Interesting Iscribble RP

Jacob: W... well, hey, Key - I'm good at figuring stuff out. I promise you that, if not now, I WILL fix him at SOME point.

Todd: *appears to be calming down* Hrrr... hhh...

Key: ...Okay. Thank you... *steps a bit closer to Todd* ....Todd? You alright now...?

Todd: Y-yeah... yeah. I'm okay now. For now. I guess.

Jacob: Oh, shut up. She's worried about you - don't make it worse for her with that crap answer.

Todd: ... Sorry...

Key: *cracks a smile at Jacob's comment* Heheh... *goes to stand next to Todd again and leans on the bed, lightly stroking Todd's cheek with the back of her hand* Jacob'll get you fixed up...

Todd: *lets her* Okay... I believe you. The sooner out of these restraints, the better. I can't feel my arms anymore.

Jacob: You over-exaggerate too much. I guess you might as well, though - you're so very immature.

Todd: Heeyy...

Key: *laughs a bit at this, stopping her previous motion* He's just kidding around, Todd, don't take it personally. :P

Jacob: Yes. Let me have my fun, Todd - it's the only thing that passes the time is this blasted third-dimension world.

Todd: Heh. I wish your fun didn't involve making me feel self-conscious. D:

Jacob: But where's the fun in that? :P

Key: Poking fun at people is fun. until it gets mean. *pokes Todd's arm* :P

Todd: *twitches from this* Yeah, well. Yeah. Whatever, man. :P

Jacob: It's so nice to not see you screaming your head off at her, Todd.

Todd: I'm not angry at her anymore... <_<;

Jacob: Yes, well, I was worried about you two.

Key: *grows a bit more solemn* ...to tell the truth, I was too... I wasn't sure if i was gonna be able to fix it oh not...

Jacob: Well, you did. That's good. Right?

Todd: Yeah. D:

Jacob: *looks over to Altodd* I wonder what'll happen to him NOW...?

Todd: *snorts* the sonovadog can go rot.

Key: *frowns* ...he's going to feel terrible. Worse than I did, I think. If that's... possible.

Todd: I can't believe that crap - he enjoyed ALL that shoot he did to you - he doesn't deserve ANY pity!

Jacob: Um - remember Todd, he's YOU. >:/

Key: *has finally admitted that fact to herself (it's not like she can deny it anymore, not after what happened)* ...It's true. He IS you. just... twisted and messed up enough to make you think he's not...

Todd: Key - you KNOW I could never turn into THAT.

Jacob: Sometimes we all have a particular darkness to ourselves... something that can change us, and make us near-unrecognizable to the ones we love. Todd, with the right twists of fate, you could EASILY become Altodd - perhaps WORSE.

Todd: ... *thinks back to what THE RACCOON said about him, and the bombing of the elementary school*

Key: *is actually thinking about the same thing... she leans closer to him, putting her hand back on his cheek* I'll make sure you don't turn into that... I'll help...

Todd: *he's silent, staring at her with a now-worried expression*

Jacob: Maybe you should go sleep, Key.

Me: Whee, they're noticing!

Key: ...okay. *kisses Todd's forehead, then pulls away* good night, Todd. Jacob. *turns and leaves the room*

Todd: ...

Jacob: Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.

Todd: ... No... you're fine, Jacob. I just... can ANYONE snap that far...?

Jacob: It only takes influence, Todd. Influence, and fate. I know I've had my fair share of it, as well as Eclipse, Harry, and even Key. There's always going to be some certain forbidden SOMETHING that will always be there - that SOMETHING with the power to drive anyone over the edge.

Todd: ...

Jacob: ... you love Key, right?

Todd: ... y... yeah?

Jacob: Then make sure, Todd - make sure nothing happens to her.

Key: *continues on to her room, hands clasped behind her back, seeming a bit more confident than usual. Todd didn't hate her. He wasn't going turn into a monster. she won't allow it*

Harry: *was already asleep in his, Key, and Todd's room*

Key: *enters the room, and upon seeing Harry asleep, shuts the door quietly. she gets ready for bed, then crawls under her sheets* ...'night, Harry...

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Harry: *drags Scott into Jacob's room* ... Jacob -

Todd: DAD!! D8>

Scott: *snarls at his son*

Harry: shoot - I forgot you were unconscious when this happened -

Todd: DAD!! D8>

Jacob: Put him in the room across from this one - I was making more of the cure, anyway - just in case.

Key: ... *decides to go anyway. if he didn't want to see her, she'd leave. she reaches the med room in time to hear Todd's reaction to his infected dad--maybe this wasn't a good idea after all* ...

Harry: *while dragging Scott out, he looks at Key* He needs you a whole helluva lot, Key. He's suffered too much - you can't let him just lay there and keep suffering - you've gotta distract him from Scott - remind him that he loves you. *forces Scott into the room and the locks him in*

IN JACOB'S ROOM

Todd: *wonders how much more the animals want to destroy his mind like this - how much more until they get bored of him? He didn't realize he was crying*

Jacob: *studying recent readings of Todd's brain using a handheld device* ...

Key: *enters the med room, her resolve a bit stronger now. looking down and clasping her hands behind her back--trying to ignore the feathers that brushed against her arms--she walks up to Todd's bed. she sees him crying, and bites her lip nervously. is this really a good idea? she tentatively reaches out with one hand, and puts it on his cheek*

Todd: ! *turns his head to find Key there. The culprit - the owner of the warm hand touching his cheek. He says nothing. Only stares. Only stares. What was she doing here? He doesn't know, but he doesn't ask* ...

