Opening File: Tiki God
The Tiki God is a deity of fate and fortune and a strong figure in Moana culture. However not known to many, the Tiki God offered his powers to aid mankind against the Grimm and the Fallen in the form of a Tiki mask. Whomever wears this mask will be blessed with the power of the Tiki God…
If they prove themselves worthy.
No one knows if anyone has been blessed with the power of the Tiki-God outside of the Moana Royal Family. However there are rumors that Tiki-Torch himself wears the mask of the Tiki-God which would likely explain how his Fire Manipulation Semblance is more powerful than any recorded fire Semblances on Earth, rivaled only by the Fire Elemental.
No one has yet confirmed or deny these rumors.
Close File
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Sammael was shown sitting in his chair, hand propped up against his temple as he leaned against it, eyes closed as a Seer Grimm appeared hovered in front of him.
"It is important to understand that sometimes, that when one considers the person they are fighting an opponent it does not mean they are enemies. In fact, the supposed enemies more often than not carry certain similar qualities."
As he spoke, the crystal ball of the Seer Grimm began projecting images of certain people.
The Justice Friends fighting the Injustice Friends, especially Major Glory against Comrade Red.
Rolf dancing to the tune of 'That's My Horse' as he faced Crom Cruach. (See GrimmFall: Hail Crom)
Roland Deschain facing his renegade son, Mordred.
"Both sides will regard each other as an obstacle, an opportunity or a threat."
Salem managing to knock Living Bullet out and left a small Grimm inside his suit to spy on him. (See GrimmFall: Remnants of Evil)
"If it's a threat, then sometimes the threat will be of a personal nature."
White Tiger and Pardus growling as they fought.
"When other times it will be perceived as an attack on the moral standards we can be expected to adhere to in a…civilized society, a violation of a law or code of ethics."
Sebben arguing with the World Council, warning them not to interfere against Van Kleiss again.
"In the most mild and peaceful of facing an enemy, the attacks will often be verbal. Striking out with a form of creative ideas expressed in vocal communication."
Scotty Blake struggling against the four-armed mutated Rampage.
"If it comes down to physical violence, then the warrior must choose which sides to stand against and which side to ignore."
James Ironwood and the Ace-Ops facing down the fish Mobians of Rock Bottom and Mermaid Man. (See GrimmFall: Remnants of Evil)
"Of course, sometimes that decision can be taken from them by outside forces."
The shadow of Klarion taunting a young Nyx after her hands get burned while practicing with Chaos magic.
"When that happens, more often the warrior will find themselves in loss of discipline and without a guiding hand, will not back down and immediately lash out."
Nyx, now as a Lady of Chaos brutally killing Professor Hackle.
"And in those moments, the warrior will have to make the most dangers of choices."
The crystal ball now showed a Tiki-Mask and the image expanded to show the mighty hero of the Justice Friends: Tiki Torch.
The eyes of the mask glowed red and there was burst of flames that engulfed the crystal ball as the camera traveled up to Sammael's face as he smiled.
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Sammael looked to the mountains and saw cannon fire pushing back airborne Grimm. His eyes widened when he sensed a magical signature in the center of the mountains…
"Scotty Blake." His eyes narrowed as he looked up to Major Glory. "So this was your contingency. You summoned an army to meet ours in battle."
"I actually have you to thank for that, Sammael." Major Glory admitted. "When you destroyed Van Kleiss' fortress, you destroyed the field that prevented any portal outside of his own from being used. Now we can bring our full force against you! This battle is only beginning…Sammael!"
The TurboKat shot through the air, circling above the Nowhere Mountains while T-Bone got a good look at the approaching Grimm army. "Okay, for once I don't think we have enough missiles all those Grimm."
"And that's accounting for the Grimm in the air, T-Bone." His weapons control officer, Razor stated. "I've got a dozen boogies up ahead."
"Good thing we're sticking only to reconnaissance." T-Bone muttered.
ZAP!
BOOM!
