[A/N: Started this one, backtracked, got distracted, did that instead, came back to this one after. But that's okay, because this comes after that one. This was started too soon after the first one, i will admit, and it's just as all over the place.
Working with the same characters as the last one, as well as some other characters. I might call GO-4 by "GO-2" at points, and again it's NOT the one from the movie. It stands for "GO-4 Unit 2," and likewise i'll call M-O (from the movie) "Unit 224," and EVE is usually "Eva" or "Probe 1." I tend to keep all fics of a given fandom in the same 'universe,' so there's some references to the Microbe Obliterator set.
We're flipping the parentheses thing bc it's mostly robots talking. Imagine that is beeps and tones, and then the parentheses in this entry are human language.
TW/CW: anxiety, precaution, consulting/advice, helping, practicing/rehearsing, apologies, making friends, explaining oneself, confrontation, caution, anger/frustration, forgiveness/lack thereof, guilt, lots of tropes :p]
GO-4 Unit 2 knew that there was going to be a big roadblock if AUTOPILOT was going to be out in the field in Colony Axiom. EVE Probe 1 was out here, and in fact one of the most important robots that worked on the farms, as she monitored the health of the plants as they grew. She and AUTO have a history according to him, and as far as GO-4 was aware, it did not end well for one of them. There was almost definitely going to be tension there, and knowing either of them meant that it could possibly end disastrously. GO-4 needed to take precautions about things to make certain that nobody was going to get blown up or decommissioned by the end of all of this.
There was at least one robot that interacted extensively with both parties. He was probably going to be the only hope to get AUTO and EVE on level ground to talk at all in order to work things out as they needed to be. GO-4 paged him to meet as soon as they could.
The tiny robot rolled up to the agreed location. "Heeeey GO-2, how are you?"
GO-4 was too tense for the casual conversation. "M-O Unit 224. Thank you for seeing me. You have extensive familiarity with AUTOPILOT, correct?"
M-O glanced his eyes around. "... Well i, uh… h-how do you mean???"
GO-4 didn't care that he was nervous. "You are amicable with him."
M-O made some relieved tones. "Oh. Yes, i am amicable with him."
He made an affirming tone. "And you are extensively familiar with EVE Probe 1, correct?"
"Yes, she's one of my best friends." GO-4 made another affirming tone, but before he could say anything, M-O put together why he was asking. "Oh, nooo, GO-2. Is the Captain thinking about reactivating AUTO??!"
He made a disgruntled noise. He had to be honest so that this would go well. "Heee already reactivated him."
"What?!"
"Captain intends for AUTO to be his assistant in leading Operation: Recolonize. Monitoring of all aspects will commence soon, but i have concerns that there will be tensions between AUTO and Probe 1."
M-O beeped. "You BET there will be! If you think AUTO is snippy about things, you would short circuit seeing how bad Eva can be! I don't think she'd ever want to see him again, if i'm being honest."
GO-4 deflated. "He hurt her companion, correct?"
M-O nodded his head. "You could say that!!! He completely fried his motherboard! AND he crushed him in the Holodetector! WALL-E, the bot that got hurt, he's said that he isn't upset about what happened, but Eva… she's not nearly as forgiving. I really don't think she's gonna be okay with seeing AUTO again."
GO-4 turned his vision down in disappointment. M-O knew all of the EVEs better than anyone, and if Probe 1 was still upset about what transpired, then trying to reintroduce her to AUTO was going to be much more difficult than he thought. "That is very unfortunate…. Very very unfortunate." He looked back up at M-O. "It is imperative that the two of them come to terms about the events that occurred. Having AUTO be the assistant to the Captain will mean that he will be observing all portions of the Colony, particularly the farms, where Probe 1 is stationed. If mends are not made, i fear that it could lead to catastrophe! Is there anything that you believe would assist in reintroducing Probe 1 and AUTOPILOT???"
M-O shook his head as he thought for a moment. "It's going to be tough. Eva will be really hard headed about it, i can say that for certain. But i'll try to talk to her. How is AUTO doing? How is he going to monitor the parts of the Colony???"
"The Captain ordered for a new body to be made for him. He is completely different from what you had last seen. You would not recognize him by sight. Do you believe that may help us in this?"