Key: *is somewhat unsettled by the stare, but extremely relieved when he doesn't yell at her. she gently brushes away his tears with her thumb, remaining silent. she didn't want to ruin her chance to fix this whole mess with the wrong words. she stares back at him, locking eyes with the ex-infected. guilt was still evident in her gaze-- she wants the hurting to stop, for both of them...*

Todd: *his voice is quiet, though he is not whispering* ... I wish I could look at you like I could before this all happened.

Key: *closes her eyes for a few moments to hold back tears (already? weak.) she didn't want to cry* I-It's not your fault you can't... I'm sorry...

Todd: *bitterly* I bet you are. So how're you gonna fix it, Key? I've embraced it, anyways. Life's shoot. I'm gonna have to get over that. And when I do get over that, when I become HIM *referring to Altodd*, then perhaps - hey - maybe you'll like me more.

Key: It's nothing like that, Todd, I swear it isn't... Will you let me tell you the whole story? Everything? Without interrupting me? *voice falters a bit* ...Please?

Todd: Fine then. Tell me what happened. I want to know.

Jacob: Uh... I've got... things to do. *leaves*

Me: Jacob's excuses = failure. XD

Key: *tells him everything--from when she left him in the med room the first time, to Altodd following her to her room, the taunting and tormenting leading up to the fight, and eventually, the kiss...* ...since you two are the same... i couldn't tell the difference when he leaned up and kissed me. I was so emotionally fracked up at the time, I just couldn't tell. He messed up too, doing that after saying he'd never do it because of Sam. We're both at fault... *remembers what she had discussed with Harry* or... neither of us were. The creators were messing with our heads... pulling strings...

Todd: *listens carefully to Key's story. He doesn't want to believe it, but forces himself to. He... he couldn't lose Key. Not after everything. And... her side of the story just made more sense. She wouldn't have done that on her own - not without a situation like that* ... I forgive you, Key...

Key: *sighs in absolute relief. she leans down and briefly kisses him* I love you, okay? Don't ever forget that...

Todd: *he smiles a little at her - just a little - to show that he truly meant it. All was forgiven* ... Oh, hang on. B-back away a second, I... can feel it... it's... *suddenly starts angrily snarling and thrashing about like a Hunter*

Key: *backs away when he asks her to... and sadly looks on as he goes into his Hunter fit. she hopes Jacob will be able to do something about that... as much as she doesn't want Todd to be injured in the battles outside, she hated seeing him strapped down like that...*

Todd: *continues snarling and screaming, thrashing about, wanting to get out - to KILL*

Jacob: *comes back as soon as he hears the snarls, and is relieved to find Key okay* Oh...

Key: *glances back at Jacob, then at Todd* ...Is there anything you can do for him?

Me: HEY uh, when are we doing that one thing we discussed yesterday? With the mirror-fights? Will it be right when Todd and Altodd get back in the fight?

Me: Yes, except Altodd won't be getting back into the fights until later than Todd (I'll tell you why when you're able to get on facebook)

Jacob: ... I'm working on it as best as I can. We don't HAVE the Green Flu on our world - it's difficult for me to understand it, and how it works... but I swear, I'm trying to see what's wrong with him, and why a disease that's practically dead in him is fighting back so hard...

Todd: *fighting against the straps that bind him* Hrrgh...! RUUAAHHH...!!

Key: .... *averts her eyes to the wall behind Todd* ...

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Harry: I think Altodd's just as confused as you are, Key. After all, didn't he swear that he'd never love anyone after Sam?

Key: *is somewhat irked by this* you're right... the hypocrit... *angrily shoots a larger Heartless to pieces*

Harry: With all the pain he's gone through, I don't think he fell in love with you on purpose. As much as it would be easy to, you can't blame him for that. *bashes an Origini* Remember, Key - he's still Todd, deep down.

Key: *shots a few smaller Heartless* ...whose fault is it then??

Harry: It's neither of your faults. Blame fate on this one. *stabs at an Origini who was charging at him, knocking the wind out of it*

Origini: Woof! *doubles over in pain*

Harry: *smacks the back of his head down, HARD*

Key: so, the creators, then-- *kicks an Origini that gets too close, and shoots it as it staggers back*

A Black Shadow: *whizzes over them--followed by an explsion of bluish flames not too far from them*

Key: !?

Me: God of Fire just came on. this fight just got a billion times more epic. XD

Harry: Um, what was THAT? D8

Scott: *fighting the leash in order to get away from where the fire explosion happened*

????: RRRROWWRR...!

???: UM, YEAH, I really don't think the hit-and-run strategy's working very well right now!

????: RUURR!?

???: EVERYTHING IS WHITE. You stick out like a sore thumb! D8

????: nrrrrrr... *lands nearby-- he is a smallish black dragon, with a teenager on his back. he growls at the trio* rrrrrrr....

Hiccup: Whoa there, Toothless, let's not bite off more than we can chew... D:

Key: ...what the hell is with the creators and DRAGONS!?!?

Harry: It might just be one of them - just sayin' <_<

Scott: *snarls at Toothless*

Harry: *yanks on his leash* No! You have a son to get back to! You are NOT picking a fight with a purple dragon thing!