"Whoa!" T-Bone barely managed to swerve the TubroKat out of the way of a lightning bolt that passed them and hit the top of one of the surrounding mountains.
"At this rate, reconnaissance is going to be the death of us!" Razor muttered.
Three Gargoyle Grimm were spotted, flying straight at the TurboKat but T-Bone pressed the red button on the throttle, releasing a pair of missiles at the incoming Grimm.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Two Gargoyle Grimm were hit and exploded while the third one managed to evade and lashed out, grabbing onto the left wing of the TurboKat.
"Oh…" T-Bone narrowed his eyes. "You DO NOT scratch my baby!"
With a jerk of the throttle, the TurboKat dove down to the ground below, spinning as it did with Razor yelling in the background. 'WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
T-Bone waited for the last possible second, just seconds away from hitting the ground before pulling up but dipping the left wing down enough that the Gargoyle Grimm's collided with the ground and skidded along the rough surface before it finally let go. Just in time as a large rock was coming up and T-Bone pulled the throttle up, the rockets flaring as it shot back up into the air and narrowly avoided hitting the rock.
"T-Bone, you're suicidal!" Razor grunted, wondering if he was about to throw up.
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"Flag-Man!" Krunk called out, fearing for Major Glory's life.
"Easy, Krunk. You know the major won't be taken down that easily." Valhallen said, patting Krunk on the back. "Besides, we've got our own problems at the moment."
Like the army of Grimm, Fallen and their followers approaching them.
General Skarr raised his sword up into the air before bringing it down and pointing right at the Justice Friends. "Attack!"
The frontline Grimm roared and charged right at the Justice Friends who prepared themselves. The Grimm coming at them consisted of Beowolves, Beringels, Boarbatusks, Centinels, Creeps, Trolls and Sabyrs.
Of course, those were the usual Grimm.
With them, were the more rare but even more dangerous dinosaur Grimm such the Fossil Brawler which carried Grimm eggs on their backs. The Triceraclaw Grimm which resembled the Triceratops doubled as more powerful versions of the Megalith Grimm and could even send radio transmissions which helped to allow Sammael to coordinate with his agents outside of the Darklands and with Frilled Fiend Grimm which resembled the Dilophosaurus could intercept radio transmissions to keep the Darklands up to date with the rest of the world.
And who could forget the Freakosaurus Rex which was a Grimm version of the Tyrannosaurus Rex itself.
Add in the fact that its body was composed of both Grimm substance and magma it was formidable force on its own but in a group of three?
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
You better watch out.
These monsters and many more descended upon the Justice Friends with the intent of shredding them to pieces.
Only the Justice Friends were not ordinary Huntsmen.
They were Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
(Fight as One by Bad City Starts)
ZAP!
ZAP!
SLICE!
SLICE!
BOOM!
BOOM!
SMASH!
POW!
POW!
POW!
Without even blinking, the Justice Friends shot forward and met the Grimm head, blasting and tearing their way through the horde of monsters sent to kill them. Valhallen smashed and sliced his way through the oncoming Grimm, while Krunk just smashed. Living Bullet lived up to his title as 'The World's Fastest Man' as he shot forward with such speed it was impossible to see where he was as he punched and kicked his way through the nearest batch of Grimm. It wasn't just him as E-Male was nearby, slashing through Grimm in a similar manner.
White Tiger jumped over the heads of several Grimm, kicking, slashing, punching and even roaring with the use of his Semblance, downing more than a dozen of Grimm in under a few seconds.
"Oh dear."
SMASH!
CRASH!
Meanwhile Big Ben was showing his strength against the Grimm attacking him, flattening them with ease. "How uncivilized."
SAM-R-I's sword flashed with lightning as he cut through any Grimm nearby. Ya-Mon was next, following the same course of actions as White Tiger, Living Bullet and E-Male. At the same time, Mucho Muchaco was carving through his own horde of Grimm while overhead Mandigo was tangling with Grimm in the air.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Down Unda Mate was throwing an endless barrage of boomerangs that either cut through their targets or exploded, taking out at least dozens of Grimm.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
And lastly, Tiki-Torch exploded in blast of fire, incinerating the Grimm that attacked him and began making his way to the ones leading them.