M-O wondered how he looked now. "That depends: does he have the same voice chip???" GO-4 beeped in the affirmative. "Then it will only get us that far. Unless you're planning on playing apologist yourself, his new look won't make a difference." GO-4 seemed despondent. "We'll see what we can do. I'll talk to Eva and let you know if i can think of anything to facilitate this. In the mean time, make sure AUTO has his apology together: Eva's not gonna accept anything that's less than full blame on himself. Even if he has to fake it… that's gonna be the only way we'll be able to do this."
GO-4 considered, and sighed in defeat. "Affirmative. I will relay the information. Thank you for your help, Unit 224. You are an invaluable asset in this situation."
"It's nothing, GO-2. I just hope that none of us get blown up because of it!"
He shook his head. "Likewise, 224. We can only do our best and hope that things work out."
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GO-4 approached AUTO with the proposal for a reunion and the tips that M-O had for his end of it. He agreed that this was something that needed to occur for everything to run smoothly when he finally did have to go out and monitor how the farms were doing, and that doing it as soon as they could was the best idea. He rehearsed the things that he would say, and GO-4 told him honestly how it sounded, as well as how it sounded from an incredibly critical point of view. They could spare no expense when it came to this, and finally implementing it would require the absolute best that AUTO could do. Any slips could turn this effort upside down, and that had the potential to bring about the worst case scenario as a result.
Even M-O was brought in to review AUTO's speech. He was confused when he saw GO-4 there with some amalgamation of robot parts floating next to him, but hearing AUTO speak really was all it took to recognize him. He was shocked by the makeover and wanted to talk with him about how he was handling all of the changes, but they were here for a specific reason, and that was not small talk. AUTO rehearsed the words again, and M-O immediately had some comments. M-O was instructed to be as scrutinizing as possible, so he made certain everything AUTO said would be interpreted correctly. The two agreed with his suggestions, and pointed out some other things that they could say to get the best possible outcome, and practiced all of the changes until it was perfect.
When they felt that AUTO was properly prepared, they determined the best time to actually confront EVE Probe 1. It should be after the work day had passed so that nothing would be interrupted because of this, and if they could do this when the humans had gone back inside, where they could be safe, then AUTO would feel less anxious about injuries occurring to them. A good result could be as simple as an "okay," but a bad result could possibly require a few hours of repairs to all sorts of things: particularly the AUTOPILOT himself. The fewer things there were to worry about in the area when this happens, the easier it will be to work everything out.
M-O suggested that they actually meet WALL-E alone before they meet EVE. He knew that WALL-E was more forgiving and understanding and would accept AUTO's apology far easier than EVE would. He said that if they had one more robot on their side: the most important one in the situation, in fact; then Eva would have to consider forgiving AUTO, too. The others agreed, and M-O sent out a line for him.
WALL-E rolled up excitedly to the place that M-O had told him to meet. It was a decent distance away from where anyone else would be, but not far enough away to be dangerous if the weather turned. He zoomed over to them when he spotted them, and M-O rolled up to greet him. "Hi WALL-E!!" He automatically started scrubbing at his bogeys, not even aware that he was doing it.
"Hi M-O!!! I'm so happy to see you!!!" He followed him with his eyes, but kept rolling towards the others. "And your friends!!! Hello, M-O's friends!!!" He waved at them as he approached.
GO-4 slid up to him. "WALL-E. Unit… 62675, correct???" He nodded. "I am GO-4 Unit 2. I am the head of robotics maintenance aboard the Axiom. It is nice to finally meet you. M-O Unit 224 has told me many good things about you."
WALL-E made a happy tone. "It's nice to meet you, too!!! M-O says that you've helped him a lot with getting used to Earth! Thank you so much for helping him!!!"
GO-4 beeped in the affirmative. "Of course, it is what i do. Before we become distracted, i must tell you that we are here for a specific reason: The AUTO–"
"WAAAALL-EEEE!!!" They all looked toward the source of the sound, which was coming in from somewhere that they couldn't see.
WALL-E immediately turned to watch the tiny white jet fly in, waving his arms wide so that she would see him. "EEEVAAA!!! Over here!!!" The other three beeped in surprise, and GO-4 and M-O turned to one another for an alternate plan. AUTO wasn't able to come up with a solution before she got there.
"Hi WAAAALL-E!! Hiii M-OOO! What's up???" She approached her friends first.
"Eva Eva Eva!!! Thanks for coming with me!!" He motioned to the two. "These are my new friends!! This is GO-4, the one that helped M-O when the ship got here!"