Toothless: *snorts loudly, almost insulted*

Hiccup: Umm... Toothless is black. ._.;

Key: WHO CARES! What side are you on??

Hiccup: ...Ca... Canoui? something like--

Key: okay. *levels her pistols at them*

Harry: *to Key* WAIT. Put those down a sec'. *to Hiccup* How much do you know? About your situation, I mean.

Scott: *growls at everyone*

Toothless: *growls at Scott, looking at the trio uneasily* rrrrrr....

Hiccup: *nervous, he rubs Toothless' neck to calm them both down* Well... This FISH (weird, i know) told us that we had joined some ARMY called "Canoui," and that we had to battle two other armies... Origini and Deriviti. That's all. It said we'd know who was on what side when we saw them...

Harry: Oh! Well, you'll need to go after them - *he thumbs at the Origini behind him* Those guys are your targets.

Hiccup: But she just pointed her--

Kay: trust him--He knows what he's talking about. he's done this before.

Hiccup: ...okay..? Let's go, Toothless!

Toothless: *leaps into the air and whizzes off with a sound like a jet flying past, towards the Origini*

Key: ....

Harry: Problem solved. Now we wait until the retreat is called.

Scott: Rrrrhh...

Key: Sounds like a plan... And who the heck names their dragon TOOTHLESS? That thing DEFINITELY had teeth. :/

Harry: *shrugs* We're not one to judge him - he came from a different world.

Newman: Your FACE came from a different world! Ahaha! Ahahahahah!

Harry: -_-;

Scott: rrf.

Key: *to Newman* Even SCOTT thought that was stupid. and he's a ZOMBIE.

Me: I got nuthin' else to do with this. You?

Me: this is my answer:

Someone: RETREAT!!

Everyone: *stops what they're doing and heads back to the strongholds*

Harry: Well, thank god for that.

Newman: Sometime's it's nice to always be happy - I don't always have a big frowny face like YOU, Harry!

Harry: ...

Scott: *struggles against Harry as he pulls him to the stronghold*

Key: *purposely avoids making eye contact with anyone so she could avoid beings asked questions--she considered visiting Todd, but decided against it, and headed straight back to her room*

Harry: I'm going to take Scott back to the medical wing, alright Key? *pulls Scott towards Harry's chosen destination* Maybe... nrrf! Jacob can do... rrf! Something...

Scott: RRAAUURRAAGH!! *is getting dragged along*

Key: Okay. *heads in the opposite direction, towards their room... but stops. she really wanted to see him... the question was... did he want to see HER? she didn't want to make him angry again...*

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Harry: *continues watching Scott* ...

*suddenly a VERY familiar purple leash falls down in front of Harry. A sticky-note was attached to it - "just like old times" it read*

Harry: *is completely disgusted by the note - mostly because it reminded him of the horrors he committed. Still, he picked it up* ... I'm gonna try to... "domesticate" Scott...

Scott: Rrrrr...!

Key: *looks up at Harry in surprise* W-What?! *looks back at the leash, then realizes where it's from* ....oh... nnh... good luck...

Harry: Yeah. Thanks. *waits*

Scott: *suddenly leaps again, knocking Harry down*

Harry: Hrf! Don't shoot him! *pushes Scott's head upwards, stopping him from biting him, and confusing him so that Scott didn't SLASH at him either. With his free hand, he took the purple leash and put it around Scott's neck* ... just until you're cured, sir. *he then shoves Scott off, but keeps a firm hold on the leash* ...

Key: ....so you'll just drag him around...?

Mechadragon: *lets out a mechanical creech as Aqua plunges her eletctrically-charged Keyblade into its chest* CRITICAL SYSTEM FAILURE--ERROR--ERROR--BEGIN SHUTDOWABKBGRSINHHZZZZ-- *something in it seems to explode, and it collapses to the ground, still sparking*

Aqua: ... *nods, as if to confirm to herself that the robot was taken care of, then retrieves her Keyblade, searching for a new target*

Harry: I need to. Besides, it's better to keep him here with us then to risk him getting killed.

Scott: *snarls angrily at Harry and pulls at the leash*

Harry: ... this is way too familiar for me to be comfortable with it.

Me: totally keep effing up the font in my posts, lmfao... also, you notice a pattern with Aqua's enemies/the things she kills?

Key: we can just put him back in a room when we get back... try to get Jacob to cure him...

Me: They're all big? :/

Harry: He WAS in a room - *smashes his bat against a zombie's face, then nearly gets pulled over when Scott struggles again (he's much stronger than he looks - stronger than Todd)* - I don't know HOW IN HELL he got out HERE!

Key: !! *shoots away a couple of Origini* Maybe the creators let him out just for the hell of it! They tend to DO THAT A LOT.

Harry: ... I guess... *smacks away another zombie, then forces his bat into an Origini's face. Teeth shatter* Maybe it means something, though.

Scott: *still fights against the leash*

Key: *shoots a Heartless in the head, and an Origini in the chest, killing it* Whatever it is, it can't be anything good...

Harry: *very suddenly says* I hope Todd's doing okay. I really do. Not to upset you, or anything, or even make you feel guilty, but this is just my NORMAL concern over my best friend.

Key: ....I hope... he's doing okay too. I swear, I never meant to hurt him-- *pauses to shoot at another Origini* ...I really don't even know how it happened...

Harry: *bashes away a heartless* that's the funny thing about passion - it comes at you from any direction. Maybe it's 'cuz Altodd's still TODD. Or, y'know, ONE of the "Todd"s, however versions of our world there may be out there. Maybe you got confused.