(Fight as One by Bad City Ends)
Skarr narrowed his eye as he spied the fire themed hero approaching, burning any Grimm that attempted to attack him to ash. "Aqueela, drown him!"
A black puddle traveled along the shadow of the Grimm, making their way to Tiki-Torch who paid it no mind. With the fire and heat he was generating, the water would easily evaporate.
Or so he thought.
As soon as the water was underneath him, a pair of hands grabbed his feet and pulled him under. He let out a surprised shot before he vanished into the black puddle.
"To best conquer your enemy, you must understand their weakness." Skarr grinned once Tiki-Torch was gone. "He'll either drown or be eater by her in no time."
"TIKI!" Valhallen shouted, having watched his friend and comrade sink into the black water.
Turning to glare at Skarr, having heard him give the order he pointed his Axe behind him and played a note.
ZAP!
A bolt of lightning shot from the top of the Axe, propelling Valhallen up into the air and straight at Skarr whose eye widened at the sight of the enraged Viking God of Rock coming straight at him.
Any Grimm in his way were instantly slashed to pieces with lightning blasting their remains into dust by the lightning bolts emitting from the Asgardian. Valhallen spun through the air, appearing right above Skarr and raised his Axe to bring it down on the Fallen General's head…
Then Skarr grinned.
Valhallen only had a second to realize it before he placed his Mighty Axe in front of him and blocked something.
WHIP!
CRASH!
And was sent flying back by such powerful force he crashed into the ground. Valhallen only grunted, his divine invulnerability shrugging off the hit and he looked up to see what had hit him.
"Slag Cephalopod." He recognized it and realized that things were getting a lot harder.
The Slag Cephalopod was a Grimm native to the Darklands but was only seen if someone managed to make it deep inside the Grimm infested lands, past all the Grimm and dangerous landscapes that surrounded Sammael's dominion. It somehow was able to travel through the air, moving like it was underwater with such graceful movements. Many have died looking upon these movements, mistaking it as a rare docile Grimm.
WHIP!
SMASH!
It was not.
Valhallen just barely dodged as the Slag Cephalopod whipped at him with such speed he was sure if he was mortal he wouldn't have been able to dodge. The tentacle hit the ground with such force a small crater was formed. He fired bolts of lightning, but the Slag Cephalopod was as every as fast as it was swift and agile, dodging the lightning as it was dancing instead of fighting.
WHIP!
WHIP!
WHIP!
It whipped at Valhallen again, forcing him back as he dodged its tendrils and keeping him from getting to Skarr.
Meanwhile Krunk was about to move to help Valhallen when a giant Grimm in the shape of floating head with white bone armor in the shape of a skull with curved horns and sharp teeth rammed into him, sending him flying opposite of Valhallen.
CRASH!
Krunk grunted at the Grimm tried to eat his head off, but he grabbed its mouth and flung it back. "Krunk no meal! RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
He roared and slammed into the Grimm as it flew at him again, creating a shockwave from their collision that pushed everyone else back.
BOOM!
The Grimm in question was called a Skullcrusher and for good reason. Not only did it look like a floating skull but was more rock-solid than virtually any other of its kind on the planet, making it durable and strong enough to even contend with the Infraggable Krunk.
SAM-R-I slashed several more Grimm before turning and spying a man stride through the Grimm horde without care, making his way towards him.
"The famous SAM-R-I, the most powerful hero of Japan." The gentlemen of the Invisible Hand, Sir James greeted with a confident smile. "I have always hoped one day to cross swords with you."
SAM-R-I stoically faced the man down as he slowly and elegantly removed his red cape and flung it aside.
"No need for tricks here." Gentle-Jim stated as he unsheathed his sword and held it to his side. "I prefer we duel like true swordsmen."
SAM-R-I was alert but then relaxed his stance. "Very well."
