands swirls and sparks and with a loud POP a girl lands gracefully on her paws in front of him. Dave recognizes this girl as the cat-girl from the park that the others called Nepeta. She tried to kill him once but Equius and Latula stopped her.

John squeals with delight and scurries over to Nepeta. "This one's a cat-girl too! Look at her TAIL! And she just appeared out of NOWHERE! Like MAGIC! Did you do that?" John turned bright blue eyes up to Summoner who flashes a million-watt smile and nods.

Nepeta jerks away from John with a scowl before turning to glare at the Strider boys. "As the goddess of information it is my duty to inform Dolarosa when things happen. Things that could help the revolution. Things like the awakening of the power of the NEW god of love."

Bro curses and tosses the grub into Summoner's chair. It chirps angrily and shakes one of it's tiny feet at him. Grabbing Dave by his collar, and John by the back of his shirt he drags them in front of Summoner. "Send us home. Now."

Summoner pouts. With a sad sigh he holds his hands back up and starts fluttering his wings again. The air around the trio becomes thick and oppressive making it very hard to breathe. The world spins and Bro lets go of the two boys. With a loud POP the world shifts around them and Bro and Dave land casually on their feet in their living room. John topples face first to the floor.

Bro moves so fast his steps can't bee seen dashing out of the room and down the hall towards the basement door. Before he can reach the door it flings hitting the wall with a loud crack causing Dave and John to curiously peek into the hall. Jake comes running out the door, his hair clinging to his forehead with sweat. His eyes are wide and frantic as he skids to a stop in front of Bro Staring up at him.

"Jake..." Bro reaches a gloved hand out towards him. Jake flinches away biting his lip. He jerks to look back at the basement, then back up at Bro. Tears begin to rapidly pour from his eyes. He scrubs at his face and dashes around Bro not even noticing Dave and John still standing in the doorway. He runs out the front door slamming it shut behind him.

Dave blinks and turns to look up at Bro. "What's got him so spooked?"

A raspy cough turns three pairs of eyes back to the basement door. Dirk stands leaning heavily against the door to the basement, one hand gripping his head in pain. Orange blood trickles down the side of his face. A pair of horns now curl up at the top of his head, almost resembling a heart where they almost connect together. Blood drips off of them. He looks up at Bro, his eyes solid and smirks. "The difference between you and me." He says, his voice raspy, fangs peeking out as his lips move. "Is he'll come back to me."

Bro clenches his fist and turns to glare down at Dave. "This is why we're not helping them." His fist slams into the wall sending spider web cracks going around the now fair sized hole. With one last glare he storms up the stairs to his room, slamming the door behind him.

Next chapters? A NEW DAY!
Vriska: Be a creeper

Dave: Talk to Jake