Key: but-- *shoots at an Origini several times before it goes down* --but he was right there! i was looking right at him, hell, i was beating the crap out of him! how could i not tell the difference?!

Harry: Well... who kissed who first?

Key: HE kissed ME. D:<

Harry: Don't get angry - it was a simple question. See, HE kissed first, so of COURSE you could get confused from that. They're the same guy. They would both happen to kiss exactly like that.

Key: *blinks in surprise--she hadn't thought of that. maybe she WASN'T going crazy...* ...WELL then... guess that explains it... *bit more quietly* I just wish Todd would hear it...

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Harry: You're not stupid. I don't know WHAT that was, you you're not STUPID.

Key: .........i just.... want to know WHY I DID IT.... i hate him, WHY would i DO that...? i-i must be going insane...

Harry: No. You're not. And you're not GOING to go insane. Now then, we need to focus on today's fight, alright? It's important.

Key: ...okay. I'll do my best... *gets out of bed, and stretches* ... *grabs her guns off the edge of her bed, where she had left them the night before* ...we should get going, then.

Harry: Right. *Puts on his coat and takes his bat with his mechanical arm*

Alarm: BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Harry: RIGHT ON TIME. COME ON.

*they go*

*by the teleporters. news of the 'incident' had spread overnight, though no one really knows exactly what happened in the room*

Alex: *walks up to them, machine gun in hand. he glances at Key, then back up at Harry* ...I'm guessing she doesn't want to--

Key: no.

Alex: ...thought so.

Claire: *joins them. she too, is wondering what happened last night, but she figures it'd be rude to ask*

Harry: *joins the crowd around the teleporter with everyone else*

Voice: TELEPORTER ACTIVATED. PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

*they do*

ON THE BLANK SPACE

Houndour: ? *curious of the events the night before, but refrains from asking*

Newman: :P

Riolu: *has to move away from Key, as her extremely negative emotions were making him start to feel somewhat woozy* ...

Key: ....

Twilight: ... *goes Daemon* let's get this over with!

*they charge*

Everyone: *fights*

Harry: *stays close to Key, worried for her well-being. She was distracted by what had happened - he could tell - and if she got hurt because he wasn't there to help her, Todd would never forgive him*

Mechadragon: *lands near them with a loud KATHUMP. it looks at them, apparently analyzing them* THREAT LEVEL: MINIMAL. EASY ELIMINATION.

Key: !!

Mechadragon: *whirrs and clicks, and it opens its mouth to reveal a flamethower*

Harry: Uh... Key? We need to move. NOW. *quickly pulls her out of the way of the robotic dragon*

Mechadragon: *shoots a stream of fire right where the two had been standing. it cuts off the flames when it detects that its targets were moving, and goes after them*

Key: D: *keeps running, pulled along by Harry, shooting at it whenever she gets the chance*

Harry: *continues to run with Key* Help would be nice - help would be REALLY nice right now!

Scott: *suddenly leaps the robot, letting out his Hunter-scream, and lands on its head, clawing at it*

Harry: *stops* ... not the kind of help I was hoping for. Wasn't he locked up??

Key: they must've let him out to fight... as long as he doesn't attack us, i don't mind him at all! D:

Mechadragon: *is clawed in the "eyes," partly disabling its sight* OPTIC SYSTEMS DAMAGED. ELIMINATE THREAT. *starts shaking its head violently*

Scott: *as a Hunter, Scott is able to hold onto things very tightly, whether it be their victims, or a ledge on a very tall building. He doesn't let go* RAUHH!

Harry: ... I hope Jacob made more of that cure...

Key: he still has the instructions for it... i think. we should help him, the robot's blind now. *starts taking shots at the robot, aiming at its body to avoid shooting Scott*

Mechadragon: *lets out a mechanical screech* THREAT STILL PRESENT. IMPLEMENTING NEW STRATEGY. *reaches up and tries to rip Scott of its head, turning its head towards Harry and Key, sensing them with its infrared backup sight. it gives them a mechanical roar, and the flamethrower clicks back into place*

Key: uh-oh. r-run! *turns and flees*

Harry: *runs with her* Jesus - this thing's impossible to take down!

Scott: *refuses to let go* RAAIIIHH!!

Key: the thing's made of METAL, of COURSE it'll be impossible to take down! D:

Mechadragon: *fires another jet of flames at them, which would have hit them if it wasn't because--*

Aqua: *runs between them, and thrusts her Keyblade out, projecting a barrier in front of her and deflecting the flames*

Mechadragon: *seemed truly perplexed--the action completely defied the laws of physics* NEW TARGET. THREAT LEVEL: HIGH. ELIMINATE IMMEDIATELY

Harry: And somehow we weren't a threat at all... I feel insulted.

Scott: *leaps off the metal dragon and lands in front of Harry and Key* Rrrr...

Harry: Oh... uh... hi, Scott. D:

Key: o_______o; *takes a few steps back, not wanting to be mauled by a hunter for the third time*

Aqua and Mechadragon: *battle it out*

Scott: RrrrrRROOWGHFFSLK!

Harry: *readies his bat* We're just gonna have to defend ourselves...

Key: *stands a bit behind Harry, unable to come up with a way to protect herself that doesn't involve shooting Scott* ...