She nodded. "Hello GO-4. It's nice to see you! Thank you again for all of the software updates you gave me."
He beeped. "Of course, Probe 1. Are they functioning properly for you???"
She chirped "yup! They work perfectly: i've only lost one sprout so far, and that helped me make sure that we wouldn't lose any others."
GO-4 nodded. "Very good. I am pleased to hear that they are working well."
WALL-E made an embarrassed tone after he realized that they knew each other. He touched her arm to get her attention again and pointed at the other robot. "Eva, Eva!! This robot over here is the AUTOPILOT!" Everybody made shocked tones. "Remember?? He used to be a big wheely thing!"
She jolted and looked the robot up and down. "AUTOPILOT???!!!"
"What???!!!"
GO-4 turned to him and hurriedly spoke. "WALL-E, how did you know that this is AUTOPILOT?!"
"I met him earlier! He's my friend!!" He waved at him, and AUTO nervously waved back.
"WALL-E, AUTO is NOT your friend!!! Don't you remember what he did to you???!!!" Eva tried to pull him away so that he would be safe from the dangerous machine, but he wasn't moving.
"He is my friend, Eva!! He's been very nice to me since he apologized!!" He beeped cutely.
"What???!! You apologized to him already???!!!" M-O and GO-4 quickly turned to AUTO.
AUTO nodded once. "Affirmative. I have already apologized to WALL-E Unit 62675. I thought it would facilitate things to rendezvous with him again before we met with Probe 1."
"Why didn't you tell us that you already met him?!" GO-4 hated not knowing when things changed.
He spoke low. "I apologize. I did not intend to keep the information hidden. I was preoccupied with confronting Probe 1."
"Come on, WALL-E. We need to get out of here." Eva picked him up off the ground and tried to fly away with him, but he wiggled out of her grasp.
He rolled over beside AUTO. "No, wait!! I want you to meet him! He's not as bad as you remember!"
"WALL-E, he hurt you!!! I don't want you being around him!!!" She tied to grab him again, but he dodged away from her. She tried to keep her own distance from AUTO as she tried to nab him, as she was worried that he would try to taze her if she got too close.
"Hey, wait wait!!!" M-O threw his brush up and they all looked at him. "AUTO, what happened when you met WALL-E earlier???" Eva slowly floated back away to watch him beside M-O and GO-4.
AUTO moved his eye between the three of them. "It occurred at 11:48 AM this morning. Captain McCrea and i were examining the progress made on Operation: Cleanup by the WALL-A units. It was the first time i had been to that part of the Colony. Captain McCrea was satisfied with the progress and decided to temporarily retire for lunch. WALL-E Unit 62675 approached the two of us as we were pausing for his break."
WALL-E piped up. "I had never seen that robot before! I thought it was someone from the Axiom that i somehow missed when i tried to meet all of you, so i rushed over. McCrea became really worried about something and tried to get between us for some reason, but it just confused me."
AUTO nodded. "Captain McCrea was concerned that i would attempt to hurt WALL-E again. I understand why he thought i would be aggressive." Eva visibly tensed.
WALL-E shook his head. "But he wasn't aggressive at all! In fact, he was very nice to me!" He made a happy tone. "I still didn't really recognize it as AUTO by this point, but he introduced himself and quickly apologized for what he did to me back on the ship. It all made a lot of sense, actually."
AUTO turned a bit. "I did not intend to hurt him so badly. I made a bad decision in a heated moment when i was trying to follow my directive. I went farther than i should have. I know that harming another is not acceptable, even in those circumstances."
WALL-E shrugged. "But, to be fair, i did hit him first."
AUTO touched his hand to his front panel with embarrassment. "I should not have mentioned that..."
M-O jut in. "Wait, hold on! WALL-E hit you???!!"
WALL-E grumbled nervously. "My compartment door fell on him."
He jumped. "What?! You let that happen to him, too???!!"
"Uuuhh…" WALL-E grew meek. "Oh right, that happened to you too, didn't it??? Uuhh, sorry about that M-O…" M-O grumbled quietly and shook his head.
"At any rate, i apologized for what i did to WALL-E that day. It will take time for me to completely atone for my wrongdoings, but i fully intend to make things right."
WALL-E zipped over and hugged AUTO. "And i forgive him anyway! AUTO and me are gonna be great friends!"