The two faced each other while the Grimm surrounding them actually stopped, as if they wanted to see the outcome of this duel. Gentle-Jim shot forward, holding his sword in one hand as he dashed towards SAM-R-I, thrusting his sword in a professional manner befitting that of a fencer. SAM-R-I raised his katana, catching his opponent's sword and directing it away from his chest and to the side, seemingly leaving Gentle-Jim open. However, rather than pull his sword back, Gentle-Jim continued forward, moving past SAM-R-I as he raised his sword and swung.
The Gentleman raised his own sword up and angled it down over his shoulder, catching SAM-R-I's sword and then spun around, knocking SAM-R-I's katana aside. The two then clashed their blades again and SAM-R-I noticed the electricity that he would usually channel through his sword was dispersing upon contact with his opponent's blade.
"I see you noticed." Gentle-Jim noted with an appraising smile. "Yes, allow me to introduce you to Void. A sword enchanted by Sammael himself. It negates all form of energy it comes into contact with. No exceptions."
SAM-R-I narrowed his eyes.
"At that includes the energy of the lightning you conjure in battle. It seems not even a deity is immune to its effects." Gentle-Jim continued as he and SAM-R- continued their duel, their swords clanging and sending sparks flying. "Which means, SAM-R-I, you can't use your powers as an advantage. The only way you can win is through the method all true warriors are expected to use: skill."
SAM-R-I found himself smiling under his helmet. "As it should be."
The two swordsmen would continue their duel, SAM-R-I's lethal fighting skills against Gentle-Jim's dueling style.
It was enough to leave anyone who would be watching in awe.
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Tiki-Torch opened his eyes, feeling dazed from suddenly being pulled into the dark water. He looked around, seeing the placer he was in was a dark underwater cavern but when he looked up he only saw small bits of light and realized where he was.
'Remember me?'
Tiki-Torch spun around, catching sight of the Fallen Aqueela, better known as the Queen of the Black Puddle circling around him.
'I remember almost having you in Flowertopia before the so-called Grimm Slayer and the Dragon of Denver got in my way.' A set of teeth flashed in the dark. 'No one's coming to help you this time.'
There was the sound of bones snapping in the dark and Tiki-Torch narrowed his eyes behind his mask, knowing exactly what was about to happen.
This time he was ready.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A demonic screech echoed through the underwater dimension as Aqueela shot out of the darkness, her jaws how enormously large in proportion to her body, exposing viciously sharp teeth.
She slammed into Tiki-Torch and the two plummeted down to the bottom of the underwater world, hitting the ground and kicking up dust…
And bones.
Tiki-Torch grunted, his Aura shimmering that helped protect him but he barely had the time to grab Aqueela's jaws as she opened wide to devour the half upper half of his body. Grunting, Tiki-Torch struggled to push her back but to no avail.
'You can't stop me this time, hero! This entire pocket realm is underwater, meaning you can't summon fire and there is little to no air at all here.' Aqueela taunted telepathically as she pushed down on the hero. 'Just give up and I make this feast a quick one!'
Tiki-Torch gritted his teeth, knowing she was right.
'David Kawna!' A deep and powerful voice shouted in his mind.
He would have froze but knew he had to keep the Fallen's teeth from touching him.
'It seems you have reached the near end of your journey. Do you accept this end?'
'No!' Tiki-Torch shouted in his mind. 'I made a promise to come back from all this! To her!'
'Do you wish for my help?'
'Will you give it?'
'Only if you accept what must be done. This creature is not human nor a human but a demon. If you wish to fulfill your promise you must be ready to cast aside your vow as a hero.'
'I will always keep my vow as a hero but I will do whatever it takes to stop her and the Fallen. No matter the cost.'
The eyes of Tiki-Torch's mask began to glow bright red. 'Then we are in agreement. Then allow me to grant you my full power.'
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Tiki-Torch roared in Aqueela's face, shocking her and the sheer sound of the roar sent her spiraling off of him.
Tiki-Torch began to glow bright red as the water around him began to bubble. Aqueela looked down and her eyes widened in shock to see Tiki-Torch slowly floating up, the water turning red and bubbling even more. In fact, it began to feel extremely hot.