Harry: ... *watching Scott closely*

Scott: *leaps at them* RYYYYYYEEE!!

Harry: *bashes him away with the bat* D8<

Scott: *is knocked to the ground* urnf!

Key: *waits, hoping she won't have to shoot him* .... *notices two people out of the corner of her eye*

Shinji and Minako: *fighting off Origini and Deriviti zombies*

Key: *keeps an eye on them, in case they try to attack them* ....

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Harry: *hugs her back* ... He won't. He loves you.

Key: ... *nods* o-okay. *sniffles* ...i w-want to go to bed...

Harry: *carefully lets go of her* Then go to bed, Key... you need it.

Key: *quietly, letting go of Harry* r-right... *even more quietly* d-doubt i'll get any... *crawls into bed, not bothering to pull the sheets over herself* ...g'night, Harry...

Harry: *stands there for a while, watching her sadly* ... good night... *he then goes to bed*

THE NEXT MORNING

Key: *had stared at the wall almost the entire night, unable to get more than a measly hour of sleep* ....

Harry: *having woken up, he looks over at Key* Key?

Key: *is exhausted, both physically and emotionally, and it shows* ...mhmm...?

Harry: Did you sleep at ALL?

Key: *rolls over to face him* ...barely...

Harry: ... KEY... D8>

Key: *sits up, looking somewhat irritated, but also too tired to really care* m'SORRY, I can't just fall asleep whenever I want to...

Harry: But Key - it's important in a WAR...

Key: Well, i couldn't, okay? Too much on my mind...

Harry: ... I don't want you getting killed again.

Key: I won't... I don't WANT to die again... I just want to go HOME... there's better than here...

Harry: ... we can't, Key... you know that...

Key: ....doesn't mean i have to stop hoping.... s'kinda all i have left right now, b'sides you... Todd won't even LOOK at me right now...

Harry: He'll get OVER it, Key - he LOVES you...

Key: I know, you told me that... but... it still hurts... and it hurts me more to know that he's hurting too. because of me.

Harry: ... I'm sorry, Key...

Key: ... *runs a hand through her hair, and sighs loudly* why am i so stupid?

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Todd: *his head twitches to Key's direction, and he breathes out an angry huff through his teeth* Key! You...! We're talking! NOW!

Jacob: Um... I'm gonna go check on other things... *he leaves the room*

Altodd: *...*

Key: *takes a deep breath, then approaches Todd's bed, head down, like a child about to be scolded* ....

Todd: How long were you pulling this shoot Key? While I was in a COMA??

Altodd: *...*

Key: N-NO! GOD, no! I was trying to come back to life while you were gone...! I had just gotten back when you woke up....

Todd: Then WHEN, Key?? WHEN did you start CHEATING on me with someone YOU HATE?? D8<

Altodd: *twitches at the word "hate", but otherwise doesn't stir*

Key: I wasn't cheating on you, Todd! I swear to GOD I wasn't!! I don't even know what happened just now! D8>

Todd: DON'T YOU?? BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE ENJOYING IT! *feels betrayed, obviously, and hurt that apparently -* AM I JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU??

Altodd: *...*

Key: Y-You know that's not it, I LOVE YOU, TODD! I love YOU, and only YOU, and YOU KNOW IT! I would NEVER try to hurt you!! D8>

Todd: *through his bared teeth* Oh yeah? Because you definitely hurt me when you kissed that jerkass COPY.

Altodd: *...*

Key: *goes quiet, still ashamed of her actions* I didn't.. I didn't kiss him. He kissed ME, Todd! He TRICKED me. He taunted me until I hit him, and kissed me when I was distracted. I swear on my LIFE, I didn't do it...!

Todd: You were kissing him back...! YOU WERE KISSING HIM BACK!! DON'T THINK I DIDN'T SEE! DON'T THINK I'M SOME KIND OF IDIOT!

Altodd: *waking up* ...?

Key: *is in tears at this point* I-I-I didn't know what I was doing! I'm so sorry, Todd!! You have NO IDEA how angry I am at myself for hurting you!

Todd: *glares at her angrily, finding it very hard to forgive her. Tears were now starting to roll down his cheeks*

Altodd: *looks over at them, saddened*

Key: *puts a hand over her mouth, shutting her eyes to try to stop the tears that were now flowing freely* I'm so sorry... I'm so, so sorry...

Todd: *can't bring himself to speak to her - let alone LOOK at her anymore. He turns his head to the side, his heart, broken* ...

Altodd: ...

Key: *glances up at the movement, and her heart nearly shatters-- she was right. she didn't deserve him. she was inadequate, unfaithful, dirty, not nearly good enough for him. he didn't want her anymore. she turns and walks out of the room, closing the door behind her, sobbing her broken heart out all the way back to her room. that was it. they were done-- and it breaks her more the longer she thinks about it*

Altodd: *chokes out incoherent mumblings*

Todd: You shut the frack up.

meanwhile

Harry: *waiting for Key to return*

Key: *eventually gets back to her room, trying (and failing) to supress her tears as she goes back in* ....

Harry: Key! Oh... I-I guess it didn't... erm... go well?

Key: *blurts out her response in between sobs* he HATES me... h-he hates me now...

Harry: Oh... D:> *gets up off his bed and puts a comforting hand on her shoulder* No, Key... no, he doesn't. He's just angry, and he'll cool down LATER - I promise.

Key: *suddenly hugs him tightly, still crying* A-A-And what if he d-doesn't?