"Don't forgive him, WALL-E!" Eva flew up to them. "AUTO nearly killed you over a stupid plant!!! Both of us would have been goners if we didn't get as lucky as we did in the dump!!" M-O made an agreeing tone. "There's nothing AUTO can do to make up for that, ESPECIALLY just saying 'sorry.'" She glared hard at AUTO, who nervously looked back up at her.
WALL-E beeped and held his hands up to try to keep her away from him. "But I forgive him, Eva!! He was just trying to follow his directive and do what was right for the humans!"
"I don't care what he was TRYING to do!! He DID almost kill you! TWICE!!! That's unforgivable." She swung her arm around and pointed her ion rifle directly at AUTO's terrified eye.
The other two immediately ran up to intervene. GO-4 caught her in his stasis beam and pulled her away so that her gun was not aimed at anyone. She growled loudly as she was moved, and M-O and WALL-E both gently tried to push her away as well. She glared at everybody she could see in that moment, still blasting AUTO to bits with her stare alone.
"Woah woah woah woah woah, Eva! Calm down, sweetie."
"No no no! Please don't hurt him Eva!!! He didn't mean to do this!!!"
"Probe One, i cannot allow you to threaten another robot, especially AUTOPILOT. This behavior is unacceptable, and further display will result in disciplinary detention until you are able to properly respect your superior."
"It's unacceptable that he hurt WALL-E like that!!! He DID hurt another robot, without even threatening him!!!" She was unable to wiggle free from GO-4's beam, but she was still trying as hard as she could. "How do you know he's not going to do that to the rest of us if we get in his way again?! How were any of us supposed to know about A-113 if it was kept classified?! What else is kept classified that will get us fried if our directives get in the way of it???!! I was trying to fill MY directive, and WALL-E paid the price for it and nearly lost his life!!!" She barked. "I will NOT comply with this!! I will NEVER forgive you, AUTOPILOT!!!"
"Eva…"
"Probe 1, you are out of line. There is no place for outbursts like that, and they will not be tolerated. I will have to adjust your coding to correct you of this violent behavior." GO-4 began to turn towards the ship to escort Eva back for her punishment.
"Cease, GO-4." He looked over at AUTO, who was still processing what she had said. "Probe 1 is correct." They all looked at him. "It is unacceptable that i hurt WALL-E. I do not deserve forgiveness for the things that i have done to him. The EVEs' directive directly clashed with A-113, and we were setup to be at odds about the result. I went too far in the attempts to fulfill my end... Probe 1 and her companions worked very hard to complete her mission, and i am very proud that she was able to do it."
She was taken aback more than the others were. It almost didn't make sense that he was saying this.
"This is not the time for explanation. I do not deserve forgiveness. But i am truly sorry for what i did, and i will do everything that i can to atone for my actions." He turned his vision down. "GO-4, please release her."
GO-4 was hesitant, as he was still nervous that Eva would attempt to attack AUTO if she were let go, but he had to follow directions. He released her from his stasis beam and backed a pace away.
Eva barely stumbled out of his grip and shot a quick look at him. In a moment she dashed up to be face-to-face with AUTO, glaring hard at him with waves of anger still crashing about inside of her chest. She huffed, and flew off somewhere as fast as she could, leaving them with the sound of a sonic boom only a moment behind her.
The three looked at one another and at AUTO, who turned his sight down again when Eva had left his vision. He felt bad about everything, and having her leave in such a flurry made him feel that getting through to her would be hopeless. The others felt the same way. "This was very ineffective…"
"I am relieved that none of us got hurt with this. I was surprised that you wanted me to release her."
"I was sure she was going to blast you to smithereens! Maybe there WAS something you said that touched her in some way." M-O looked to WALL-E.
"I didn't think she would do that. Why wouldn't she listen to me???"
"You know she's hard to get through to, even when you lay it all out in front of her. Eva has always had a problem with that. But i have seen her react like this before. Maybe there is hope that she and AUTO can mend things between them." M-O was still doubtful that it would happen.
"I sincerely hope that they can come to an agreement. It will be very difficult for us to continue with the Operation if Probe 1 cannot tolerate AUTO's presence."
There was a pause. "I wish i had not done those things…"
WALL-E spoke to him softly. "That's all in the past now, AUTO. You apologized, and i forgive you for what happened. I know that if i talk to Eva more, she'll come around, even if it takes a while."