'Impossible! You can't conjure heat in this world!' Aqueela could feel the temperature rising as the water boiled with great intensity.
It was so hot her own skin was beginning to burn and the entire underwater realm was boiling beyond control, reaching temperatures that the water should have evaporated instantly. However this was a pocket realm where everything was underwater with no surface.
Surface!
Aqueela shot up towards the nearest light at the top of the cavern realm, desperate to escape before the temperature reached a point where the hot water would burn her skin right down to her very bones. The bubbling intensified as she was nearing the surface and from behind she could Tiki-Torch roaring just as she broke through the puddle and reached back into the real world.
What followed was a blazing light and she knew no more.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
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A pillar of fire exploded from the ground, incinerating the Grimm and causing everyone to freeze and looked at the explosion. Skarr covered his face, blinded by both the light and sheer heat emanating from where Aqueela had dragged Tiki-Torch down to a watery grave.
Aqueela…
Skarr lowered his hand in time to see a blackened skeleton standing above the puddle, resembling a mix of human and perhaps some undersea predator before the bones finally burned away into nothing. What came up next was Tiki-Torch with his skin having turned black along with his mask but the eyes and mouth were glowing bright red.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Tiki-Torch let out a powerful roar that caused the Grimm to pause, his voice echoing to almost every corner of Nowhere itself.
The battle had only just begun.
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New Grimm Sighted
Name: Fossil Crawler
Appearance: A four legged creature, resembling a preying mantis with a nest carrying an egg on its back.
Description: Fossil Brawlers are walking nests, complete with a dinosaur egg filled with Dark Substance in each. They will protect this egg at all costs, so don't get too close - unless you're ready for a fight.
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Name: Triceraclaw
Appearance: Resembles the Triceratops dinosaur, complete with bone armor covering its face and most of its body.
Description: The Triceraclaws are mobile communication stations. In the vast expanses of the Darklands, they are quite useful for sending radio transmissions. Shut 'em down and help keep Sammael in the dark.
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Name: Frilled Fiend
Appearance: Resembles a Dilophosaurus
Description: These fiends are strong and swift, but their metal frills also provide great radio reception. Sammael and the other Fallen stay in constant contact with them to coordinate their attacks!
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Name: Freakosaurus Rex
Appearance: Resembles a Tyrannosaurus Rex but is covered white bone armor along with Fire and Magma Dust crystals running along its back
Description: When you hear this monster roar, you will be the one freaking out. The Freakosaurus Rex has the loudest roar of any animal in the world, and enormous jaws to match.
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Name: Skullbasher
Appearance: It takes the shape of a giant floated armored head with curved horns and sharp teeth.
Description: The Skull Basher's head is harder than almost any mineral. They often bash into one another as a form of competition. Make sure you don't get caught in the middle!
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Name: Slag Cephalopod
Appearance: Resembles a cephalopod with very little bone armor but that is likely because it was traded protection for speed.
Description: The Slag Cephalopod is alien and strangely beautiful, flowing through the air like water. Many have died thinking the gentle movements of this strange monster were proof that it is docile. It's not.
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INFINITY TRAIN ARC
Opening File: Gohm
Gohms, Gomes, Goams, or (primarily) Ghoms are monstrous beings that live in the wasteland where the Infinity Train is located. Ghoms are quadrupedal roach-dog creatures that are black in color. There is a single pair of wings covered by the carapace, and between two to four antennae sticking out of their head. They have a mouth lined with small tentacles with several smaller tentacles inside, which glows a light blue when sucking souls.
After fully consuming a soul, a Ghom's black coloration will begin to drain and reveal a reflective surface. Shortly afterwards, the Ghom explodes. Ghoms are generally thought to reside in the Wasteland. While technically correct, this is also technically incorrect: they live in an unknown underground space, possibly hibernating underground, and emerge through cracks in the ground or patches of black mud when they detect motion on the surface.
