Emma woke up the next day and looked for a blade or something sharp to cut herself with.
"Oh, no, sweetheart, all we have in this house is love, understanding, and peace." Gilbert says.
"I don't trust you." Emma sniffed, broken.
"Today, we'll make sure you're well-loved. You'll trust us after a bit." Harvey says.
Willow holds Emma as she cries.
With Luke, he was getting ready for school. His Halloween party was sure to be the talk of Oakley Academy today.
He arrived as girls squealed and cheered. Everyone was talking about the party. Luke smiled. He only felt a bit bad for Brandy.
Meanwhile, Angry Luigi was heading to school, grumbling and wanting to isolate himself from his friends.
Savannah grew worried. She heard about what happened and was worried.
Alem tuber didn't bother to check up on his siblings. He noticed some students were hyping up a fight between all 3 Waterlashes as it was pretty obvious a fight was going to happen and the Luke Defense Force and other people were basically egging them on.
"Thanks for the party and cake." Cuphead told Luke.
"It was really fun!" Mugman says.
Luke smiled. "Glad I could celebrate you two. 15 years is a big deal!" He says.
At lunch, there was a few posters of the fight. People who didn't like Angry Luigi or his siblings were excited to see this fight, knowing One of them, most likely Emma, wouldn't make it out alive.
"So, Luke, about your birthday…" Shane says. "Did you plan mine?"
"I can't spoil anything yet, Shaney-boy." Luke says.
After school, Emma was being carried to some arena as she groaned and froze, seeing her brothers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we got ourselves a death battle!" Mike says.
Alem tuber glared at his siblings as Emma shook. The brothers rushed and collided as they were all fueled with rage. Angry Luigi leaped and shot lightning.
Alem tuber dodged and kicked Angry Luigi down and grabbed Emma and tossed her to the ground as he kicked her down again, breaking her arm.
"You claim to be my sister? Pathetic." Alem tuber said as fans cheered. The cosmic buddies try to stop them but fans wouldn't let them.
Angry Luigi bounced off Alem tuber, who looked annoyed as he leaped and slammed his brother down.
"You! You're nothing more than a fake clone." Alem tuber says. "Maybe I should kill you. you always did want to die."
"Stop!" Savannah says.
"It's a death battle! Someone has to die." the referee says.
"Delta? Chrissy?" Savannah says.
Delta sighed and rushed to stop Alem tuber but an energy force field was around the 3 siblings.
"I can't break it." Delta says.
"Well I'll just kill Emma. She should be easier." Alem tuber says grabbing her as she looks broken. He tossed her up and shot a blast, causing an explosion.
Alem tuber huffed and puffed.
"You both annoyed me to death and you took Skara from me. For that, you must perish" he says.
Angry Luigi just looked down.
"I can't kill them…" Alem tuber sighed.
"Whatever. We planted mind control chips in you 3 in case." one guy says, turning them on as the 3 siblings begin fighting as Alem tuber was clearly winning.
With Lucy, she smiled, planning a fortune card show to tell the future on Luke's day. He loved that stuff a lot.
She saw the fight on the news "Mom, does Miss Waterlash know?" Lucy asked.
Charity tells her.
Skylia arrived to see the fight as all 3 of her children was bloodied up, still going at it and ready to kill each other. Skylia was horrified and people were egging on a girl to die, just because she and Skara could potentially beat Luke.
"They're all Luke's favorite fans." Skylia gasped, trying to use magic.
Skylia couldn't get past the forcefield and was forced to watch this as Emma spat acid as Alem tuber dodged and kicked her. Angry Luigi shot crystals cutting him and tried killing him as the fans were cheering. Taking out Emma and Alem tuber would increase Luke's chances of winning.
"This is my fault. I wish I had a second chance…" Skylia sobbed as she watched her kids basically tear each other apart.
Luke could hear the fight happening. He finally decided it was time to shut the defense force down for good. He geared up and started spreading the word.
Delta kicked one of them and attacks some more. Melony ran for the leader, but a bunch took her down.
Chrissy and Delta were working together as a couple as they took Savannah down.
As soon as Luke appeared, the leader knew he was screwed. Luke hissed menacingly at the entire group.
Delta arrived behind him and smirked.
"LOOK AT YOURSELVES!" Luke hisses. "ACTING LIKE A BUNCH OF ANIMALS!"
They press the button as Alem tuber leaped towards Luke, mind controlled and tries to shoot a final flash at him. But it hit the leader of the Defense Force instead.