M-O nodded. "Yeah, if anyone's gonna convince her, it's WALL-E. I just hope she'll be willing to listen." He looked up at him. "By the way, how are you doing, AUTO?? Things are really different now, i'm wondering how you're holding up."
AUTO wasn't really interested in small talk right now. He felt downhearted about upsetting Eva and not getting anywhere with making it up to her and WALL-E. "I have been better, M-O. Realizing that we were back on Earth was very jarring, and so was realizing that i had been transferred into this body. It has been stressful to make accommodations. But GO-4 Unit 2 has been an extraordinary help with teaching me how to move and consoling me about all of the change. I am extremely grateful to him."
He saluted. "It is my pleasure, AUTO."
"GO-2 is the best bot for that kind of thing. He did an amazing job getting me back to working down here on the surface. I'm sorry to hear that things have been rough for you."
"I appreciate the sentiment, M-O. But i am feeling forlorn at the moment and would prefer to converse later."
M-O nodded. "I getcha, AUTO. I'll catch up with you later. Try to feel better: WALL-E's gonna get everything handled, i know he will."
"I'm going to do my best, AUTO! I want everyone to get along, and i'm gonna do what i can to make that happen!"
He nodded. "Thank you, WALL-E. I greatly appreciate your efforts."
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The next day had come and gone. AUTO was able to convince Captain McCrea to examine a part of the Colony that was NOT the farms. Instead, they examined the water filtration systems, which McCrea described as working "incredibly well." In AUTO's opinion, the water was nowhere near acceptable for even a very dirty river. But it was making progress towards being something that would be comfortable to be around, and AUTO had to accept it.
When the sun had set, the Captain, AUTO, and GO-4 made their way back to the Axiom. Almost everybody that was going on board had already done so, and only a few people and robots were absent from the roster that kept tabs on those inside. "(We'll keep the doors open for a little while longer. People like seeing what it's like here at night.)"
"Is that safe for them, Captain???"
"(Sure. They've been doing that since we got here. There's nothing dangerous out there.)" AUTO disagreed, but didn't know of any specific hazards to quote as an objection.
He and GO-4 heard a high-pitched sound that was coming closer from the sky. They turned around to ses what it could be, and McCrea quizzically followed their lead. Their optics were better than his, so they could see her coming up fast.
"It's Probe 1." GO-4 looked to AUTO, who was anxiously watching her get nearer.
Only the worst ideas came to his mind. Probe 1 was coming in, fast, and the two people here with him were in charge of keeping everyone else safe. If they had gotten by for this long without AUTO, then they could do so again if something did happen to him. He needed them to get away from here in case Probe 1 became violent. "(Get inside the ship.)"
"(What? Why, what's wrong???)" Captain McCrea turned to him.
He kept watching her fly in. "(EVE Probe 1 and I must talk. I fear she may still be upset at me. I need you and GO-4 to go inside, where it is safe.)"
She was about half a kilometer away now. "('Safe?!' What are you talking about, AUTO? She's not gonna hurt anyone!)"
GO-4 couldn't speak his language, but he knew how to communicate. He got in front of McCrea and shooed him with a slew of beeps and his little hands. He was surprised at it, but this GO-4 wasn't usually so insistent, so he felt inclined to comply with what it wanted. "(Alright, alright, I'll go!!)" He turned and started walking into the ship with GO-4 close behind him. He spoke over his shoulder. "(I'll see you in a little while, AUTO.)"
He beeped in the affirmative as Probe 1 hovered down on front of him. Her head was turned so that she was not looking at him. AUTO tried to summon all of his courage. "Hello, Probe 1."
She didn't answer. She just hovered there tensely for a minute.
AUTO decided that it was time. "I apologize for hurting your companion. I truly did not intend to hurt him as badly as I did." She glanced up at him.
And looked away again. She spoke after a few seconds. "WALL-E forgives you for it. I don't understand why he would. He can be so naive about things…" She slowly shook her head. "But I guess it's not my place to understand why he forgives you."
"Probe 1…" They locked optics. "I apologize for everything that i did to you as well. I stole the plant from you and told you that you were defective when you were not. I should not have disposed of you as i did. And i apologize for attempting to prevent you from using the Holodetector. You were only trying to complete your directive, and i apologize for getting in your way."