The Ghoms seem to be able to eat the souls of other beings; whether they have a preference for particular types of soul is unknown. While being fed on, a Ghom's victim appears to rapidly become desiccated. When a Ghom fully consumes the soul of a passenger, the victim dies, seemingly in excruciating pain and eventually disintegrates to ash, finally the Ghom itself then explodes into a cloud of blue particles, although this has only been seen once with Simon Laurent.
Close File
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After reading Grace's story, Ed and Mabel had to take some time to compose themselves. They sat in the middle of the Toy Car, with the supplies Ed had gathered off to the side with the Harpoon Gun next to him.
Mabel had her arms wrapped around her legs as she shifted a bit. "So…what do we now?"
"Hm." Ed brought a finger to his 'chin'. "Well, we're supposed to work on our problems to leave. So what are our problems?"
They took a moment to think things over before Mabel spoke. "I got scared."
Ed looked at her. "Hm?"
"At the beginning of the summer, my parents sent my brother and me to our Grunkle Stan…He's actually our Great Uncle but I call him Grunkle because was easier." Mabel explained with a smile. "We had…fun times. And then there were times when we were in trouble…because of me."
"What do you mean?" Ed asked.
"My brother, Dipper thinks with his head nearly all the time. Me, I go with my heart. While he was off trying to solver mysteries, I was trying to find a true love because I'm big on romance, finding true love and that a young Maiden only gets a chance at true love only once in her life. When you think about it, my brother and I are like complete opposites but we're always there for each other." Mabel's face turned sad. "At least I thought it would be like that."
Ed looked sympathetic now, knowing all too well of how hard things can be between siblings.
"Summer's nearly over and I'll be going to high school. Things will be different…but things finally changed for the better when we moved in with our Grunkle. We didn't have a lot of friends growing up…Actually people back home thought we were weird so it was always just Dipper and me. Then when we went to Gravity Falls, I found friends with people who were like me." Mabel smiled sadly. "Grenda and Candy are a lot like me. People thought they were weird so all they had were each other…and then me."
"Kind of like me and my friends." Ed smiled. "Eddy and Double D are my best friends. Eddy is always coming with scams and Double D is really smart at stuff. We always come up with fun ideas…but we also make a big mess all the time."
"Just like me and my friends!" Mabel laughed, making Ed laugh with her. "Though, we never did any scams, my Grunkle Stan is actually a con artist so I guess we could be like you and your friends, Ed. Except we're girls and you're guys."
"Cool!" Ed laughed some more.
They hadn't noticed it yet, but Ed and Mabel's numbers started to go down.
Mabel stopped laughing though as she picked up a nearby teddy bear. "Things were so good I wanted them to last forever…But then summer was about to end."
Ed stopped laughing, looking curious now. "What happened?"
"I got scared when I learned how different high school would be to regular school. That things were going to be even harder now than before. I tried throwing a big party to try and celebrate our time together but everyone was too busy and then Dipper told me he was going to be staying with Grunkle Ford, our other great uncle as his apprentice." Mabel started to get teary eyed. "I was going to be alone. I was going to leave my friends behind, go back home without my brother who has been my best friend, my rock through most of my life and I would end going to school…all alone."
Mabel was trembling now. "And I couldn't take it! How could he just do that to me? How could he leave me? I know we would drift apart but it was too soon, I wasn't ready to deal with these things on my own!"
Ed reached out and hugged Mabel, his own experience as an older brother(despite how Sarah treated him) telling him quickly what to do. Mabel hugged Ed back, crying into his shirt.
"It's okay, Mabel. It's okay." Ed patted her on the back.
There were a few moments of silence as Mabel slowly calmed down.
And then she finally spoke. "You smell worse than my brother. When was the last time you showered?"
Ed shrugged. "I forget."
Mabel couldn't help but chuckle as she pulled away. "Seriously, you're more like my brother than I am. How can you two forget to have showers?"
"I read comics, Mabel." Ed simply said.
Mabel rolled her eyes as she pulled away. "Yeah, you two would get along."
