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Chapter 12 "The Plan"

THIS IS AN AU AND IS NOT CANON OR PART OF THE ACTUAL LORE WHATSOEVER SO PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS TO HEART. Thank you

Tw: Mentions of death, 'murder', fire, abuse, and a lot of screaming.

Extra: This is the next morning! Barnaby has already calmed down and apologized to Frank for his outburst. Everyone is still worried though.
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Wally woke up early is the morning, just as he always does. He sat up and yawned, or at least he tried based on what Barnaby told him was a yawn. He crawled out of his 'bed' and grabbed a brush to begin brushing his hair. His hair had grown since this whole thing started and was now falling down below his shoulders, which was far past how he liked it. He looked in the window, using it as a sort of mirror, and cringed at himself in the reflection. His hair was a mess, his clothes were slightly too big, his bandages were poorly wrapped (he definitely needed new ones), and he was covered in dirt and a little bit of blood, which was his own fault.

He sighed and began to brush his hair, when he was finished he walked into the main part of the store, leaving the others asleep in the backroom. He sighed and looked around, his blank normally blank eyes burned from the sun and he rubbed his eyes. "Should I go ahead and do patrol now, or wait until Poppy wakes up so she doesn't worry for me?" he thought to himself. "I should at least wait for someone to wake up so they can tell her where I am." he decided.

Later he was simply sitting on a bench outside of the bodaiga, staring at the black goo covered mess that was once his beloved neighborhood. He looked at Home and his heart sank, he felt so sad for Home.. Home used to be sweet, he actually cared for Wally, but a year or so ago he began acting strange.. He started to lock Wally in. Wally thought he was just lonely at first, but when Home started to get physical just to keep Wally from leaving it started to worry him more. He used these strange, black, tentacle like claws to grab him and keep him from leaving. Wally didn't want to think about that.. The day this all started.. When home stabbed him, So he decided to think of something else, but he immediately regretted it.

Wally thought of that strange.. 'Shadow creature' that looked so much like him. It looked like him, but much duller in color and his face was so creepy. It was blacked out and dripping with that good, only leaving his mouth and eyes visible.. Wally shook his head and tried not to think of the words that the creature had said.. "I'm what you hate most about yourself.. I'm the terrible things you hide from those 'friends' of yours. Your worst fear put into a body.." Wally muttered under his breath. "What does that mean..?" He asked the question to himself and jumped when he received an answer coming from the doorway of the bodaiga "What does what mean, Wally?" He turned quickly but relaxed a bit when he saw it was just Howdy.

"Oh.. Hi Howdy.." Wally said, moving his hand in a way that Howdy could only assume was his attempt at an awkward wave. Howdy returned the gesture, only his wave was more successful than Wally's attempt, and sat down next to Wally, which was easy because Wally was so tiny and barley took up even a foot of the bench. "Are you ok, man?" he said after glancing over at Wally, who was moving his hand in a very awkward way, as if he was nervous. "Yup! I'm doing just fine!" Wally said after a moment of silence, but continuing to look down. "Uhm.. Ok..?" Howdy said, still unsure. "How you holding up after yesterday..?" Howdy asked a bit hesitantly. "Oh.. That.. Uh, I guess I'm fine. I just.." he sighed a bit, trying to gather his words before attempting to speak again. "I guess I just never expected Barnaby of all people to have an outburst like that. Especially not to Frank, since everyone knows he hates loud noises." Howdy sighed and looked down at the ground himself. "Yeah.. But honestly, I think we've never seen Barnaby like that because he's never been afraid his best friend was going to get hurt." Wally tried an attempt at a laugh but it simply came out as an awkward "Ha. Ha. Ha." Which Howdy didn't mind because that was actually quite normal for him. "Yeah.. Friend." Wally said quietly, and for a moment forgot that Howdy wasn't there for the events of the night Wally was referring to in his head. "Why do you say it like that?" Howdy asked, confused. "Oh, you weren't there were you?" Wally said, looking up. "No, what are you talking about?" Howdy said bluntly. "Oh me and Barnaby went on a date." Wally said as if it were completely casual to tell someone that information like it was nothing. Howdy just smiled and raised an eyebrow "Oh my God, are you serious??!" He said, in a more surprised and happy tone. Wally didn't understand his reaction and turned his head to look at Howdy, "Yes? Julie and Sally set it up for us." He said quietly, "Is that bad?" Howdy shook his head and laughed again, "No, it's fine! Proud of you little guy!" He said, standing up off the bench. "Anyways, Ill leave you be now!" Howdy walked to the door of the bodaiga and opened it with a slight chime of the bell that sat above the door. Wally was left alone and again, but this time he felt a bit happier. He was thinking about his friends and not all of the bad things happening right now. He stood up and followed Howdy back into the bodaiga.
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A few hours later