Oneshots, etc.

Origins Crew AU (Pt. 3)

A/N: I have way too many ideas for this AU, and it's fun to write about... So expect more! It may take a while though.

XYLO'S P.O.V.

The wood splinters as I swing my sword, over and over again. I stop and sigh, looking at the damage I've done to the poor tree in front of me. Its trunk has deep gouges all over it, as with most of the trees in this area of the forest. I sheathe my blade, before slumping on the ground, my back against the aforementioned tree. Gods, I wish I could just take a proper break... Not just these trips into the woods to clear my head and practice...

I'm shaken out of my thoughts by the sounds of something heading towards me. I really hope it's not wolves, I don't want to deal with that right now. I stand up quickly, placing a hand on the hilt of my sword. I watch as the silhouettes of four people move towards me. Well... At least it's not wild animals. It could be something worse, though. Like.. Like... Vampires! Or some other people eating creature! Fairies maybe? But those don't eat people, and they're tiny. Agh, whatever!

I shake my head, focusing on the figures. They get closer and closer with every second, until I can see that they appear to be normal humans. And I actually recognise three of them, mainly by their outfits... Sort of.

I look at Inmo, who I have never seen the face of until now, and his two younger cousins. Inmo's flesh is... Incorporeal. As in, I can see right through to his bones, and the tips of his fingers are passing through a bush. My eyes turn to Mario and Mania, who wave awkwardly.

"Ummm... This is a problem. Hi Xylo?" Says Mania, covering the lower half of her face. I blink a few times, before asking,

"Why are you hiding your mouth?"

"No reason-" She mutters, before Mario interrupts, speaking in a slightly deeper voice than the somewhat squeaky one he usually has.

"He may as well know at this point." As he opens his mouth, I discover that he has fangs instead of ordinary teeth.

My hands start shaking. I breathe deeply.

"Alright, alright... Who is she?" I say, pointing at the tall girl in the odd clothes. Mania glances over at her, then turns back to me.

"This is Kayla! Or just Kay for short. She's from another reality!" She explains, revealing that her teeth are the same as her brother's.

"Reality? What are you talking about?!" I respond, extremely stressed out at this point.

"She's from another world." Mario interjects, walking up to me with a branch, and taking a bite out of it, his teeth splintering the wood with less effort than my sword earlier.

Okay... Okay. I can handle this... Nevermind, I lied. I can't.

Everything goes dark, and I pass out.

MARIO'S P.O.V.

Xylo falls to the ground, landing flat on his back. It's a good thing there isn't anything for him to hit his head on, or we'd probably have a dead body on our hands. I trot over to him, and poke him in the face.

"Hey, you good?" He doesn't respond, so I push one of his eyelids open. His eyes are rolled upwards, into his head, and all I can see of them is the whites. I let his eye close again, and step back.

"Well, I don't think he's dead, if that helps!" I exclaim, grinning and munching on more of the branch in my hand. Kay rolls her eyes.

"Have you even checked his pulse?" She says, exasperated. I stare at her blankly for a moment.

"His what?" Mania asks, tilting her head to the side and looking up at Kay.

"I'm not sure what a pulse is either, to be honest." Inmo chimes in, seeming a bit awkward. Kay facepalms.