Mama Q's Orphanage For The Abandoned

Chapter 17: Well, that's no good

[TW: someone gets shot]

Anyways, most of the narrative arcs are complete with a nice bow on top.

And we always love when things end with a nice bow on top, don't we [REDACTED]?

Oh, hello Velvet. I kindly request that you do not use that name for me, especially in front of the readers.

Readers? Like plural? What?

Yeah, there's more than one reader, Velvet. Honestly, it's surprising how little you know despite being a narrator.

What do I not know?

Oh, there's plenty you don't know. For example, you're not as powerful as you think you are.

What do you mean?

I mean that you 'gods' are not the highest power in the universes. Sure you're not mortals, but compared to me and FH, you might as well be mortal.

Huh? I thought you were just another god? Why did you say that with quotation marks?

Oh, no reason that's important for you to know.

You're confusing, and I should get back to the story, surely there's some narrative arc that I can continue.

Good luck with that.

W̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶I̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶s̶-̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶e̶n̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶i̶r̶ ̶s̶m̶e̶l̶l̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶a̶p̶p̶e̶n̶e̶d̶.̶ ̶I̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶n̶a̶p̶.̶ ̶W̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶d̶o̶?̶

I don't know what you mean, I was just having a conversation with Velvet.

̶D̶i̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶u̶m̶a̶t̶i̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶o̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶?̶ ̶*̶h̶o̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶g̶u̶n̶*̶

I didn't do anything tragic.

̶S̶o̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶d̶o̶?̶ ̶w̶e̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶m̶i̶n̶o̶r̶ ̶g̶o̶d̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶l̶w̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶l̶i̶t̶t̶l̶e̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶s̶c̶a̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶i̶s̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶.̶

Well.. I may have told him kinda? Like, uh, I didn't say too much though. Just that he and the others aren't as powerful as they think they are.

̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶*̶h̶o̶l̶d̶s̶ ̶g̶u̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶S̶C̶'̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶d̶*̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶2̶0̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶w̶i̶p̶e̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶e̶m̶o̶r̶y̶.̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶u̶l̶l̶e̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶s̶k̶u̶l̶l̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶e̶n̶t̶l̶y̶

I mean, that wouldn't really be that bad plus it's not like he was seriously traumatised or something-

̶*̶p̶r̶e̶s̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶g̶u̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶e̶h̶e̶a̶d̶*̶ ̶D̶o̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶e̶l̶s̶e̶.̶.̶.̶

Or else you'll shoot me? Is that what's gonna happen? That's not gonna have lasting effects. So, do it, shoot me. I dare you.

̶*̶s̶h̶o̶o̶t̶s̶ ̶S̶C̶*̶

*Falls, seemingly dead*

I heard a gunshot or something? What happened here? Is he dead?

̶O̶h̶ ̶M̶a̶m̶a̶ ̶q̶,̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ ̶J̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶g̶o̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶u̶n̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶e̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶n̶a̶r̶r̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶l̶e̶s̶s̶o̶n̶.̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶l̶e̶s̶s̶o̶n̶ ̶n̶a̶r̶r̶a̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶

Alright then, I'll be off.

̶Y̶e̶p̶!̶ ̶b̶y̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶m̶a̶ ̶Q̶,̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶f̶u̶n̶!̶

Bye

̶G̶o̶o̶d̶b̶y̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶,̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶d̶e̶r̶s̶!̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶n̶e̶x̶t̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶p̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶^̶^̶