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Harry: ... but doesn't he like that crap? Doesn't that sicko ENJOY it?

Key: i KNOW! i didn't want to at first, but he just made me so ANGRY... i couldn't stop myself.

Harry: ... Todd... Todd bit half his neck off, though...? Somehow I doubt that... the bruises and bloody nose, I know would be you, but the ripped jugular... uh... that seems a little extreme for Todd.

Key: A-Altodd made him mad...

Harry: ... what the hell did he DO?

Key: after i beat him up, he... he... he kissed me... *in a voice so tiny it's almost unintelligible* and i let him...

Harry: *thinks he heard her right, but just wants to make sure* ... what?

Key: *realizes he heard her, and tries to cover up her mistake* a-ah, umm, nothing.

Harry: ... No, I heard you say that you LET him...!

Key: I-I-I didn't mean to it, it was an accident! I don't know what came over me... b-but i kissed him back... w-we MADE OUT, Harry, and i don't even know why i let him, i don't-- *buries her face in her hands* and Todd... he just walked in... h-h-he walks in, and he just... saw... everything... *looks like she's about to burst into tears*

Harry: ... *he looks at her with the most serious look* ... I can't say I can approve of that, Key. Then I'd be lying. But... *he sighs* I don't know. The first thing you need to do is apologize to Todd - and I KNOW it won't be an easy thing to do, but that'll have to be for both your sakes. Then you need to give him space, because he's not going to forgive you right away.

Key: *her voice breaks* i-i know... i know.... i just don't know.... why... i...

Harry: ... I don't know, Key...

Key: ...i'll... talk to him once he wakes up...

Harry: Good. He's probably going to yell at you. Try to stand your ground anyway.

Key: *looks down* Th-Thanks for the warning... *she's not quite sure if she'll be able to stand up to him. what if he didn't forgive her? he wouldn't. she knew he wouldn't, not after that. whatever he had to say to her, she deserved it. if anything, she'd stand there and take her punishment, BECAUSE she deserved it*

Harry: *raises an eyebrow, expecting her to leave*

meanwhile

Todd: *waking up*

Jacob: >_>;

Key: *looks up and sees his expectant look* ...okay. okay, i'm going. *gets up to head out, but pauses at the door, having second thoughts... but continues, walking down the hall, preparing herself for what she knew was coming* ...

Todd: *as soon as he spots the unconscious Altodd, he fights his restraints, angrily screaming at his counterpart* I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU, YOU BASTARD!! I SWEAR TO GOD, I'LL MAKE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL!!

Jacob: Todd! Todd - calm down!

Key: *hesitates at the door when she hears the yelling--it's going to be painful, having that rage directed at her--but, she deserves it. she silently opens the door and slips into the room, closing it behind her* ....

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Jacob: *carries Todd over with Key* So can I get any hint on what exactly happened?

Todd: *...*

Key: ...i-i'd much rather not... think about it...

Jacob: THAT bad, huh?

*they arrive at the room*

Jacob: *puts Todd on the bed right next to Altodd, and straps him down*

Altodd: *had become unconscious while Key and Jacob were away*

Key: *can't bring herself to look at either of them. she faces the opposite wall, staring at the ceiling. inadequate. worthless. shameful. shameful. she hoped no one else would find out, but after the racket they caused, people were bound to ask questions...*

Jacob: *continues his work with Todd*

Me: timeskip? And if so, then to when?

Me: well, Key's depressed beyond belief at this point (not enough to be suicidal, but yeah), and you said Harry could try to help her, so...

Me: you didn't tell me a when... D:>

*much later*

Harry: *was back in his, Key's, and Todd's room after talking with Eclipse for a while. He right away notices that his two friends were missing, and he backs out of the room, confused. Then he hears two passing Deriviti talking about the screaming and loud noises going on in the room. He immediately heads for the medical wing*

Me: ...

Key: *was leaving the med room as Harry approached, unable to stand being in there anymore. when she sees Harry, though, she freezes* ....

Harry: *worried and confused, when he sees Key, he's relieved - somewhat. Her expression was still just as worrying. He greets her with questions* Key! No one was in our room when I got there - what happened? Was someone hurt? Did something happen to Todd? To anyone ELSE?

Key: *is nervous, still weighed down by shame and guilt. she doesn't want to tell him what happened, but she doesn't want to lie to him. she decides to answer his questions as plainly as possible* Todd's okay... A-Altodd's... n-not.

Harry: What...? I'm going to go see for myself. That answer's not good enough for me - sorry. *he walks past her, to the room with Altodd and Todd*

Key: *bites her lip, not following him inside. she can't be in the same room with those two for a while...*

Harry: *as soon as he walks in, he's greeted with the the shock of seeing Altodd's situation. He already KNEW about Todd, and what he was going through, but Altodd was bloody - VERY bloody. It was a wound form the neck - never a good thing* Oh... oh god... Who did that to...?

Jacob: Todd.

Harry: What?? D8

Jacob: Todd did that, because he went to apologize to Key. I have no idea what went on in there, but when I came in, Todd has his jaws clamped down on Altodd's jugular like a clothespin.

Harry: *stares at them both* Jesus H. Christ...

Jacob: Yeah.