Ed simply waved off her comment with a smile and they were both quiet again before Ed spoke. "So you got on the train after that, huh?"
Mabel nodded. "I didn't handle it well. I ended up grabbing my brother's backpack by accident and ran into the forest to cry. I just…I just couldn't take it, Ed. I know that just because we are twins, it doesn't mean we would be joined at the hip forever, but Dipper has been my only friend and yeah, it's sad. Mom and Dad sent us away because they wanted a quiet summer, no one at our school or even in our neighborhood liked us and we barely know half of the weird stuff our family has been through since we learned we had two great Grunkles with one of them being a former con artist and a Huntsman while the other was a scientist who traveled all over the universe."
"No way." Ed said simply.
Mabel nodded. "It's true."
"Wow, Mabel. You really sound like you have had a fun summer." Ed commented.
"I did." Mabel agreed with a sad smile. "Too bad it's all coming to an end."
"Well, believe it or not I know what you're going through." Ed gestured to himself with his hand on his chest.
"You do?"
"Ever since I was really little, I never really had any friends. They all thought I was too weird, disgusting or stupid to play with them. I don't want to say I had it worse but…It really hurt. My first friend ever was actually Eddy, then Double D. We helped Eddy with his scams…" Ed trailed off, looking like he was about to tear up. "I'm kind of slow, Mabel."
"Slow, you?" Mabel asked.
"Yeah…Because I had nobody. My little sister never liked me at all, always yelling at me over one thing or another, even when I was trying to be nice to her. Dad died or took off and I thought he was a Huntsman but Mom said he was a loser who got tired of us and the only two friends I had were Eddy and Double D. Before I had them, I…I shut out the world, looking like a complete idiot." Ed explained, a tear slipping down his face. "There are only a few times I can actually umm…be smart. Like right now. I don't know how it works but it just happens. I didn't get any other friends until recently they didn't seem to care that I was weird, stupid-"
Mabel cut him off by hugging him again and she was hugging him much tighter now. Ed was surprised before slowly hugged Mabel back, sniffing a bit as he let out a small cry.
Mabel sniffed as well before she pulled away. "…It's okay, Ed. I'll be your friend now."
Ed looked surprised but then smiled happily. "Thanks, Mabel."
The two shared a happy look, taking several minutes to calm down before deciding it was time to leave. Gathering the supplies, they then exited the car…
Just in time to see two…monsters attack a someone, another passenger.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The passenger screamed as one of the Ghoms sucked out their soul turning them into dust, not even leaving a skeleton behind.
Ed and Mabel were shocked and horrified by this and even more so when the Ghom exploded. The second Ghom saw the two of them and rushed toward them. Mabel was too shocked to move after just witnessing someone die for the first time, but Ed jumped in front of her and blasted the Ghom with a large ball of slime that covered it. Ed then held out his arms and made the slime he blasted the Ghom with dissolve the monster into nothing. Once it was over, he makes the slime dissipate.
"Mabel are you alright?" He asked, turning to his shocked friend.
"Ed," Mabel weakly said as her eyes began to water. "I think this place is Hell."
Ed didn't know how to respond to that. He looked at where the monsters once were before looking at the number on his right hand, seeing it had gone down.
35
Ed knew he wasn't the smartest person around but in times like these his determination and caring outshine his low intelligence.
Ed then grabbed Mabel's hand and spoke. "We're not dying here, if we work together and figure out what our problems are then we can get off the train. Are you with me?"
Mabel looked at the boy for a few moments. She only knew him for a few minutes at least and understood that he wasn't smart and got distracted just as much as she does but she could see he was a good person.
Steeling herself she nodded her head and replied. "I'm with you."
The two new friends walked towards the next car ready for what lies ahead.
"Want to hear about the time me and my friends got abducted by aliens?"
"You got abducted by aliens?"
"Yeah, I even brought back a dragon I named Nestor and a new alien friend called Slime Pearl. I hope they're okay, they were still at Rolf's house before I got onboard the Infinity Train."