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To people you dont

It had been 5 days since Holly was freed from the goon's control, and there had been nothing from him or Blakk. Key word; had. Everyone was just patrolling through caverns when they had heard slugs being fired, and rushed over to see what was happening. None of them excepted to see the goon and Blakk, but there was now a third person with them, concealing their identity with a cowl and mask. It pissed Holly off that they had managed to get someone else to join them after all the work they did within the past days to deal with the leftover lackeys. As she fired her Narwhaddle for cover, everyone else fired slugs at the 3. "Alright, someone needs to sneak around usin the invis charge and get a tracker on one of them." Holly said. She peeked over the cover and fired her Rammstone at the goon before ducking back down. "I'll do it, you, Eli, Junjie, and Will can't anyways." Trixie said. Holly nodded and passed a tracker and the invis charge over to Trixie. She used it and disappeared immediately. "Alright, let's keep 'em distracted." Holly said. Slugs and ghouls collided for awhile, neither side gaining an upper hand for too long, until Trixie eventually made her way back. "Who'd you get it on?" Holly asked. "The person with hood on, I didn't wanna risk getting close to Blakk or the goon..." Trixie responded. Holly gave her a smile before quickly peeking over the cover and firing her Thresher then ducking back down. "I don't care who it's on, I don't think I'd want to be near the goon either..." She muttered. Now, everyone started firing all they had at them, causing all of them to retreat. Holly cheered as they fled and smiled. "We'll finish them off next time we meet them!" She exclaimed, happy that her caverns were almost safe again.

"...So it's a hidden base in Icespikes cavern, but not nearby the town..." Holly murmured as she looked at the map. A little red blinking dot was on it and she smirked. "Tomorrow we'll attack and deal with the goon and Blakk for good! We'll also figure out who the hooded person was and toss them in jail!" Holly said, a huge grin making its way on her face. The rest of the day was spent having fun in the cabin and overall just preparing for tomorrow. As Holly walked up to Eli to talk with him, she started getting nervous. 'Chill out Holly, it's just Eli, you've talked with him before...' She thought. "Hey Eli, so I was thinkin, me and you could try and separate Blakk from the goon, and maybe try somehow to get him outside. If we do, we could push him back to the cliff and he'll be stuck." She explained. "Seems like a good idea, but where are we gonna put Blakk?" He asked. Holly's small smile faltered for a second before she put on her happy act again. "I know somewhere, don't worry." She said. Eli trusted her and they spent the rest of the day talking.

As Holly yawned and got into her bed, she frowned. "...will he hate me after this..? I hope not, but I wouldn't blame him." She muttered. Flare let out a little chirp of sadness and Holly gave her a pet. "...I know, but it's the best option, otherwise Blakk may come back again and again, and at least if I do it, Eli doesn't have to..." She said. She closed her eyes and let her mind wander. 'Since when do I care this much about what Eli thinks of me..? Do I- oh no...oh no no no, no fuckin way!' She internally scolded herself and brought and extra pillow over her face as she yelled into it. "FUCKIN WHY!? WHY THE ACTUAL FUCK DO I HAVE TO FALL IN LOVE NOW!?" Her yells were muffled but still could be heard if you listened close enough outside her room door. Luckily for her, no one heard. 'But then again, how could I not fall in love with him...he's smart, and a goof, he's somehow both amazinly strong and yet so gentle and kind, fuuuuuuck! And that's not even talkin about how hot he is, and fuck no am I thinkin of that anymore...' She continued this until she ended up finally falling asleep.

As everyone woke up the next day, they all prepared for the attack on the base at Icespikes cavern. Holly went to her holodesk and quickly messaged Star. 'Hey, if you could recommend some people to help us with today's attack, that'd be amazing.' She sent the message and called out to Eli. "Hey E, wanna maybe go outside and talk for a bit..?" She asked him. He smiled and nodded. As they walked through the pine trees, Holly started panicking a bit, but took a deep breath and calmed down. She sat on the ground and Eli did aswell, questioning why Holly wants to talk. "I kinda really just need to talk about my nightmare...it's been fuckin with my mind a lot and I thought it might help..." She murmured. "It started off normally, everyone gettin ready in the mornin for patrollin the caverns, then...the goon and Blakk attacked the cabin...and everyone just started..." She took a breath, calming herself down a bit, but tears were still threatening to fall. "...Eli, everyone died...even you. Trixie and Pronto were stabbed by dark urchin spikes in fatal places, Kord was burned alive by a pyringo, Junjie and Will were shocked to death by an amperling, and you...you were shot by a thrasher..." She started to sob a bit, and Eli hugged her. "Hey, it's okay, it won't happen. Today we'll defeat Blakk and the goon, and everyone will be safe." He said. When Holly calmed down, she wiped away her tears and smiled a bit. "Thanks Eli, thank you for everything." She said. She gently kissed him on the cheek before walking back to the cabin while blushing.