Todd and Altodd: *...*

Key: *listens in on the conversation from outside, and begins to panic--he's going to ask her questions now. questions she didn't want to answer. should she run? hide? she takes off down the hallway, back to her room*

Harry: *pokes his head out to find Key running down the hallway* Hey! HEY! D8

Key: *keeps running, almost tripping on her feet, and goes into her room. she hides in the corner, next to her bed, trying to make herself as invisible as possible. she doesn't want to be found. she doesn't want to tell Harry what happened*

Harry: *follows her in* C'mon, Key, this room's too small to hide in! If you're really my friend, you'd fill me in on what the hell happened!

Key: *(great, now he's trying to guilt trip me) .... and it works. she gets out from behind the bed, quietly crawling onto her bed and sitting on it, looking down* ....

Harry: Come on, Key... you know I worry about Todd as much as you do.

Key: I-It was Altodd... he... he followed me after i went to visit Todd... he made me mad, so.. i hurt him. a-a lot.

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Altodd: *continues making out with Key (yes, that's what it was - he wasn't ashamed to call it that)*

Todd: *had asked to be unstrapped so he could apologize to Key for yelling at her. He enters the room* Key, I'm sorry I - *completely freezes up at what he sees, staring. Hurt filled his eyes like ice on a window during a cold winter day*

Altodd: !! *immediately stops kissing Key, staring at his counterpart - KNOWING what was coming*

Key: *wonders why he stopped, until she looks up. she freezes, a look of utter horror on her face--what had she done? guilt immediately overcame her, completely destroying any reason, any excuse she could come up with; there WAS no excuse for this, no way to get out of it. they were caught in the act, and when she sees the hurt, the betrayal in Todd's eyes, she is left completely speechless. she clumsily gets off of Altodd, nearly hitting her head on the bed behind her. she couldn't say anything. nothing would redeem her after this. nothing* .........

Todd: *puts his hand over half of his face in despair. He speaks quietly* You... I thought you were... but you were cheating on me...? With MYSELF...?? With HIM?? *stares directly into Altodd's eyes* ... with YOU...?

Altodd: *quickly gets up and backs himself into the farthest corner away from Todd, unable to speak up for himself*

Todd: *everything Altodd did at that moment irritated him beyond imagination, and his hands closed into tight fists* You motherfracking piece of shoot - I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL BEAT YOU TO DEATH!!

Altodd: *through his teeth* Then kill me.

Todd: *Is on Altodd within seconds, doing as Key had done before, beating the crap out of him*

Altodd: *was trying very hard not to smile from the pleasure the pain was giving him* ghh...! H-hhnnhhgh...!

Todd: *suddenly loses it again, and screams at him like a Hunter*

Altodd: *his fear of getting infected kicks in, and he PANICS - the first real amount of terror he had felt in the Between World* AAHH! AAHHOGOD!!

Todd: *throws Altodd to the ground and stalks over to him, hissing*

Key: *had merely watched the beating up until now (he deserves it, he deserves it, he deserves it!), but whe she hears the hunter scream, she panics--if he kills Altodd, the creators will be furious. not really thinking it through, she stumbles to her feet and reaches the two before Todd attacks, and grabs him from behind, pinning his arms to his sides, and pulls him back away from Altodd. she's not doing this for him, she's doing this for Todd, HER Todd. (i'm sorry, i'm so, so sorry...) she struggles to hold him back, but is still managing to do so* Todd, PLEASE! If you kill him, the creators will hurt you, like they did to me! Please, Todd, I'm BEGGING you, STOP!

Todd: *he then turns on her, pulls his arms away from her, and slashing at her angrily, screaming again*

Altodd: frack...! frack...! *gets back onto his feet*

Key: *cries out as she's slashed in the arms and shoulders, one stray swipe getting her cheek. she backs away, biting her lip to keep from screaming in pain--she had to stop him, and fast* Todd, s-stop it! D:>

Me: just realized that out of everyone, Key and Altodd have the most scars/physical injuries. eek.

Me: "eek" indeed. D;

Todd: *growling - not hearing her. He stalked over towards her, arms tensed, as well as every finger on his hands, ready to strike again*

Altodd: *Suddenly grabs Todd from behind, and holds him in a tight bear hug. He knew Todd was stronger than him. He didn't care. He had screwed up too much for too long here. He felt terrible about what had happened, and he had to make it up somehow. Altodd knew that if Todd killed Key, everything would fall apart - whether he thought she was cheating on him or not. He couldn't let that happen*

Key: *had flinched and looked away when she saw Todd stalking towards her (Altodd deserves it, but I deserve this too, i most definitely deserve this)--then opens her eyes when the attack never comes. startled to find a still-crazed Todd being restrained by Altodd, she stands and staes in shock for a brief moment, then dashes for the doorshe doesn't flee, though-- leaving Altodd to fend for himself wasn't fair. they both messed up (though who was truly at fault is up for debate), and she wasn't about to let him take all the blame for this, as much as she would like to. she runs out into the hallway, and sc* SOMEONE, ANYONE, HEEELP!! D8>

Jacob: *seemed to have been listening for Key's cry. Todd had taken too long. He already had the syringe ready. Down the hallway, he bolted, heading for Key, Todd, and Harry's room*

meanwhile

Todd: *turns forcefully in Altodd's grip*

Altodd: Oh fu - !!