He fell down and was knocked out as the members looked pissed as they shot elemental storm beams at him as Delta used Chaos Control, freezing time and getting Luke and Alem tuber out of the way.
Skylia walked up to them, blasting them with magic as Bill goes to the machine shutting it down.
The defense force disbanded as they were all soon feeling tons of shame for the things they did. The favoritism would no longer be a thing and if something like this was formed again, it would end up disbanding the same day, guaranteed.
Emma was badly injured. The Foxes healed the siblings. Alem tuber glared at Oliver.
"Look, we fixed you up. Let's just let bygones be bygones, all right?" Griffin says.
Alem tuber walked off. Emma frowned, seeing Angry Luigi walk off, still not caring. Emma begins to break again as Skylia holds her.
That night, Emma was outside, cutting her arm.
"No one would care." She sniffed, wincing at the pain. The Parks took her back in. They cared about her immensely and Willow hated to see her hurt.
"I don't want a sibling." Emma says, broken and unable to trust.
"I know you don't trust me. I want you to at least give me a chance." Willow says.
Emma reluctantly agreed, but knew Willow would ditch her just like everyone else.
"I know you're hurting. I know what it's like to be hurt. Trust me." Willow says. "I've been hurt so many times and I know what it's like to struggle."
Emma sucked her thumb and cried, wanting to be alone. Willow held her for a while.
The next day, Emma woke up, waiting for Willow to break her heart. But to her surprise, Willow had made her breakfast in bed. Emma was confused.
"Good morning, little sis!" Willow says. "I hope this breakfast is to your liking."
Emma begins to eat. Hearing the words little sis reminded her of Skara. Emma remembered how Pam kept leaving her.
"I would never do any of that to you." Willow says. "You are worthy of many good things."
Meanwhile, Alem tuber walked past Delta.
"They want Melony in the Macy's parade in New York." Delta says.
Alem tuber growled.
"Why do you hate Emma?" Savannah asked.
"She's annoying. She dragged the Foxes on adventures." Alem tuber says.
"She's your sister." Savannah says.
"Whatever." Alem tuber says.
Savannah thinks of a good family therapist; it was clear the Luke Defense Force already got what they wanted. They tore that family apart.
She calls Charity, hoping she could help.
"I would be delighted to help. Bring them to the governor's office at 5:00 p.m., and make sure none of them get out of this." Charity says. Savannah nods.
That evening, Charity waits. They soon arrive.
"Take a seat, ya'll. It's time to get some resolve among the four of you." Charity says. Alem tuber tripped his brother, but Skylia stopped it.
"Sit down, it's time to be serious." Charity says.
They sat down.
"We're going to start by getting to the root of the problem. Now, you kids can be quiet as I will be addressing your mother first. Skylia, when do you think this all started? Think back." Charity says.
"When the twins first met." Skylia says. "They had a rough start, always fighting each other and seeing Luke and his siblings trying to kill each other actually drove a big impact. Since Luke was famous, his fights were often shown on the news and that may have inspired it. No offense. Then I took them to Africa and it got worse as Randy wanted superiority more than usual. "
"They didn't like Luke for some reason. I'm not sure how Luke's siblings are treating them." Charity says. "So, my son may have triggered this? I'll talk to him about that a bit later. Let's talk about this superiority thing. When did that start?"
"Since Randy was 5, before he met Brandy. He always strived to be the best." Skylia says, knowing that Randy had been on his own when he was little. "That's all."
"I see." Charity says.
"Now, Randy, let's talk about you. What can you tell me about yourself?" Charity asked.
"I'm the best." he says.
"Besides that." Charity says. "I already know about that part of you."
"I'm surrounded by annoying siblings." Randy says.
"I know. Where did all the annoyance begin? And be honest." Charity says.
"I was on patrol when I was six. I saw Brandy. he annoyed me and then would keep annoying me for years. He keeps asking me to help him out of the jams and messes he somehow causes." Alem tuber says.
"What makes him annoying to you?" Charity asked.
"His voice and his stupidity." Alem tuber says.
"And what about Emma?" Charity asked.
"Same. Also super clingy." he says Alem tuber says.
"I see. So, the superiority thing. What do I need to know about it?" Charity asked.
"I think he needs to tone it down." Skylia says.
"Never." Alem tuber says.
"Honey, let me tell you something I always told Luke when he was younger. You don't always have to be the best and you don't always have to be good at everything. If you strive to be perfect all the time, then you'll miss out on a lot." Charity says. "Losing builds character and it can make you a better person in the process."
