Don't Pull the Trigger (Demonstuck) ON HOLD

Something Lost, Must Be Replaced

            Latula was gone now. All of the team was used to one that they loved falling under the hands of the enemy. Mituna, on the other hand, wasn’t taking it so well. He ran out of the camp and screamed at the top of his lungs. Terezi groaned, telling John that Mituna would get killed if he stayed out by himself. Letting out a deep sigh, John walked out of the camp to find him. It wasn’t very difficult, for his sobs and screams echoed through the forest.

            As Mituna ran, he bumped into something. He reached for his weapon, aiming the knife at the figure. Putting his hands in defense, the figure spoke.

“Woah, woah…I’m not going to hurt you mate.”

“W3LL, WH0 7H3 FUXCK 4R3 Y0U??” Mituna lowered his weapon, placing his hands on the ground and hoisting himself up. The young man held is hand out.

“English. Jake English.” He smiled, waving his hand a bit to tell Mituna to grab it. He did, placing his weapon back in its holder and smiled.

“57R4NG3 N4M3…1’M M17UN4. C4P703R.” They shook hands for a awkward amount of time, Jake being the one to let go first. He was about to say something until John emerged from the shadows. He quickly got his hammer, lifting it up and dashing towards Mituna. Placing the hammer in front of him, John observed Jake and kept Mituna behind him.

“hey tuna, who’s this?”

“7H15 15 3NGL15H J4K3 3NGL155H.” Mituna smiled, lowering the hammer that was in front of him. “H3 15HN7 4 8L00D 5HUCK3R 1F 7H4735 WH47 Y0U M34N…” John put away his hammer, his face turning from anger to a calm, relaxed one. His buckteeth could be seen clearly as he smiled.

“oh, heh. sorry about the whole ‘almost killing you’ thing. i’m john.” Jake nodded, not so worried about death anymore. “we are in that camp over there. are you alone?” John pointed to the dim light behind them. Jake nodded again, rubbing the back of his neck.

“Yeah, I’ve always been alone. But a demon told me to skedaddle and head to that light.”

“a demon? and he didn’t kill you?”

“I know, strange right?”

“50UND7H F15HY TW0 ME…” Mituna rubbed his chin, sticking his tongue out as if he is in deep thought. John giggled, beginning to walk back.

“come on, you can be apart of our team! we just lost a member, so some new company would be nice.” He gestured for the other two guys to follow. Happily running next to him, Mituna joined followed by Jake. He turned his head around, looking back into the forest once more.

            As they reached the camp, Kurloz stopped Jake. Inspecting him, Kurloz narrowed his eyes. John reached a hand out, grabbing Jakes arm.

“this is our new team member, jake. he’ll be a great addition, trust me.” John gave a smile, earning one in return from the taller troll. Jake smiled as well, walking inside. As they approached a small medical tent, Jake questioned why he was getting pulled inside.

“it’s just so we can make sure you are healthy. no biggie.” John smiled, opening the flap and walking inside.

“jane!! we have a new teammate!!” He set Jake down, having him sit on a small bench. Jane walked in, carrying a few tubs. Each one was filled with pills, medical wraps, and other supplies necessary. She set them down next to Jake, sighing and wiping her forehead.

“Well, good thing I came prepared.” She chuckled, opening the first box. “This might take some time John, go and do something useful.” John smiled, waving as he exited. He looked around, seeing if everyone was here. He had checked in with Jane, now he had Jake. Kurloz, Mituna, Terezi, Tavros was with Equius…He ran back to Kurloz.

“hey kurloz…?”

“hmm?” He questioned through his stitches.

“…where’s kankri?”