Todd: *bites down hard on his throat - down onto his JUGULAR, and tore at it like a wolf*

Altodd: *the only sounds he's able to make out are quiet croaking noises as he felt the blood rush up out of his throat and dribble out of his mouth, and spray out of his neck*

Key: *sees Jacob coming down the hallway, but he was too far, too far--then she hears Altodd's cut-off curse. she goes back into the room, and immediayely regrets it when she sees the brutality of Altodd's injury* OH GOD--!! *she puts a hand over her mouth to stifle any further cries, already on the verge of tears. she ducks back out of the room and screams down the hallway* JACOB, HURRY!! D8>

A few people: *poke their heads out of their rooms to see what all the commotion was about*

Jacob: *runs as fast as he can - DAMMIT HE WAS TOO SHORT! He finally manages to reach the room, breathing hard*

Todd: *wasn't planning on letting go of Altodd any time soon*

Jacob: *plunges the syringe into Todd's arm* GOT YOU!

Todd: RAAUUGH! Raauuhh...! Rrrrhh... *he blacks out, collapsing onto the ground*

Altodd: *also blacks out, blood spilling quickly from his wound*

Jacob: shoot, that looks fatal...!! *to Key* Help me get him to the medical wing - we'll worry about Todd later! *rips some of the sheets from the bed and presses it against Altodd's wound, then picks Altodd up by his head* Take his legs!

Key: *obeys the order without hesitation, picking up his legs and helping Jacob carry him to the med wing. she's almost completely overcome by guilt at this point, and the only thing keeping her from breaking down and sobbing in a corner was that if Altodd died, Todd would probably feel horrible about it (as soon as he WAKES UP, he'll feel horrible), and probably get even closer to suicide... and if that happened, she would never forgive herself. ever. She's not doing this for Altodd (no, no, he's the one that started this whole fracking mess). she had convinced herself of that already... but she still felt that guilt. if they lost Altodd, it'd be HER fault--because she wasn't strong enough to resist temptation. Maybe Nomines was right... maybe she HAD deserved to fall...*

Me: ...i like this post. i'mgoing to rp at 6am more often. XD

Me: XD

Altodd: *while being carried over to the medical wing, he had a delusional dream of Sam being severely disappointed in him. And that hurt him. Not the GOOD kind of hurt, but it hurt his heart. His heart had been hurting a lot since she died. He kissed Key. They made out. That wasn't okay. That was NEVER okay. Why did he LOVE her?? It wasn't fair to Sam - he didn't CARE that she was dead! It just wasn't fair to her... he was semi-aware of what was going on as he slipped in and out of consciousness. He wished he could just die right then and there. Living didn't matter anymore - not when everything he did was a mess. Not when everyone hated him. They'd be happy if he died. HE'D be happy if he died. He just wanted to be with Sam again...*

Jacob: Holy shoot, that's some rapid blood loss - Todd got his jugular, by the looks of it.

*they reach Jacob's room in the medical wing and dump Altodd onto a bed. Jacob immediately goes to work*

Jacob: I don't know if I can help him... he's lost so much blood already.

Key: *gets out of Jacob's way so he can work-- she knew she wouldn't be much help in a situation like this* Please... please try... *she doesn't know what she'd do if he died. she hates him, that much she's sure about... but she would never forgive herself if he died. Sure, she tried to kill him before, and was punished for it, but... it just seemed different now. she hates him, she HATES him, now more than ever... but she doesn't want to see him dead. not like this. not because of her* ....

Altodd: *opens his glazed over eyes again, and he finds Key there in the room. He wishes he could tell her how sorry he was to do what he did. Yes, Todd severely injured him, but that didn't matter - not when Todd would be just as angry - perhaps MORE SO with Key. But it wasn't her fault. She didn't deserve that. Altodd felt confused. So very utterly confused. He couldn't love her, but oh, how he did - as much as Sam would have hated it. His pained expression softened for her. Though he knew she would have liked it more if he was in pain - if he would HATE the pain, not enjoy it*

Jacob: *fixes Altodd as best as he can*

Key: *brown eyes lock with blue ones as Key meets Altodd's gaze. how he made it seem like he was in less pain than he actually is is completely beyond her--knowing him, he was probably enjoying it. she didn't quite know how to feel right now, her mind a jumble of negative emotions; confusion, inadequacy, unfaithfulness, anger, ANGER. not just at Altodd and the mess he's made, but at herself. how could she fall into his trap so easily? (she could see right through him, but she gave in anyway) how could she give him exactly what he wanted? how could she--why did she let him kiss her? worse, why did she kiss him back? no, no, that wasn't even kissing anymore, they had gone past that... and... and who knows what more she could have done if Todd hadn't walked in? Why did she do it? Why, WHY? the answer continued to elude her... or... did it? perhaps she already knew--but she refuses to acknowledge it. but... no. the thought of that possibility fills her with disgust, and she looks down, ashamed. broken. she really HAD fallen, and she hated, hated, HATED knowing that*

*after much work is done, including the stitching*

Jacob: He can't go out onto the blank space for a while. That's a given. Now we're going to fetch Todd, Key. C'mon. *walks out the door*

Altodd: *continues staring at Key. His skin was paper-white from blood loss*

Key: *looks up, avoiding meeting Altodd's gaze again--she couldn't. she turns and leaves the room, feeling her eyes watering*

*they walk back to Key, Harry and Todd's room*

Todd: *was still out cold on the floor*

Jacob: Alright, same as with Altodd - you get his legs, I'll take his head.

Key: *does as she's told, and picks Todd up, helping Jacob carry him off. seeing him unconscious only drives the guilt further and further into her mind...*

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