Alem tuber sighed. "I've lost and I'm still the same." he says.
"So is Luke. But as time progressed, losing taught him that he's not always going to be the best at everything. He's not always going to be good at everything, either. No one is perfect, not even him. I'm telling you this because you need to hear it." Charity says. Alem tuber sighed and nodded.
Charity then turns to Brandy. "Okay, sweetie, you can tell me anything. What can you tell me about yourself?" She says to him.
"I'm useless, not that smart, and everyone hates me, and I don't like people." Angry Luigi says.
"Now, I know none of that is true. I know that you're useful. You're smarter than you think. You have so many people who love and care about you. And it's okay to be shy. Being an introvert is nothing to be ashamed of." Charity says.
He looked down.
"It's okay. This is a safe space." Charity assured him. "Anything we talk about here will stay here. It won't leave this office."
"I'm still suicidal." he says.
"Sweetie, you have a lot to live for. You know that you have a lot of friends that I know care about you. You are the smartest I've ever seen. And you are enough. You are strong. You are an amazing person. And you are useful in more ways than you think. You mustn't let the haters define who you are. I know who you are. You're Brandy Waterlash, the strongest guy I've ever known. Don't let words hurt you. You are you, and there is no one that is you-er than you!" Charity says, patting Brandy's shoulder. "You are a wonderful person. You can't let all the haters and naysayers affect who you are."
Emma looks around, just waiting for her turn.
"Just remember, Brandy. You have so much to live for." Charity says to Brandy.
She then turns to Emma. "Now let's talk to you, sweetie. How is all this making you feel?"
"Scared and nervous." Emma says.
"I understand. What can you tell me about yourself?" Charity asked Emma.
"Young, adventurous, and kinda clingy." Emma says.
"I heard about the clinginess. It's a little much for your family, I can tell." Charity says. Emma looks down.
"Sweetie, your siblings will be just fine. Sometimes you have to give them space. They often have things of their own they want to do with their friends or they just need time for themselves. You don't always have to tag along with them." Charity says. "I tell my kids this all the time. They can be clingy, much like you. They take that advice to heart and it works. Your siblings will make time for you. There are just times where they need their space. Believe me, they'll spend time with you. You just can't always go to most of the places they go to. They're teenagers, much like a lot of my kids, and teenagers go to lots of different places and social events where little kids just aren't welcome. Spend that time doing things you like to do, and remember that they'll be back when they're ready."
"They broke my heart." Emma says. "And I'm having trouble trusting Willow as a sister."
"It takes a bit of getting used to. You're just warming up to her." Charity says. "I know it isn't easy to get used to a new sibling. But I know Willow and her dads. They are very trusting people. And Willow is a nice girl, she is a very kind individual. She's never had a sibling before, and is still trying to get used to it. So she's trying to be nice. As for the boys, they just see that you bother them a lot and can often tire of you. You have to understand that they will love you again when everything isn't so crazy."
Emma thinks about this.
"New sibling?" Skylia asked.
"The Parks have taken Emma in and Willow has never had a sister before." Charity says.
"No way." Skylia says holding Emma. "She's my child"
"Willow was taking care of her when she had hurt herself. I think the main problem here is lack of attention. She just wants to know she's happy, loved, and safe. And lately, it looks like that hasn't exactly been the case." Charity says. "She sees that her home will always be full of full-blown hostility and violence, and it would seem she isn't safe in her own home. I also understand that she was disowned by her siblings the other day, which may have triggered the self-harm tendencies."
The twins look down.
"She feels unsafe in her own home. The Parks took her into an atmosphere full of love, peace, and pure understanding. They aren't violent people and Gilbert Park works with kids from troubled homes in the elementary school unit at Silver Oak Academy, a special needs school here in Royal Woods." Charity says.
Emma sniffed as Charity embraced her.
"I'm going to talk to Gilbert Park and see if she could spend a week in his class at that school. As for you boys, I suggest you two channel your anger in more positive ways instead of constantly hurting each other. And Brandy, find ways to cope with the feelings you're feeling. I find that writing in a journal, going for a walk, or even just having a bit of quiet time helps. And you do have friends that see me all the time, so even hanging out with them can take your mind off of things. And socialize a bit. It can go a long way. Randy, remember that you can't always be perfect and good at everything, losing builds character, and maybe tone down the superiority complex a little." Charity says.
Skylia nods. "We'll be on our way. Thank you." she says.
"And Skylia? Make more time for your kids. They need you more than you need them." Charity says. "If you need to see me again, just call."