Eva shook her head and turned away. Words weren't going to make up for AUTO having done all that to her alone, much less for the things that he did to WALL-E. She needed to know. "Why did you do all that??? You know i was trying to fulfill my directive. Why did you get in my way???"
AUTO shook his head and glanced down shamefully. "It was because i was following Directive A-113. You saw the message that i was given. I was programmed to keep all of our passengers safe. If Earth was found to be uninhabitable, then returning to it would have killed all of them. I could not allow that to happen, regardless of what our other robots are instructed to do." He nodded. "I should have canceled your mission long ago. I should not have allowed for our directives to ever clash, and i am sorry for not being more proactive in that."
Eva motioned with her wings. "But Earth IS inhabitable! EVEs are programmed to find LIVING plants! If we can find them, then it means that life does exist here on Earth! Why would you still prevent us from returning if that were the case?!"
"I could not deviate from any of my directives. I needed to keep the humans safe, regardless of what was happening on their home planet. In space, i KNEW that they would be able to survive. Had your plant been only a fluke…" He looked down and tried hard not to imagine the tragedy that would have occurred.
"Everyone is happy here! This is where they're supposed to be! AND they're doing things to help heal it!!!"
"I know, Probe 1. I am very happy that they are in better spirits here. I am happy that they are all safe. And i am happy that they are able to repair the damage that has been done to our home."
Eva shook her head and looked away again. She couldn't understand how AUTO would have let them all be miserable forever if he had his way. He didn't know what freedom was like, but she couldn't comprehend why he would want to prevent others from feeling it, too.
"I am sorry, Probe 1." She looked at him. "I am sorry that our directives went against one another's. I am sorry that i did nothing to stop it before you had successfully found a specimen. And i am sorry for trying to stop you when you did find one." He glanced away nervously. "I… i did mean what i said, however…." He looked at her in the eyes. "I am very proud of you, Probe 1. Despite all odds, and despite everything that i did to try to stop you, you were still able to fulfill your directive. You did what i was unable to. You are the star of the EVE line, and i am very proud of you and all that you have done."
Hearing these words was still strange. It seemed like he was being honest about everything, but this was the only thing that had any kind of an effect on her. It was something that she wanted to hear: perhaps from AUTO himself, even; but it felt almost empty in her head. She wanted badly for the words to mean something, but she felt as if she was being held back. And she knew what was making her feel that way.
She grumbled quietly. "I don't forgive you, AUTO. Not yet…" They locked optics. "But i appreciate your apology. I'm glad that WALL-E was able to forgive you. But i need more time to process everything."
AUTO nodded. "I understand, Probe 1. I do not expect you to forgive me for what i did to you and WALL-E. But please know that i am truly sorry for everything that i did to you two, and i apologize for everything. I know that this will remain between us forever, but i hope… i hope that someday we will be able to move past it. Whenever you are ready. I will be patient, and i will do my best to atone for my actions."
She sighed. "Alright, AUTO…" She stayed quiet for a moment, then turned to look at the dark sky. "It's getting late. You should probably get back inside to recharge."
He nodded. "Affirmative, I will. Will you be recharging in the Axiom this evening???"
She was still looking at the stars. "Nah. I'm gonna go back and spend some time with WALL-E tonight. We'll recharge in the morning." She glanced at him. "Solar's not too bad. You should try it sometime."
AUTO nodded. "I wish more of us were able to. If more humans had used such energy sources earlier…." He glanced upward, looking at the dirty clouds that blocked some of the stars above them. "Perhaps we would not have needed A-113 to begin with. I do wonder of the differences that would have been if that were the case…"
Eva beeped. "Maybe we won't have to wait so long to know. Maybe this time, the people will take care of their planet. Maybe we won't need to go to space ever again."
AUTO processed this, knowing it would make him obsolete if it were true. "Perhaps. But if we do…" They looked at one another. "I know that we will be able to return home."
[Posg a/n: i call this one: The Complete Collection of Yo's Fanfiction Tropes, Volume 1, complete with the lack of an ending. (I'm probably missing a couple, but you get it.)
Sorry if anyone is ooc (especially Eva) and sorry that it's all over the place again. I tried to keep in the parts that were "in theme," like forgiveness and changes and stuff, but i think maybe it's all still kind of muddled. Idk what it is about this series that completely tanks my ability to write. Ah well.]